GIS, Knowledge Bases, Groupware, and Decision Support: Linked Technologies for Resource Management

Using a hands-on approach, this workship will utilize groupware technology in an interactive workshop covering the role of technologies such as Geographic Information Systems, Groupware, Knowledge-based systems and decision support technology in support of environmental modeling and resource management. Workshop leaders will guide the group through real-world applications of these technologies and facilitate on-line exercises designed to broaden the mind and illustrate the potential for linked GIS-technologies. Examples from federal and local experiences will be used to illustrate the potential for collaborative applications of GIS integrated with these other technologies.

Workshop Leaders:

Brenda Faber, PhD, Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network

John Calkins, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

Keith Reynolds, PhD, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station