Presented at the Aug. 2011 Lake Erie LaMP Forum hosting by the Ohio Environmental Council

1. Lake Erie LaMP Public Forum 2011
Mobile Accessible Lake Erie
Environmental Knowledge Network
Yi Shi
Jon Bartholic
Institute of Water Research
Michigan State University
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2. Project Background
• Enhanced forum with a network of
community-based organizations
(RC&D, watershed stewards,
water & river keepers)
• New tools are needed to engage
targeted groups and the general
public in LaMP implementation
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3. Environmental Knowledge Network for Lake Erie
• Environmental knowledge network
can be a valuable tool to move forum
participants towards effective
implementation of LaMP priorities
• Co-creation process will be
established to enable all forum
participants to feed data, information,
and knowledge into the system
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4. Environmental Knowledge Network for Lake Erie
• Advanced ICT and Geospatial
technologies will be utilized to build
solid foundation for the tool
• The network will be maintained
constantly and long-term
• The network will tap into the existing
systems in the region
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5. Environmental Knowledge Network for Lake Erie
• Topics for Content: History, Geology,
Geographic Features, Lake and
Watershed Environment, Tourist
Attractions, Economy, Environmental
Issues, Policies, Environmental Data,
Live Maps etc.
• Technology: Social Web, GIS, Mobile,
Multimedia, 3D Visualization etc.
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6. Environmental Knowledge Network for Lake Erie
• Information Sources: LaMP, SOLEC,
Geospatial Data from Multiple
Sources, Maps, Research
Publications, You & Me (Communities
at Large)
• Communities: Tourists, Local
Environmental Groups, Government
Agencies, NGOs, and Universities etc.
from both US and Canada
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7. Environmental Issues in Lake Erie
• Nutrients (Hypoxia, Algal Bloom)
• Invasive species
• Turbidity
• Outdated Sewage Systems
• Heat Energy
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9. Green Practice Mapping
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11. Maple River Watershed

15. Basin-wide High Impact Targeting (8-digit)
Least loading
Less loading
More loading
Most loading
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16. Basin-wide High Impact Targeting (12-digit)
Least loading
Less loading
More loading
Most loading
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17. Potential Gully Locations
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20. Questions / Discussion
http://www.iwr.msu.edu
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