Brett K. Lord-Castillo, Tomas M. Follett, Andrew Weiss, Bruce R. Mate, Dawn J. Wright
Abstract
Arc Marine presents a new
framework for collaboration in oceanic and coastal biogeographic analysis. With
a common data structure, researchers can share results without conversion,
automatically integrate environmental datasets, and develop common tools. This
case study explores how Arc Marine supports the scientific process for the
Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute (OSU-MMI). The OSU-MMI has used
satellite telemetry to track nine cetacean species across two ocean basins.
Customization of the model creates a geodatabase fit for data exploration,
hypothesis testing, and research permitting compliance. The standardized
framework allows for automated import of ARGOS downloads and easy conversion of
standard environment rasters such as HDF MODIS or netCDF. Custom applications
and tools conform to the core classes of Arc Marine. Thus, other projects using
common tag types can utilize the same data loading tools and analysis tools
without an extensive geodatabase redesign and reprogramming process.
Project UML: Current version (in Microsoft Visio) of the UML used in this project.
XMI Template: Coming soon
Repository database: Coming soon