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Title: Innovative Tools for the Transfer of Invasive Species Management Technology


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Innovative Tools for the Transfer of Invasive
Species Management Technology
  • Michael J. Grodowitz
  • U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
    Center
  • Vicksburg, MS 39180

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Invasive Species Management
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Distribution
  • Problems
  • Laws and regulations
  • Management options
  • Biological
  • Chemical
  • Mechanical
  • Sampling methodologies
  • And on, and on and on..

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Sources of Information
  • Technical publications
  • Journal articles
  • Reports
  • Orally
  • Meetings
  • Personal communications
  • Posters
  • Books
  • Internet
  • And on, and on, and on.

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What is an information system?
  • PC-based
  • Operate under Windows
  • Allows for efficient and rapid access
  • Distributed using CDs
  • Connects to web for rapid/easy updates and access
  • Highly interactive
  • Use a variety of different formats
  • Text
  • Photos
  • Hyper-linked text
  • Identification programming
  • Video
  • All in one location

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Current Invasive Species Information Systems
  • Noxious and Nuisance Plant Management Information
    System
  • PMIS
  • Version 5.3
  • Aquatic Plant Information System
  • APIS
  • Version 3.0
  • Zebra Mussel Information System
  • ZMIS
  • Version 2.0

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PMIS Version 5.3
  • 110 plant species
  • Close to 25,000 copies
  • Variety of users
  • All habitat types
  • Terrestrial
  • Aquatic
  • Wetland
  • Information
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Identification
  • Problems
  • Management
  • SNPPLIS
  • Web links
  • Official TIM - AFPMB

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APIS Version 3.0
  • 69 plant species
  • Over 15,000 copies
  • Variety of users
  • Habitat types
  • Aquatic
  • Wetland
  • Models
  • Amur
  • Mechanical Harvesting
  • Information
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Identification
  • Problems
  • Management
  • Web links

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Information SystemDemonstration
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Revisions
  • PMIS
  • Version 6.0
  • Legacy funding (DoD)
  • 40 new species
  • Full revision
  • Expected completion March 2007
  • Version 6.6 (Enhancements)
  • New Legacy funding (2007)
  • Expected Completion (2008/2009)
  • APIS
  • Version 4.0
  • Partial funding from APCRP (2006)
  • Full revision
  • APIS Mobile Beta
  • Additional funding (2007)

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RevisionsUse of Video
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Revisions
  • Online identification system shell
  • Identification only in CD versions
  • Almost completed
  • Easily adaptable
  • Relational database format
  • Online and CD versions
  • Easily shared
  • Flexibility
  • Rapidly updated

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New Projects
  • Online Invasive Species Inventory System ISIS
  • Legacy Funding
  • DoD Use
  • Invasive species survey information
  • Sharable across installations
  • Standard sampling protocols
  • Mapping (future)
  • Fully integrated with PMIS
  • Expected completion
  • Partial - 2007
  • Full - 2008

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New Projects
  • Decision support systems
  • Aquatic plant revegetation
  • Site/cage/plant selection
  • Multi-attribute analysis
  • Uncertainties
  • Plant Dispersal Information System
  • Cleaning information
  • Plant specific dispersal mechanisms
  • Incorporation into PMIS
  • ZMIS to ANSIS
  • Other invasive fauna
  • Birds, frogs, fish, other invertebrates

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New Projects
  • Mobile Information Systems
  • Hand-held and extremely portable
  • Remote access to information
  • PDAs
  • Smart Phones
  • Windows Mobile Operating System
  • Secure Digital Card
  • Currently 128 mb
  • Capacities over 1 gb
  • Relational database structure
  • Efficient access
  • Filtering of information
  • Easily updated
  • Tied-in to online and desktop systems
  • APIS/PMIS
  • Other uses
  • Medical entomology
  • Pest management

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Hand Held Demonstration
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