Presentation Abstract
Ever wonder what happens to all those data being collected? In Island County, we are fortunate to be the focus of a plethora of data collection efforts. We have comprehensive nearshore assessments that describe where our habitats are and how those habitats are built. We have habitat assessments that are a collaborative effort between citizen science groups and state agencies. We have long-term status and trends data sets on intertidal habitats and presence for a few specific species. We have a high resolution shoreline armor dataset and we have a predictive probability model for coastal flood risk. But what do we do with all of these data? What kind of information can be extrapolated from all this hard work? Most importantly, how is it helping us make a difference to our nearshore management? Island County’s Department of Natural Resources is working with our partners and committees to utilize this information to help guide and inform their decisions. We are finding that there are two broad categories of data sets – those that are most useful in informing decisions and those that are most useful in communication and outreach. We will discuss which sets fall into which category, and how we are working to evolve our datasets into useful next steps.
Session Title
Coordinating Regionally Accepted Nearshore Geospatial Data
Keywords
Nearshore, Data, Policy, Implementation
Conference Track
SSE15: Data and Information Management
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE15-499
Start Date
6-4-2018 11:45 AM
End Date
6-4-2018 12:00 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Data sets--Washington (State)--Island County; Coastal zone management--Washington (State)--Island County
Geographic Coverage
Island County (Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
From data to decisions: Navigating the “So What?” and “What’s Next?” conversation around nearshore data
Ever wonder what happens to all those data being collected? In Island County, we are fortunate to be the focus of a plethora of data collection efforts. We have comprehensive nearshore assessments that describe where our habitats are and how those habitats are built. We have habitat assessments that are a collaborative effort between citizen science groups and state agencies. We have long-term status and trends data sets on intertidal habitats and presence for a few specific species. We have a high resolution shoreline armor dataset and we have a predictive probability model for coastal flood risk. But what do we do with all of these data? What kind of information can be extrapolated from all this hard work? Most importantly, how is it helping us make a difference to our nearshore management? Island County’s Department of Natural Resources is working with our partners and committees to utilize this information to help guide and inform their decisions. We are finding that there are two broad categories of data sets – those that are most useful in informing decisions and those that are most useful in communication and outreach. We will discuss which sets fall into which category, and how we are working to evolve our datasets into useful next steps.
