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Water Resources Center - Minnesota State
University Mankato
Collaboration in Research
The Land Stewardship Project Multiple Benefits of
Agriculture

• Analyzing Data
• Using Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Technology for Modeling and Sharing Outcomes

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What is GIS Technology?

• Geographic Information System
• Software used to create digital maps
• Spatial data created and manipulated
• Data analyzed using data attributes
• Maps communicate results
• Informed decision-making

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GIS AnalysisStudy Area Base Maps
Chippewa River
44,445 acres
Wells Creek
40,172 acres
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Water Resources Center - Minnesota State
University Mankato

• The Multiple Benefits of Agriculture
• Sponsored by the Land Stewardship Project

• Team
• Project underway
• GIS to provide data compilation
• Why
• Collaboration and team support
• Feed the model - sharing data - review
• Challenge to map

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GIS AnalysisSteps to Success
Communicate to determine desired outcomes Acquire
base data Resource sharing
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GIS AnalysisSteps to Success

• Develop methods of analysis with review by team
  members
• Error check data
• Analysis was related to soil type. All
• data layers were unioned to create
• compilation of data for querying.

Wells Creek 53,268 records Chippewa River
15,536 records
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GIS AnalysisSteps to Success
Make simple maps to tell a story
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Wells Creek Baseline and Scenario D
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Chippewa River Baseline and Scenario D
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TIPS for Success

• Ask questions
• Find an experienced ally
• Error check data
• Make simple maps
• Tell a story
• Seek external review
• Ask more questions

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GIS Data Sources

• DNR Data Deli http//deli.dnr.state.mn.u
  s
• MRBDC http//mrbdc.mnsu.edu
• LMIC http//www.lmic.state.mn
  .us/chouse/
• GeoGateway http//geogateway.state.mn.us
  /
• Geospatial One Stop http//www.geodata.gov
• Rowekamps Assoc http//www.rowekamp.com
• ESRI http//www.esri.com
• http//www.esri.com/
  software/arcexplorer/

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• Cecilia Berg
• GIS Director
• Water Resources Center
• Minnesota State University Mankato
• http//mrbdc.mnsu.edu
• cecilia.berg_at_mnsu.edu

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