caba learning workshops - mapping, modelling and data management
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Outline of the support available to CaBA partnerships from the Defra and EA-funded CaBA support programme run by The Rivers TrustTRANSCRIPT
Mapping and modelling for catchment planningCaBA Learning Workshops, London, Lancashire and Gloucestershire.February / March 2014
Mapping and modelling for catchment planning
Introduction Michelle Walker
Data to Information – the recipe for catchment planning
Nick Paling
CaBA Support Package – what help is available
Michelle Walker
GIS Data Package and Modelling Overview
Dave Johnson
Workshop: Using Maps and Data to plan next steps for catchment
partnerships
Groups
Discussion and question time All
Data & evidence in catchment planning
Consideration of data & evidence is vital throughout stakeholder-led catchment planning - it enables and facilitates the entire process
Shared understandi
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Common language
Explore complex issues
Target measures
Predictbenefits
Identify pressures
STAKEHOLDER-LED CATCHMENT PLANA shared plan developed though collaboration
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Reports & summaries
Online resources
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Mapping & visualisation
Spatial analysis
Metadata
Spatial/other data
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CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• GIS Training:
– Nick Paling, Westcountry RT
– ArcGIS Desktop v10
– University of Reading
– 31st March – 4th April
– Two days introductory
– Two days intermediate/advanced
– Final workshop / surgery data
– Find out more on the CaBA Forum
CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• Ecosystem Services Mapping Framework
– Nick Paling, WRT
– Guidance and data sources on how to undertake ES
Mapping in your catchment
– April 2014
STAKEHOLDER-LED CATCHMENT PLANA shared plan developed though collaboration
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GIS / DATATRAINING
INTERP.TRAINING
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Reports & summaries
Online resources
Mod
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Mapping & visualisation
Spatial analysis
Metadata
Spatial/other data
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CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• GIS Data Package
– Dave Johnson (RT contractor)
– Survey
– Walkover survey index
– ArcGIS Desktop v10 & PDF maps
– End March
– Complete license to receive data package
– Joined up with GIS Training Package
STAKEHOLDER-LED CATCHMENT PLANA shared plan developed though collaboration
www
GIS / DATATRAINING
INTERP.TRAINING
www
Reports & summaries
Online resources
Mod
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Mapping & visualisation
Spatial analysis
Metadata
Spatial/other data
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CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• Web Mapping Portal
– Michelle Walker (The Rivers Trust), Sarah
Wigley (Westcountry Rivers Trust), Esther Collis
(FWAG)
– http://maps.theriverstrust.org
– Functionality improvements
– Additional data
– Interactive layer
– Local information
STAKEHOLDER-LED CATCHMENT PLANA shared plan developed though collaboration
www
GIS / DATATRAINING
INTERP.TRAINING
www
Reports & summaries
Online resources
Mod
els
& to
ols
Mapping & visualisation
Spatial analysis
Metadata
Spatial/other data
CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP
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CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• User Centred Design of Online Tools
– Trevor Page (Lancaster University)
– Lots of tools in development: CCMhub.net,
CaBA Website, CaBA forum, Catchment
Mapping Portal, Catchment Data Explorer,
UKWIR Database
– What do YOU need?
– Funding available to attend workshops and get
your voice heard
STAKEHOLDER-LED CATCHMENT PLANA shared plan developed though collaboration
www
GIS / DATATRAINING
INTERP.TRAINING
www
Reports & summaries
Online resources
Mod
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& to
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Mapping & visualisation
Spatial analysis
Metadata
Spatial/other data
CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP
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CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• Catchment Data User Group Membership:
– Environment Agency, Natural England, Forest
Research, Internal Drainage Boards, Wildlife
Trusts, Rivers Trusts, Academia, Water
Companies, Canal & Rivers Trust, National Trust,
River Restoration Centre, Freshwater Habitats
Trust, Freshwater Biological Association, Farming
& Wildlife Advisory Group, Joint Nature
Conservation Committee
– Seeking new members from CaBA partnerships
CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• Catchment Data User Group Purpose:
– Review and prioritise options for data and information sharing
developments to be funded under the Catchment Partnership Fund
National Allocation
– To coordinate, develop and promote the contribution of external data
in to the river basin planning process
– To help identify end user requirements for river basin planning
products and outputs
– To advise and support clear external communications regarding
proposed changes to the river basin planning process (for example
WFD classifications, tools and ‘building blocks’, economic appraisal,
etc).
– To identify opportunities for dissemination of best practice, joining up
with parallel data and information-sharing initiatives and developing
wider links to facilitate this.
