Agenda
All times Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Tuesday, May 12
All times Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
0900 (65 min) — Welcome, Introductions, and the Avian Data Lifecycle
Welcome to the DoW / AKN workshop on using the AKN technologies for managing and utilizing avian data in the AKN.
- Welcome and introductions
- Review the workshop agenda
- The Avian Data Lifecycle
- What to do if you encounter technical problems
1005 (40 min) — AKN Project Data 101: project database, programs, protocols, and sampling units
We will cover how the AKN represents observational data and how to find the best way to organize and curate your data in a project database.
- How the AKN organizes data
- What is a Program?
- What is a Project Database?
- What is a Protocol?
- Choosing and managing protocols (DEMONSTRATION of Project Leaders for configuring protocols, linked from the DOD AKN Portal)
- What are Sampling Units?
1045 (60 min) — AKN Project Data 101: Sampling Units and Researchers
We will continue to cover how to create and manage metadata in our Project Database.
- EXERCISE 1: Creating the Point Count sampling unit hierarchy (PDF)
- Download the sampling units into a GIS file (DEMONSTRATION of Project Downloader for downloading sampling units, linked from the DOD AKN Portal)
- What are Researchers?
- Demonstration - Adding researchers (DEMONSTRATION of Project Leaders for adding researchers to your project, linked from the DOD AKN Portal)
1145 (35 min) — AKN Project Data 101: Entering Observation Data
We will cover how to enter observation data into the Project Database that is defined by the metadata we created.
- EXERCISE 2: Enter and proof a point count field survey (PDF)
- Downloading your point count data (DEMONSTRATION of Project Downloader for downloading observation data, linked from the DOD AKN Portal)
1220 (30 min) — AKN Project Data 101: Bulk loading data to a Project
We will cover how to bulk load data into the Project Database.
- Templates for uploading, and batch processing
- EXERCISE 3: Bulk loading sampling locations (PDF)
1250 (10 min) — Day 1 Wrap-up
1300 — Adjourn
Thursday, May 14
All times Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
0900 (5 min) — Day 2 Introduction
0905 (5 min) — Editing Observation Data
0910 (20 min) — Data Sharing Levels
We will give an overview of what data sharing levels we have and how the project leader controls them.
- What data sharing levels are available?
- Motivations for sharing data
- Setting data sharing levels (DEMONSTRATION of Project Leaders for setting sharing levels, linked from the DOD AKN Portal)
0930 (25 min) — AKN Warehouse Data 101
We will cover how data flows and is made available to other tools and users across DoW and the AKN.
- What is a Data Warehouse?
- Case Study: USFS Region 8
- Downloading data from a Warehouse using Data Download (DEMONSTRATION of Data Downloader for downloading Level 5 data from the Warehouse, linked from the DOD AKN Portal)
0955 (5 min) — Data Ownership, Sharing, and Contractors
1000 (40 min) — Discovering observation data
We will cover how to discover other projects using the AKN.
- (DEMONSTRATION of R.A.I.L. Tool for exploring avian species regionally, linked from the DOD AKN Portal)
- EXERCISE 4: Create a species list with RAIL Tool (PDF)
1040 (50 min) — Looking for trends
We will explore solving some of the specific problems that are faced by DoW facilities.
1130 (10 min) — Avian Data Life Cycle Round up
1140 (60 min) — DoW AKN Program Overview
We will cover plans and updates for DoW and the AKN.
- DoW AKN Program Overview
- AKN Tools and Resources
- Case Study: Colonial Waterbird
1240 (10 min) — Next Steps for You
We will show how you will add new users as a Project Leader.
- Creating a new log-in for a biologist or project leader (DEMONSTRATION of steps to register and approve a new user)
- Assigning roles to project personnel (DEMONSTRATION in ProjectLeaders)
- Creating a new researcher (DEMONSTRATION in ProjectLeaders)