DoD Participation in the Federal Avian Data Center: the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
NMFWA Workshop, March 9, 2020, Omaha, Nebraska
- Michael Fitzgibbon, Point Blue Conservation Science
- Dr. John Alexander, Klamath Bird Observatory
- Elizabeth Neipert, USACOE ERDC
- Geoff Geupel, Point Blue Conservation Science
Get Data In
Explore data
- Phenology Graph
- Observations Map
- Analyst - point count, area search, banding
- Analyst - secretive marshbirds, transects
Discover data
08:00 (30min) — Welcome, Introductions, and Logistics
Welcome the the DoD / AKN workshop on using the AKN technologies for managing and utilizing avian data in the AKN.
- Welcome and introductions
- Review the workshop agenda
- Logistics: wi-fi, restrooms, workshop materials, keeping on time
- What to do if you encounter technical problems
08:30 (60min) — AKN Project Data 101
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.
- AKN Technology Overview - how do all the names you've heard fit together?
- What is a Project Database?
- What choices and decisions do you need to make?
- Data sharing, security, and ownership wrt Project Database
09:30 (60min) — Creating Project Metadata
We will cover how to create metadata in our Project Database.
- Choosing and adding protocols (DEMONSTRATION of Protocol Search, Biologist Manage Protocols for Project)
- Adding people (DEMONSTRATION of Biologist Assign Researchers to Project)
- EXERCISE 1: Creating the Point Count sampling unit hierarchy
- Download the sampling units into a GIS file (DEMONSTRATION of Biologist Download Locations to GPS, GIS and more)
10:30 (15min) — Break
10:45 (45min) — Entering observation data to a Project
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
- Downloading your point count data (DEMONSTRATION of Biologist Download Observations)
11:30 (30min) — Bulk loading data to a Project
We will cover how to bulk load data into the Project Database.
- Bulk loading data tools (DEMONSTRATION of Bulk Uploader
- Office hours and bulk loading your data
Noon (60min) — Lunch
1:00 (60min) — AKN Warehouse Data 101
We will cover how data flows and is made available to other tools and users across the AKN.
- What is a Data Warehouse?
- Data sharing levels and the AKN tools that use them.
- Data sharing, security, and ownership for data in the Warehouse, and data sharing agreements.
- Setting data sharing levels (DEMONSTRATION of Biologist Data Sharing Levels)
2:00 (60min) — Discovering observation data
We will cover how to discover other projects using the AKN.
- EXERCISE 3: Create a species list with Phenology Tool
- Downloading data from a Warehouse using Data Download (DEMONSTRATION of Data Downloader)
3:00 (15min) — Break
3:15 (45min) — Looking for trends
We will explore solving some of the specific problems that are faced by DoD facilities.
4:00 (45min) — How have others organizations fully leveraged the AKN?
We will cover how other organizations have taken full advantage of the AKN technical infrastructure.
- Klamath Bird Observatory description of how they manage observation data across many projects and how they pull them together to answer large scale conservation questions.
4:45 (15min) — Wrap-up
We will evaluate the day and see who's interested in Office Hours on Wednesday.