Shiva Achet

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources (DEAR) of
the Lower Fox River Watershed, ILand Other
Ongoing Research

• Shiva Achet

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Objectives of the Presentation

• To present my Summer 2006 research project on
  Lower Fox River Watershed, IL
• To briefly outline ongoing research in
  Environmental Science and GIS at Roosevelt

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Presentation Plan

• Part 1. Summer Research Project
• Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
  River Watershed, IL
• Part 2. On Going Research
• GIS-Applications
• Hydrologic Modeling
• Watershed Management
• Interaction
• Comments/ Suggestions/ Q/A

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Part 1. Summer Research Project
Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL
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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Introduction
• There has been rapid growth in the use of the
  Internet, computer-based mapping, and GIS
• The Lower Fox River Watershed (LFRW) is
  multipurpose environmental system (1,720 square
  miles in IL. Population 450,000)
• Secondary data sources the Census Bureau, United
  States Geological Survey (USGS), Environmental
  Protection Agency (EPA) on Water, energy, power,
  clean air, plant and animal habitat, recreation,
  and aesthetics. 

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Objectives
• Assemble environmental digital data for the
  preparation of a digital environmental atlas of
  the Lower Fox River Watershed,
• Demonstrate how one can use a digital Atlas data
  from secondary sources of information at the
  watershed and county level, and
• Build a database as a resource for developing
  examples for teaching GIS, environmental problem
  solving, students GIS projects and future
  environmental project development

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Literature review
• Some typical examples of digital atlas are
  available (Berlin Environmental Digital Atlas,
  2006 BG Mapping, 2005 Bowen, 2006 California
  Conservation Atlas, 2006 Canadian County Atlas
  Project, 199 Idaho Digital Atlas, 2000 Indiana
  spatial data portal, 2006 Globe Project 2006
  IUCN, 2003 USGS, 2006 Terradata, 2006).

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Literature review
• Some atlases ( E.g. the Idaho Digital Atlas) were
  intended for teaching and learning but often too
  restrictive
• Standard procedures for the accuracy of the data
  are percent correctly classified, user accuracy,
  producer accuracy, and Kappa Statistics (Longley,
  et al, 2002).
• Inclusion of an example of data quality
  assessment would caution users, students learners
  about the credibility of metadata and data
  quality.

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Method
• Using ARCGIS9.1 software that is already
  available at Roosevelt Lower Fox River Watershed
  (LFRW) boundaries was delineated.
• Kane County chosen as a pilot for the study
  county.
• Data were identified from the Internet search 1.
  Green Mapping (http//www.greenmapping.org/), 2.
  American Fact Finder (http//factfinder.census.gov
  /home/saff/main.html?_langen ), 3. Illinois
  River Decision Support System (http//ilrdss.sws.u
  iuc.edu/maps/maps_results.asp?ws3sortdata )
  and 4. Chicago Region GIS and Data Catalog
  (http//www.cagis.uic.edu/Catalog/).

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Method
• Extensive Internet search of websites
• The human dimension part of the environment was
  included from the Bureau of Census data.
• The data was georeferenced to a common coordinate
  system using Geographic Projection System(GCS)
  North American HARN 1983 and Projected Coordinate
  System (PCS) North American Datum NAD 1983 HARN
  State Plane Illinois East FIPS 1201 .
• Meta data description is also included in order
  to inform user of the quality of the data.
  Several themes were assembled for the Lower fox
  watershed and Kane County.
• The digital data collected from the secondary
  sources was used to develop a Web Site
  (http//faculty.roosevelt.edu/achet/dear.htm) .
  The Web Site is organized in two main parts 1.
  Data resources and 2. Data view and applications.
  The data resources are organized into 1. Download
  data, 2. Metadata sources and 3. Access free
  data. The data resources section has a direct
  link too the data in the Roosevelt GIS server.
  There is also an extensive list of Internet
  resources in this section. The data view and
  applications is grouped into Lower Fox River
  Watershed (LFRW) data view and Open-ended GIS
  applications for teaching and learning. In the
  LFRW data view is organized into 1. Kane County,
  2. The LFRW and GIS applications data, and other
  resources.

