Elements of the Big Picture

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Elements of the Big Picture

• Monitoring
• Observations integrated across scales (genes to
  organisms/individuals to ecoregions)--organized,
  directed, repeated (satellites, microsatellites,
  camera traps, mini-cams, sonar, telemetry,
  soundscapes/biophony, etc.)
• Modeling
• Fusion of statistical mechanistic (correlative
  process) distribution models with population
  models place number, employing ensemble
  techniques, frameworks for downscaling, linkage
  over the Web
• Regionalization
• Hubs spokes with connections across hubs
• Advantages of scale, ecological similarities,
  existing networks, etc.
• Participation
• Web 2.0 2-way information flow, social
  networks, involvement, e.g. cell phones as RS
  tools, National Phenology Network
• Presentation
• Challenge present tabular data in a geospatially
  visually meaningful way, content photos,
  videos, talks, recordings of calls, YouTube Nature

An integrated framework to observe, understand,
monitor the condition of biodiversity over time
model its future condition
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QUESTIONS FOR MONITORING GROUP

• Given that NASA is a space, RD, and US Federal
  Government agency
• What should we monitor? What are some key
  elements of biodiversity that lend themselves
  well to monitoring by remote sensing over time?
• How do we monitor? What satellite/airborne
  observations are necessary to monitor the status
  of elements of biodiversity in terrestrial,
  marine, and freshwater systems? Please indicate
  both observations and the elements of
  biodiversity they would monitor.
• Who should we work with? Are there existing
  monitoring networks in which NASA products could
  have a positive impact and opportunities for
  partnerships exist?
• Expanding upon the above, are there
  opportunities for NASA to partner with in situ
  monitoring efforts to combine the top down and
  bottom up views? What are some examples of
  these opportunities?
• Where to start? Where should NASA focus its
  initial biodiversity monitoring efforts?
• Think Partnerships!

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QUESTIONS FOR MODELING GROUP

• Given that NASA is a space, RD, and US Federal
  Government agency
• Why is modeling relevant to biodiversity
  understanding? What types of models use
  satellite-derived data to assess or forecast
  changes in the condition of elements of
  biodiversity over time?
• How can we combine modeling approaches? For
  example, how can NASA promote the combination of
  statistical/correlative niche modeling
  approaches with mechanistic/process-oriented
  approaches for improved models of species
  distributions under changing climate, land use,
  or marine regimes?
• Building on the above, how can NASA promote the
  integration of the above combined models with
  population models for abundance?
• How do we work with climate model outputs? How
  can NASA promote the use of downscaled global
  and/or regional-scale climate model outputs in
  various biological models to forecast climate
  impacts on biodiversity? What do we want and
  where can we get it/them?
• Can NASA use the Web to improve model
  interoperability? If so, how? Can we offer
  models and their outputs as services?
• Think Partnerships!

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QUESTIONS FOR REGIONALIZATION GROUP

• Given that NASA is a space, RD, and US Federal
  Government agency
• What might a regional biodiversity monitoring
  effort look like? These regional efforts could
  be either domestic (within U.S.) or
  international.
• Who can we work with? Are there existing, and
  functional, regional efforts focusing on
  monitoring and/or modeling elements of
  biodiversity over time with which NASA can
  partner? These may be in situ-based, as opposed
  to satellite-based, efforts.
• In building new regional efforts, with what
  organizations should NASA look to partner?
• How do you build critical mass? What does it
  take to hold together regional-scale activities?
• How can we best present regional biodiversity
  monitoring efforts to the public and gain their
  buy-in?
• Think Partnerships!

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QUESTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION PRESENTATION GROUP

• Given that NASA is a space, RD, and US Federal
  Government agency
• How can NASA engage the general public to assist
  in making biodiversity observations?
• What Web 2.0 tools/applications/approaches might
  we employ in the above?
• What incentives would the public have for
  participating?
• How can we present tabular information in a
  visually and geospatially compelling manner?
• What would a biodiversity layer in a GIS look
  like? Examples?
• Think Partnerships!