Information Systems & Services Update Scott Blum December 1, 2016 Braden Burkholder Martin Miller Karen Coleman Dave Ratz mtnhp.org
Information Systems & Services Update
Scott Blum
December 1, 2016
Braden Burkholder Martin Miller
Karen ColemanDave Ratz
mtnhp.org
• Established by Legislature in 1983 • Part of the Montana State Library’s
Natural Resource Information System • Operated under contract with the
University of Montana• Under MCA 90-15-102, "Natural heritage
program" means a program of information acquisition, storage, and retrieval for data relating to the flora, fauna, and biological community types of Montana.
• Part of the Nature Heritage Network -- NatureServe
27 (35%)16 (21%)8 (10%)12 (15%)15 (19%)
Institutional Housingof Heritage Programs
Annual Program Funding• 57 of 78 programs responded to some extent• Mean annual funding for 54 programs = $1,296,214• Median annual funding for 54 = $712,500• Range in annual funding (N = 54) = $4,000 to $9,500,000• Total annual funding for 54 programs = $69,995,594
Gray = No Response
Montana
Percentage of Programs with Position Filled (Yes)
Percentage of Programs Managing Information (Yes)
Percentage of Programs with Web Delivery (Yes)
mtnhp.org
Species SnapshotCustom Species Lists and Field Guides
Spatial Filters Taxonomic Filters Status Filter
Custom Field Guides
Natural Heritage MapViewer
General Public
Agency-LevelPassword Access Only
http://mtnhp.org/mapviewer/
Single Species Overview – Pygmy Rabbit
Observations = Brown SquaresSurveys = Gray CirclesLow Suitability Habitat = Yellow HexagonsModerate Suitability Habitat = Orange Hexagons
* Recent models available for all Animal Species of Concern
* Hexagons are 1 square mile in area and approximately 1 kilometer on a side
Single Species Overview – Whitebark Pine
Species Occurrences = Green CirclesLow Suitability Habitat = Yellow HexagonsModerate Suitability Habitat = Orange HexagonsHigh Suitability Habitat = Red Hexagons
*Right now plant models only available for 3 x T & E• Whitebark Pine• Ute Ladies Tresses• Spaulding’s Catchfly
Environmental Assessement ReportSpecies observations, Surveys, Land Cover, Wetland & Riparian Mapping, Land
Management & Biological Reports summarized across all hexagons in user defined polygon
Documented and Potential Species ListDocumented Species in dark shading, Potential Species in light shading
Links to Observations, Range Maps, Predictive Models, & Associated Habitats
Structured Surveys PerformedSurveys following a structured protocol performed in the
delineated polygon
Land Cover Summary
Summarized by acreage and percent of area delimited by
user
Wetland & Riparian Mapping Summary
Summarized by acreageof area delimited by user
Land Management
SummarySummarized by acreage and
percent of area delimited by user
Biological ReportsReports associated with observations in the user defined polygon
New Standard For Heritage Reports
Example Templated Hierarchical
Environmental Summary
A Vision for Viewing Data Regionally & Hemispherically
Use Hexagons to Cross Observation Types and Protect
Sensitivity of Data
Future Data Gathering
For Public
Future Data GatheringFor Agencies
Survey123 for ArcGIS
Other Focal Efforts• Continue enhanced outreach (webinars, trainings)
• Format all MTNHP web pages for mobile access• Predictive models for all species• Range maps for plants• Automated review of observations
(appropriate range, date, & habitat, not a duplicate record, and not a first record in a QLL)…focus manual review effort
• Data exchanges with partners• Data exchange MOU update with FWP• Additional data use tracking tools