Most of the Subteam's objectives will be accomplished at the R5 GIS workshop, such as developing a list of contacts. It was suggested that the Subteam develop a handout on options for technical support that could accompany the point of contact list. Data Issues Subteam Andrew MacLachlan SNEP has collected and assembled multi-resolution land cover data for Region 5, and will provide CD's of these data to the R5 GIS Library. The data source is Thematic Mapper satellite imagery, 30m pixel resolution. In addition to the native format, the data have been converted into an image for each state and an image for Region 5.
Documentation is also available.
Andrew will pursue developing a formal inventory of available GIS data through Region 5 contacts, and Chuck Hayes is exploring the possibility of acquiring GIS data from non- government organizations such as the Appalachian Mountain Club, Trout Unlimited, and The Nature Conservancy. With regards to state points of contact, SNEP is currently working on a MOU with New York City to accompany the one they have in place for New York state. Composite DRG's are available for nearly all refuges in the region. At the meeting, Linda provided Kimber with a copy New England's data, a stack of about 20 CD's. The feasibility of managing this data library was discussed, and it was suggested that the DRG's serve as a pilot for library data distribution.