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APPLICATION OF GIS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Citation:
REIF, M. APPLICATION OF GIS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Presented at ESRI Federal User Conference, Washington, DC, January 31 - February 02, 2006.
Impact/Purpose:
The goal of this research is to develop methods and indicators that are useful for evaluating the condition of aquatic communities, for assessing the restoration of aquatic communities in response to mitigation and best management practices, and for determining the exposure of aquatic communities to different classes of stressors (i.e., pesticides, sedimentation, habitat alteration).
Description:
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is used in a variety of ecological research applications throughout the U.S. The methods of GIS employed in this research range from assisting with sampling locations to statistical calculations and modelling. In additiion, ESRI's suite of GIS software tools (e.g., ArcHydro Tools and Spatial Analyst) are utilized in analyses. Geospatial data is obtained from a variety of sources, such as the USGS, USDA, USFWS, and USEPA, as well as state and local resources.