Iowa Gap Status

Contacts:

Kevin Kane, co-Principal Investigator Iowa State University Director, GIS Support and Research Facility 218 Durham Center Ames, IA 50011 515/294-0526 kkane@iastate.edu

Bruce W. Menzel, co-Principal Investigator Iowa State University Professor and Chair, Department of Animal Ecology 11 Science Hall II Ames, IA 50011-3221 515/294-7419 bmenzel@iastate.edu

The Iowa Gap Analysis Project (IA-GAP) is beginning its fourth and final year in 2001.

Land cover:

Robin McNeely, Research Associate
Animal Ecology GIS Laboratory
124 Science II, Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3221
515/294-6825
mobes@iastate.edu

Status:
Landcover mapping is 100% complete.

2001 Goals:
Final accuracy assessment will take place in summer 2001.

Animal modeling:

Kathy L. Andersen, Research Associate
Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit
11 Science II
Iowa State University
Ames, IA. 50011
515-294-6825
kafeb@iastate.edu

Status:
Draft vertebrate models have been completed for about 2/3 of all species. Iowa is a cooperator in the upper Midwest vertebrate modeling initiative along with North and South Dakota. Initial distribution maps (sample to right) are being shared with cooperators via the web for their feedback. Species lists for mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians have been reviewed and are available via the web page.

2001 Goals:
Final models will be started in February 2001 and finished by 7/1/2001 when final reporting begins.

Land stewardship mapping:

Patrick Brown, Research Associate
GIS Support and Research Facility
218 Durham Center
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3221
515/294-8451
patrickb@iastate.edu

Status:
Stewardship mapping is 95% complete.. Managed area boundaries are being edited through the help of the Iowa Geographic Image Server available at http://ortho.gis.iastate.edu/. The IA-GAP stewardship mapping image map server (sample to right) can be accessed at: http://baykal.gis.iastate.edu/gapims/.

2001 Goals:
Addition of some county conservation board lands and federal reservoir lands will be complete for analysis by 1/31/2001

Analysis:

Status:
Preliminary analysis is proceeding with draft data sets to develop final models.

2001 Goals:
All draft and final analysis is expected to be finished by 7/1/2001.

Reporting and data distribution:

Status:
Documentation for the project are being compiled as we go.  There has been no attempt to this point to put this documentation together into a final document.

Draft data sets are available to cooperators online.

2001 Goals:
Documentation of the project will proceed as we enter our analysis phase. Final documentation will be compiled starting around 7/1/2001.

All data will be submitted with the final report and als be available online via ftp by 12/31/2001.

Other accomplishments and innovations:

Landcover Accuracy Assessment

Erwin E. Klaas, Professor Emeritus and Vertebrate Specialist
Department of Animal Ecology
124 Science II, Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3221
eklaas@iastate.edu

Status:
Final Report submitted to EPA Region VII. 

2001 Goals:
Adoption of the recommended procedures for accuracy assessment will be implemented by IA-GAP during the summer of 2001.

NatureMapping

James L. Pease, Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Ecology
124 Science II, Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3221
jlpease@iastate.edu

Status:
Third state to implement NatureMapping program in U.S.  Phase I of Iowa NatureMapping was funded by a Resource Enhancement and Protection-Conservation Education Program (REAP-CEP) grant (state allocated funding).  Current efforts include a statewide steering committee for the project; preparing a NM website; developing and conducting NatureMapping beginner-level day-long workshops across the state; receiving data on Iowa's terrestrial vertebrates (birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians).

2001 Goals:
Begin advanced training for NatureMappers; further develop the NatureMapping webpage to improve the database management, allowing electronic checking of data prior to submission; working with the DNR's Wildlife Diversity Program and the IOWATER program to link the similarities in these programs and to share volunteer efforts

Iowa Geographic Information Image Server

Marc Rogers, GIS Analyst
GIS Support and Research Facility
218 Durham Center
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3221
515/294-2279
mtrogers@iastate.edu

Status:
Server is up and running and serving orthophotos, topographic maps, and other iowa grid data from http://ortho.gis.iastate.edu.

2001 Goals:
Update storage to provide data at higher resolution and server more data including integrating vector data.

Last Modified February 15, 2001.