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<br />001744 <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />The remote sensing initiative was completed at the end of FY2003, and a final <br />presentation on the findings and recommendations associated with the initiative was made to the <br />Adaptive Management Workgroup in March 2005. The final report, completed in fall FY2003, <br />recommends technologies for implementation within all GCMRC program areas (Davis et aI., <br />2003). Remote sensing activities in FY 2005 consisted of digital, multi-spectral data (similar to <br />the system-wide data set from May 2002), collected using state-of-the-art airborne sensors in <br />support of the biological, cultural, and physical science programs at GCMRC. The digital <br />imagery collected in May 2002 has proven to be a definitive data source for hardcopy river <br />atlases in support of field work, in-house spatial database development, spatial analysis and <br />internet mapping applications. The overflight of May 2005 served these same purposes as well <br />as supply an updated dataset for future scientific endeavors. <br />Data Storage (Database management) - The DASA is the first of three fundamental <br />technologies for consolidating, storing, and distributing data gathered as part of monitoring and <br />research projects at GCMRC. Its purpose is to store all tabular data available in electronic form <br />and to reference additional data that is either not available in electronic form or is not tabular <br />(e.g., digital imagery). The Oracle database engine was selected for GCMRC database <br />development. Oracle is a state-of-the-art data storage and delivery system that can function either <br />as a centralized or distributed database and incorporates a high degree of information technology <br />integration. The Database Management System (DBMS) program is currently working on <br />bringing together years of disparate historical data collected by multiple entities located in <br />databases across the southwest, in an organized fashion and then deliver it transparently to <br />stakeholders and researchers for decision-making and modeling purposes. A key aspect of this <br />work has been integrating Oracle's database management software with the Center's ARC/INFO <br />GIS, so that all tabular data sets can be viewed and queried in a spatial context. This database <br />will continue to serve as the backbone for data management encompassing other DASA <br />components from data storage and analysis to the automated access of CRE information. <br />Data Analvsis (Geographic Information Systems) - The Geographic Information Systems <br />(GIS) Program provides technical support, spatial databases and spatial analysis capabilities to <br />scientists in the physical, biological and cultural resource programs and their cooperators. <br />Monitoring activities within the CRE are inherently spatial in nature, any cross many scientific <br />disciplines. In this context, spatial database integration is an extremely important component of <br /> <br />GCMRC FY2006 Annual Work Plan (Draft February 15,2005) <br />