Post on 15-Jan-2016
PEARL: Data Acquisition and Information Summaries for Environmental Education
and Outreach in Maine.
David Kramar and Peter Vaux
• Brief History and Overview
• Recent Developments– On-the-fly plotting– Information summaries– “Windows” into PEARL
• Science for the Public• Integration into education• Questions/Comments
A Road Map to PEARL
The Core of the System
• Independent Oracle Tables
• Minimal data requirements
• Remote data upload via the Data Annex System
• Consistent geo-referencing
Background and History
• Originally developed in 1997
• “Lake” Centric• Water Quality Data• Major Renovation in
2003-2004• No longer Lakes
focused
Recent Developments
• Data by Lake• By Stream• By Town• By Watershed (HUC)
• Text based retrieval• Map based retrieval• Subject based
retrieval
Lake Based Data Retrieval
• Lakes– Temperature and
Dissolved Oxygen– Transparency and
Secchi– “on the fly” fish
species lists– “on the fly” mussel
inventories
Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen
Transparency and Secchi
Fish and Mussel Species
Town/County Based Data Retrieval
Watershed Based Data Retrieval
Subject Based Data RetrievalSubject Based Searches By Resource Type
Summaries and References
Map Based Data Retrieval
•Lake•Watershed•Town
Focus Topics
• Focus Topics– Lakes Guide– Atlantic Salmon– Freshwater Biodiversity– Penobscot River
Lakes Guide
• Water Quality• Fish and Anglers• Aquatic Plants and
Animals
Lakes GuideWater Quality
Lakes GuideAquatic Plants and Animals
Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic Salmon• Access to Key Datasets• Interactive Mapping of Key Data• Key References• Multiple Search Capabilities
PEARL’s Other Resources
• Science Guides• Teacher Resources• General Resources• Image Gallery
Organizations Using PEARL
Maine VolunteerLake Monitoring Program
Links to PEARL Lake Overview page
Organizations Using PEARL
Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) Student Portal
Under Development
Spatially Referenced Bibliography• In collaboration with the Gulf of Maine Council• PEARL and the Knowledgebase Linked• Retrieve references based on geography and keywords
Questions?
http://www.pearl.maine.edu