Transforming Agricultural Ecosystem Management

with

Web 2.0 Technology

Doug Miller

Center for Environmental Informatics

Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

August 6, 2010

Premises

Web-based geospatial technology provides a medium that allows us to transcend domain boundaries that exist between technologists, scientists and decision makers.

Web 2.0 extends our capability to apply information technology to agricultural ecosystem management. This will be transformative.

Geospatial Technology Evolution

Manual Cartography Computer Mapping (1970’s) Spatial Databases (1980’s) Spatial Analysis (1990’s) Web Mapping (2000’s) Web 2.0 (2010+)

Geographic Information Science Land Management

Science

Web Mapping Technology

Web Mapping Technology

Web Mapping Architecture

PostGIS

PostgreSQL

Geoserver

Web Tool

Web ServicesGIS

Model

Field Observations

Fully OGC-compliant Web Service (WFS) API Freely-available Statistics for the past year (see next sheets)

PestWatch Sites - 2009

Service-Oriented Architecture

Web 2.0

2nd Generation Web

Information Sharing

Interoperability

User-Centered Design

Collaboration/Social Networking

Social Networks

Citizen Science (e-Science)

User/Web Interaction

Adaptive/Collaborative Networks

Adaptive Management

PLAN

ACT

MONITOR

EVALUATE

Goals Knowledge Technology Inventory

New Technology

Revised Goals

New Knowledge

Inventory

Technology

An Architecture for Community Science

(Stanton and Miller, 2010. An Architecture for Community Science: A Software Engineering Perspective; In Prep.)

Community Science Design Concepts

(Stanton and Miller, 2010. An Architecture for Community Science: A Software Engineering Perspective; In Prep.)

Future Directions Individual-Based Modes

Online Management Diaries/Commentaries Advance Report Generation/Record Keeping

Group Collaborative Environments “Push” well as “Pull” Information Sharing Consensus Building

Modal Interfaces Novice Expert

Center for Environmental Informatics Founded in 2000 Mission:

Produce high quality environmental information resources, in usable forms and formats, that serve the needs of individuals, communities, and organizations at all levels of society

Foci Information Architecture Web-Based Decision Support Tools Land System Science

8 Full-time Staff Members; 2 Part-time Staff Members Close Colleagues: Paul Knight and Staff, PA Climate

Office

Thank You!

Mike McDowell