Project Description: Develop core geospatial functionality and content for National Park Service (NPS) Interior Region 1 (IR1) parks and programs to support park operations & management, federal geospatial mandates, and contributions to Servicewide datasets for wide, public access.
Project Objectives:
1) Develop a) authoritative geospatial data for National Parks of IR1, b) web tools to create and steward the data, and c) related web applications for use in park operations, management, resource protection, and interpretation.
2) Enable NPS IR1 contributions to Servicewide datasets that, in turn, roll up to the Department of the Interior (DOI) geospatial datasets made widely accessible across the NPS, DOI, and distributed for public use.
3) Provide guidance and technical support of NPS IR1 staff in joint pursuit of objectives 1 and 2.
Lead Principal Investigator: Yeqiao Wang, University of Rhode Island
Partner Institution: University of Rhode Island
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: David Gadsby
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Discipline: Other: Multi-disciplinary
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2024
Initial Funding Amount: $94,080.00
Federal Grant Number: P20AC00952
Amendments
- Amendment Number: 01, Year: 2021, Amount: $101,080.00
- Amendment Number: 02, Year: 2022, Amount: $121,080.00
- Amendment Number: 03, Year: 2023, Amount: $136,080.00
Location: Northeastern national park units
Products Associated with this Project:
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