STAKEHOLDER-LED CATCHMENT PLANA shared plan developed though collaboration
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GIS / DATATRAINING
INTERP.TRAINING
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Reports & summaries
Online resources
Mod
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Mapping & visualisation
Spatial analysis
Metadata
Spatial/other data
CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP
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CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• CaBA Website
– Nick Paling, WRT
– Sharing best practice, techniques, guidance
– Maps, photos, documents, videos
– CCM Hub/ Forum / UKWIR – single source of info, multiple uses
– End Feb content management system with example content
– Information trawl ongoing - YOUR input is needed
– Network of contributors / editors
– Line up with CCM Hub / UKWIR db
– User requirements
CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• CaBA Helpdesk and Forum
– Open to all
– Sign up to the forum and start posting!
www.catchmentbasedapproach.net
0300 302 0511
#CaBA
STAKEHOLDER-LED CATCHMENT PLANA shared plan developed though collaboration
www
GIS / DATATRAINING
INTERP.TRAINING
www
Reports & summaries
Online resources
Mod
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& to
ols
Mapping & visualisation
Spatial analysis
Metadata
Spatial/other data
CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP
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CaBA Support Package – What help is available?
• Catchment Activity Data Standard:
– Mike Haft, Freshwater Biological Association
– Harmonise the way information is collected, stored and reported
– Feeding in to RBMP process
– Single database multiple ‘front ends’ – River Wiki, UKWIR Database,
Mapping Portal, EA Catchment Planning System, etc….
– Need standard fields, attributes, units to facilitate better data sharing
– Need templates to speed up reporting / info gathering
STAKEHOLDER-LED CATCHMENT PLANA shared plan developed though collaboration
www
GIS / DATATRAINING
INTERP.TRAINING
www
Reports & summaries
Online resources
Mod
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& to
ols
Mapping & visualisation
Spatial analysis
Metadata
Spatial/other data
CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP
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CaBA Support Item Main Contacts Detail How can you get involved? Due date
Subsidised ArcGIS Training
Nick Paling [email protected]
Training courses in Reading (31st March – 4th April) £50/day
Online modules
Sign up for training
End March
Desktop GIS Package Dave Johnson & Sarah Wigley [email protected]@theriverstrust.org
Disk or download ArcGIS MXD, Datasets, Data Inventory and
Guidance notes
Return license when issued to receive data package
End March
Web Mapping Portal Michelle Walker & Sarah Wigley [email protected]
Online mapping tool for sharing catchment management information
Register, use and provide feedback
Ongoing
User Centred Design of future online tools
Trevor Page (Lancaster Uni)[email protected]
Regional workshops to identify user needs for information sharing and mapping tools
Sign up now (funding and expenses available to attend)
Early – Mid March
Catchment Data User Group
Michelle Walker & Tom Guilbert (EA) – [email protected]@environment-agency.gov.uk
Forum for identifying and tackling information and data sharing issues for catchment management stakeholders
Contact co-chairs to request membership
Ongoing
Catchment Activity Data Standard
Mike Haft (FBA) & Michelle [email protected]@theriverstrust.org
Task group to agree standard template for reporting catchment management activity
Contact if you are interested in contributing
Early March
CaBA Website Nick Paling & Michelle [email protected]@theriverstrust.org
Online resources to guide you through the CaBA process and share best practice between CaBA partners
Provide case studies, contact details, logos, photos, videos, summaries
End Feb and ongoing
CaBA Helpdesk and Forum
Ali Morse (WT) & Rob Collins (RT)[email protected]: 0300 302 0511subscribe to the CaBA mailing list.
Email address Message board Phone number Mailing list
Sign up for the forum and mailing list.Forward to your colleaguesContact the helpdesk with queries
Ongoing
UK Water Industry Research Database
Michelle Walker, Dave Corbelli (Cascade)[email protected]
Database of catchment management initiatives and best practice
Provide case studies and supporting material (to link up with CaBA Website / CCM Hub)
March - September
Online version of this handout: http://tinyurl.com/cabadata01
Overview of data resources
There is a lot of data out there for urban (less) and rural (more).
The aim is to make it as accessible as possible.
In the basic package you will be getting...
X
Basic Data. Organised according to four questions
1) Where are the opportunities
for action?
2) Where are the
known issues?
3) What are the key
catchment
characteristics?
4) What are the
possible causes of
problems?Base mapping(context)
How is the data organised?
Where are the opportunities for actions? Focus effort where we can do things?
1)Freshwater and 2)Water Regulation (e.g. SuDS)
3)Habitats & wildlife, 4)Recreation & Culture
5)Climate Regulation
XDrinking water
SSSI, & Habitat opportunity
Where are the known problems? Start with WFD 2013 and then move on to any local assessments.
