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Page 1: The Open Parks Grid at Clemson University Cyberinfrastructure for Achieving Excellence in Management of Parks and Protected Areas.

The Open Parks Grid at The Open Parks Grid at Clemson UniversityClemson University

Cyberinfrastructure for Achieving Cyberinfrastructure for Achieving Excellence in Management of Excellence in Management of

Parks and Protected AreasParks and Protected Areas

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Overarching Goal of the OPGOverarching Goal of the OPG

To integrate parks and people who To integrate parks and people who use, manage and study them through use, manage and study them through a far-reaching computing network a far-reaching computing network called the Open Parks Gridcalled the Open Parks Grid

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Clemson University and ParksClemson University and Parks

Clemson University has been a leader in Clemson University has been a leader in park management and education for over park management and education for over 40 years40 years

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ParksParks

in-situ conservation of biological diversityin-situ conservation of biological diversity protection of ecosystem services protection of ecosystem services protection of threatened cultural and historic protection of threatened cultural and historic

sites sites centers for educationcenters for education opportunities for recreationopportunities for recreation economic engineseconomic engines places for enhancing community cohesion and places for enhancing community cohesion and

building social capitalbuilding social capital

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ParksParks

National

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ParksParks

State

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ParksParks

Marine

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ParksParks

Cultural and Historical

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ParksParks

NGO

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ParksParks

Urban

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ProblemProblem

Parks are highly dispersed geographicallyParks are highly dispersed geographicallyParks tend to function as isolated Parks tend to function as isolated

management unitsmanagement unitsParks are integral to a healthy Parks are integral to a healthy

environment and society and yet their environment and society and yet their resources are being degraded resources are being degraded

Small scale parks, and parks in the Small scale parks, and parks in the developing world do not have necessary developing world do not have necessary training in park managementtraining in park management

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Problem (contd.)Problem (contd.)

Opportunities for collaboration and solving Opportunities for collaboration and solving management problems are not always management problems are not always clearclear

Current research documentation is not Current research documentation is not coordinated, and leads to inefficient use of coordinated, and leads to inefficient use of resourcesresources

Research funding for parks is limitedResearch funding for parks is limited

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OpportunityOpportunity

Park Mangers(National, state, local)

Biological and ecological science

Behavioral science

Park administration and policy

Education and interpretation

Public

Cultural and historical scienceArts and humanities

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OpportunityOpportunity

Park Mangers(National, state, local)

Biological and ecological science

Behavioral science

Park administration and policy

Education and interpretation

Public

Cultural and historical scienceArts and humanities

OPG

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Hartzog Institute and the OPGHartzog Institute and the OPG

The Open Parks Grid will serve as the The Open Parks Grid will serve as the communication backbone of the George B. communication backbone of the George B. Jr. and Helen C. Hartzog Institute for Jr. and Helen C. Hartzog Institute for ParksParks

The Institute is a collaborative venture The Institute is a collaborative venture between PRTM, FNR and other partnersbetween PRTM, FNR and other partners

One of goals being grounded researchOne of goals being grounded research

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Bridging the GapsBridging the Gaps

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Gaps Between:Gaps Between:

researchers and practitioners; researchers and practitioners; funding entities and protected areas; funding entities and protected areas; local parks, national parks, and NGO local parks, national parks, and NGO

managed lands; managed lands; researchers at different institutions and in researchers at different institutions and in

different departments;different departments;cultural and natural resources; and, cultural and natural resources; and, parks and protected areas and citizens, parks and protected areas and citizens,

particularly children. particularly children.

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PurposePurpose

The purpose of the OPG is to unite the The purpose of the OPG is to unite the highly distributed parks community of highly distributed parks community of practitioners, academics (natural and practitioners, academics (natural and social scientists, arts and humanities social scientists, arts and humanities researchers), policy-makers, and citizens researchers), policy-makers, and citizens toto

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Use ScenariosUse Scenarios

Integrated research gapsIntegrated research gapsPark Managers and University Park Managers and University

ResearchersResearchersPrivate protected land owner/manager and Private protected land owner/manager and

larger state or national park managerlarger state or national park managerUniversity Researcher with Research SiteUniversity Researcher with Research SiteTraining gapsTraining gapsThe Parks and PeopleThe Parks and People

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CI and the OPGCI and the OPG

Unlike the Open Science Grid, the OPG Unlike the Open Science Grid, the OPG consortium members represent far more consortium members represent far more constituencies than academia and private constituencies than academia and private research; with this diversity of users research; with this diversity of users comes challenging complexity that will comes challenging complexity that will advance grid computing generally. advance grid computing generally.

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ContributorsContributors

Dr. Brett Wright, Chair, PRTMDr. Brett Wright, Chair, PRTM Dr. Elizabeth Dennis Baldwin, PRTMDr. Elizabeth Dennis Baldwin, PRTM Dr. Sebastien Goasguen, School of ComputingDr. Sebastien Goasguen, School of Computing Dr. Rob Baldwin, FNRDr. Rob Baldwin, FNR Dr. Christopher Post FNRDr. Christopher Post FNR Dr. Pat Layton, Chair FNRDr. Pat Layton, Chair FNR Fran Mainella, PRTM, Past director of the Fran Mainella, PRTM, Past director of the

National Park ServiceNational Park Service

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QuestionsQuestions