Advanced Geospatial Visualizations

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Advanced Geospatial Visualizations and Data
Sharing for Arctic Science
William F. Manley Institute of Arctic and Alpine
Research (INSTAAR) University of
Colorado William.Manley_at_colorado.edu 303-735-1300
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Introduction

• The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  is opening new directions for science.
• GIS as mapping of scientific information
• Beyond mapping spatial analysis
• Online tools for collaboration, education, and
  outreach
• Today Examples of advanced visualization and
  information sharing for Alaska

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BAID IMS
ims.arcticscience.org
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CEON IMS
http//www.ceonims.org/
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Alaska PaleoGlacier Atlas
instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/ak_paleoglacier_atlas
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Alaska PaleoGlacier Atlas
6800 visits 1400 downloads

• educational CDs
• museum displays
• genetic evolution of salmon, shorebirds, moose,
  caribou, etc. (refugia)
• climate modeling
• now part of DLESE
• companion paper just published

instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/ak_paleoglacier_atlas
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Bering Land Bridge Animation
instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/bering_land_bridge
beringlandbridge1l.mov
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Bering Land Bridge Animation
22,700 visits

• planning and interpretation for marine cores
• educational purposes
• now part of DLESE
• coastal migration hypothesis
• evolution of mammoths on the Pribilofs until 8
  ka

instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/bering_land_bridge
beringlandbridge1l.mov
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Alaska Geospatial Climate Animations
to appear at instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/
AGCA_Temperature.mov
AGCA_Precipitation.mov
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EarthSLOT
www.earthslot.org
VPR.fly
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EarthSLOT

• NSF / OPP / Arctic field research sites (VECO)
• McCall Glacier data
• Alaska gazeteer
• Alaska PaleoGlacier Atlas
• Toolik Lake data
• IBCAO
• Healy shiptracks
• Antarctica gazeteer
• Globe program schools
• IPY

www.earthslot.org
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Immersive 3D Virtual Reality
BP Center for Visualization
GeoWall Consortium
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Other Resources for Geospatial Data

• Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
• Alaska State Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
• ARCUS Arctic GIS website
• NSIDC and ADCC
• National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
• UNEP GRID-Arendal
• Geography Network
• Geospatial Information Network of Alaska (GINA)
• Digital Library for Earth Science Education
  (DLESE)

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Discussion

• The internet and information technologies are
  enabling science objectives beyond publications
  and conference presentations.
• GIS and remote sensing are becoming more widely
  adopted.
• The combination enhances collaboration,
  education, and outreach
• data sharing (now required)
• specialized online outreach resources
• animations and advanced visualizations to
  convey information more effectively