For 1)Surface Water and 2)Groundwater
3)Lakes, 4) Transitional & 5)Coastal waters
Ecological status
Chemical status
Monitoring sites
What are the key catchment characteristics? To help understand the problems and more importantly what we can do about them.
Rainfall, Landuse and Habitats, Surface & Groundwater.
Lakes, Transitional and Coastal
Priority Habitats
Land Drainage
What are the possible causes? If there is only one possible cause it is easy; multiple causes are more troublesome!
1) Point sources & 2) Diffuse
Barriers & other + EA reasons for failure
Additional Data Resources: Refine the basic data pack with according to your specific issues
• More detailed versions of basic data
• Additional data layers– Geostore, NE, RT data
store– OS, BGS, CEH & NSRI– Local data, e.g. Walkovers
• Urban data is often in this section I am afraid.
Additional Data Resources: Refine the basic data pack according to your specific issues
X
How confident can we be of the data?
Measurement error, sample error and model error
Optimism with a touch of cynicism
Collecting our own data?Data storage, standards & provenance
1) Predict
2) Monitor
3) Understand
4) Monitor
Some final thoughts on data?
1) Bring out your walkover data!
2) We are getting a central license sorted out but you will
need to send it back, 50 layers in the basic package.
3) We have surveyed you and got a lot of good feedback
but please come and see me, especially urban.
4) This is not the end .......
Overview of modelling tools: The basics
• All models are wrong, but then so is
the monitoring!
• They are useful for ‘What ifs?’.
• Models are an important component
of a weight of evidence approach.
• You are getting model output in the
basic data package.
Rural modelling: A wealth of outputs available.
• SA GIS (In river concentration)
• PSYCHIC, NeapN, and
Farmscoper
• SCIMAP (Relative risk)
• ECM+ (Export coefficient)
• FS2.
• SWAT, CatchIS, iMap Water and
many more!Output from the optimisation of
measures in Farmscoper
Urban modelling: There is a lot of outputs available.
• SA GIS.
• Integrated Urban Drainage
Modelling.
• Agency urban nitrate layer
• ConSim and LandSim.
• And many more for specific
situations.
Integrated Urban drainage modelling
Some final thoughts.
• Models give better relative than absolute
predictions.
• Designed to answer a problem. Work with the
modellers to answer your problem.
• Scale is critical.
• Using multiple model outputs is good practice.
• You will get quite a few model outputs in the
basic data package.
SuDS map from BGS
Some final thoughts: If everyone agrees about the cause of the problem and the best measures to solve it we don’t need models.
Where there is a lack of consensus models can help.
Interactive Session
The River Perch catchment
• 271 square kilometres in the English midlands,
• drains a varied landscape and range of habitats.
• rises in the moorland and mires of the Hassett
Hills
• flows south through a rolling agricultural
landscape before entering the town of
Felpersham.
• Tributary Am – flows through intensive
agricultural landscape
• Joins sea at Severn Estuary
Interactive Session
The River Perch catchment
• 4 of the 7 waterbodies failing WFD
• CaBA partnership - The River Perch Catchment
Initiative –jointly led by the Friends of the River
Perch and the Borsetshire Wildlife Trust.
• You have been invited to a River Perch
Catchment Initiative stakeholder workshop
planning meeting to decide on the next steps for
your partnership.
Interactive Session
Your mission (should you choose to accept it!):
Use the maps and information you have access to in order to prioritise and
select three next steps for your partnership to take
You have 20 minutes to review the information and decide on your next steps.
Please nominate a reporter to feed back at the end on how your group made the decisions and what you
think you do and don’t know about your catchment.
You may like to consider these questions when reviewing the information that you have been provided
with:
– What are the key characteristics of my catchment?
– Where are the well-known problems in my catchment?
– What are the possible causes of problems?
– Where are the priority areas?
Interactive Session
1. Obtain outputs from sediment runoff risk model
2. Hold a meeting at a water treatment works between farmers and the
water company
3. Undertake pollution walkover survey
4. Hold a ' causes workshop' to investigate with stakeholders what the
possible causes of problems are
5. Seek funding to identify urban misconnections and undertake a public
education campaign
6. Review monitoring data to identify information gaps and decide what
additional data would be useful
7. Identify delivery organisations already active in the catchment
Interactive Session
8. Obtain outputs from a nutrient source apportionment model
9. Find out more about reasons for failure
10. Hold a 'measures' workshop to identify which measures to select
11. Apply for a grant to deliver a programme of agricultural advice and
investment
12. Meet with your main stakeholders in a brainstorming or workshop
situation to build consensus about the main issues and concerns in the catchment.
13. Undertake a Yellow fish labelling campaign on road drains
