AIM-monitoring
Subtitle: a component of the BLM assessment, inventory, and monitoring strategy
By: Jason Taylor, Emily Kachergis, Gordon Toevs, Jason Karl, Matthew Bobo, Michael "Sherm" Karl, Scott Miller, Carol Spurrier
Contributors: Kachergis, Emily; Toevs, Gordon R.; Karl, Jason W.; Bobo, Matthew R.; Karl, Sherm (Michael G.); Miller, Scott W.; Spurrier, Carol; National Operations Center (U.S.); United States. Bureau of Land Management
Series: Technical note -- 445; Technical note (United States. Bureau of Land Management) -- 445.
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, National Operations Center
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Denver, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Planning; Renewable natural resources; Remote sensing; Environmental monitoring; Ecosystem management; Public lands; Management; Renewable energy sources; United States. Bureau of Land Management; United States
Other titles: AIM monitoring; Assessment, inventory, and monitoring strategy; Bureau of Land Management assessment, inventory, and monitory strategy component
Description: The purpose of this technical note is to describe the monitoring portion of the AIM Strategy to support implementation across the BLM [Bureau of Land Management], thus addressing multiple resource questions at multiple scales. The AIM approach to monitoring features five elements: (1) a standard set of core quantitative indicators and methods, enabling easy comparison of measurements in different places and over time; (2) a defensible and statistically valid way of selecting monitoring plots that informs land management at multiple scales; (3) integration with remote sensing, providing a bird's-eye view of conditions across the landscape; (4) electronic data capture and management, streamlining information access and application to decisions; and (5) a structured implementation process built on management questions and an understanding of ecosystems.
Notes: "April 2014."

"BLM/OC/ST-14/003+1735."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-11).
Table of contents: title: High-quality information --; title: Need for a new monitoring approach --; title: AIM-monitoring : a national, integrated monitoring approach --; title: Deploying AIM-monitoring : a structured implementation framework --; title: What to measure : core and contingent indicators of ecosystem sustainability --; title: Where to measure : a statistically valid, scalable sampling design --; title: How to measure : consistent methods for collecting the indicators --; title: How to measure : remote sensing --; title: Interpreting measures : using monitoring data to determine land condition and inform decisions --; title: Putting AIM-monitoring into practice : national landscape monitoring, demonstration areas, and related projects --; title: Integration of legacy monitoring data --; title: Monitoring for adaptive management --; title: Related documents.