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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Information Services DivisionNational Information Services CenterNPS Information Resources

NPS Focus – A National Park Service Digital Asset Management System

Christie McDonald

Digital Asset Program Manager/Developer

Resource Information Services Division



NPS Focus

• Digital Library for managing NPS digital assets: photos, documents, audio, video, drawings, maps, and GIS images

• Public and Internal sites• Service-wide scope

Wonder Lake, Denali National

Park and Preserve



Yosemite National Park

NPS Focus Background

• 2000 - NPS Focus Research Station: Federated searching of library catalogs, GIS data, museum collections, web content

• 2005 - NPS Focus Digital Library: Added digital asset hosting, discovery, access and digital asset services: National Register, PMIS, FMSS



NPS Focus Redesign

• 2011 - De-coupled current functionality into two systems

1) NPS Focus Digital Library = New spatially-enabled digital asset repository with enhanced functionality

Expanded digital asset formats

2) NPSearch = New federated search

Replaces NPS Focus Research StationCape Hatteras

National Seashore



NPS Focus

• Digital Asset Management for NPS digital resources

• Simple “google-like” search• Advanced search available• Restrict record to NPS/park/person• Support for embedded metadata• Batch metadata editing and upload

Big Hole National Battlefield



NPS Focus Features• File Management Capabilities

– Batch Upload– File download options– Image web service

• Embedded links• URL directed search

– Tools for embedded metadata• GPS Photolink

– Asset grouping– Image thumbnails for all file types

Aster Flowers, Cuyahoga Valley

National Park



http://focus.nps.gov/



Fort Pulaski National

Monument

NPS Focus Services• Asset URL

– http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail?assetID=1517c08c-80ca-4fb1-9feb-80b81eab3eb4

– http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset/1517c08c-80ca-4fb1-9feb-80b81eab3eb4

• Thumbnail & proxy options created– Different sizes– PDFs, Docs and other file types also have

thumbnail & proxy options

• URLs directly to images used in mapping applications

http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail?assetID=1517c08c-80ca-4fb1-9feb-80b81eab3eb4


http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset/1517c08c-80ca-4fb1-9feb-80b81eab3eb4




http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset/1517c08c-80ca-4fb1-9feb-80b81eab3eb4/thumb/large

http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset/1517c08c-80ca-4fb1-9feb-80b81eab3eb4/proxy/lores



Grand Canyon National Park

NPS Focus Services• Search URL

– http://focus.nps.gov/SearchResults?unitcode=ACAD

• Search URL- view & sort options– http://focus.nps.gov/SearchResults?

unitcode=ACAD&view=grid&pagesize=50&sort=Title

• Web Services– NPS.gov

• Content management system



http://focus.nps.gov/SearchResults?unitcode=ACAD



http://focus.nps.gov/SearchResults?unitcode=ACAD&view=grid&pagesize=50&sort=Title



http://focus.nps.gov/SearchResults?collection=Facilities%20Management%20Asset%20Image%20Collection&unitcode=FIIS



North Dome, Yosemite National

Park

NPS Focus GAME• Spatial and text querying for assets• Drag-and-drop geo-referencing• Simultaneously view/edit assets,

metadata and map/imagery• Share using web services/ Google

Earth



http://focusmaps.nps.gov/



Collections in Focus• Parks/Regions/Programs

• National Register of Historic Places• Project Management Information System• Civil War Heritage Collection • Facilities Management Assets

• Abandoned Mine Lands • Fire Management Program Center• HABS-HAER Historic Buildings• Natural Resources Images• Spanish/Indian Mission Records• Submerged Resources Center• Midwest Region Map Catalog• America Recovery and Reinvestment Act• Union Iron Works Employee Cards• Steamtown

Many more collections!South Carolina State Monument



NPS Focus Custom Portal

• NPS Partner/Collection can have separate instance

• Customized search portal• Customized upload and interface

– National Register of Historic Places– Air Resources Division– Water Resources Division– River and Trails Conservation

Association

Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog,

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National

Park



Air Resources Division• Partner site for NPS Focus• Custom portal for ARD records• Webcams capturing “Data Photos”• Photos used for data analysis• 18 cameras at NPS park sites

– 4 photos per hour per park– Automatically uploaded and archived

Fountain, Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Memorial



Record Management• Capture retention information for

all digital assets• Working with NARA (

National Archives and Records Administration)

• Records will be retained for future generations

Sequoia National Park

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.archives.gov/



NPS Focus Web Stats

• Web Statistics– 3/2/2015 through 3/8/2015– Total traffic through Denver DMZ by

hits – 5.9 million hits– 2nd most accessed site – NPS Focus

system sites with 5.7% of all traffic

Bighorn Sheep, Arches National

Park



NPS Focus Future• Old site decommissioned soon• Enhanced online image viewing

– Flipbook type viewing– Pan & Zoom on images

• Increase embedded metadata capabilities

Cape Hatteras National Seashore



Thank You!• Questions?

Contact the NPS Focus Team

[email protected]

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

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