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Method
• The Web Site is organized (http//faculty.roosevel
  t.edu/achet/dear.htm) in two main parts 1. Data
  resources and 2. Data view and applications.
• The data resources section is being linked to the
  data in the Roosevelt GIS server.
• The data view and applications is grouped into
  Lower Fox River Watershed (LFRW) data view and
  Open-ended GIS applications for teaching and
  learning. In the LFRW data view is organized into
  1. Kane County, 2. The LFRW and GIS applications
  data, and other resources.

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Results and Discussion
• The results of the summer research are presented
  in the form of a webpage (http//faculty.roosevelt
  .edu/achet/dear.htm ).
• The project is a byproduct GIS-database to be
  inputted to the ARCGIS-GIS Server at Roosevelt
• The database has a potential to grow further as a
  part of the student research projects and future
  grant proposal development.
• This project is an ongoing learning project.
  ArcGIS software is needed for developing
  applications. The output of the project is a
  website and a database being integrated in W
  drive in the GIS server at Roosevelt.

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Results and Discussion
• The results of the summer research are presented
  in the form of a webpage (http//faculty.roosevelt
  .edu/achet/dear.htm ).
• Data Resources
• Data View and GIS Applications
• Lower Fox River Watershed
• Kane County
• Open-ended Applications
• Data and software links
• Learning Application Links (8)

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Results and Discussion

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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL
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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL
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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL
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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL
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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL
Other Atlas Resources Data Preparation
Method Location Visualization and Map
fundamentals Exploring ArcCatalog and
ArcMap Working with Tables Demographic Maps
Preparation using Census Data Geo-processing,
Querying and Analysis A Data Quality Assessment
Method Example Answering questions using GIS What
is GIS for beginners GIS Development's
Histories Student Projects ( Visit GIS server at
W drive) \\GIS\Arcgis_9.3_Data_lines
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Digital Environmental Atlas Resources Lower Fox
River Watershed, IL

• Future Directions
• To institutionalize as a GIS data-base for Lower
  Fox River Watershed in Roosevelt University
• Canned projects in teaching GIS
• Developing grant research proposal in watershed
  management.
• With the support of a professional web
  programmer, the look, and presentation of the
  atlas can be improved.
• Both guided and independent projects are possible
  including projects ranging from simple to complex
  projects.
• Students and learners are advised to keep
  checking in at the Atlas Website

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Part 2. On Going Research

• GIS Applications
• Building Further on Doctoral Work
• Impact of Rapid Transit On Property Value
• Hydrologic Modeling
• Unsaturated Flow modeling, Boise, ID
• Watershed Management
• Nepal Himalayas

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GIS-based Watershed Modeling
Study Area In Olympic Peninsula, WA
Seattle WA
Study Area
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Watershed, Sub-basin and Basin
Watershed
Sub-basin
North Fork
South Fork
Hoh River
Basin
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Three Attributes of Streamflow Addressed in the
Study
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6. Integrated Modeling Approach
Land Use/ Land Cover
Harvest Scenarios Generation
Other Inputs
Parameter Aggregation
Distributed Approach
Aggregated Approach
Hydrology
Visualization
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12b. Model Calibration
Response Unit-based Approach
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12a. Model Calibration
Distributed Approach
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Summary and Conclusions

• An integrated Model was developed using available
  Know-how, C programming, RS and GIS and readily
  available information.
• Timber harvesting significantly impacts peak and
  mean daily flow of streamflow at watershed,
  sub-basin and basin level in descending order.
  Results differ for two approaches.
• Harvest Criteria Basin Sub-basin Watershed HC
• 46. 9 million m3 Peak 44 to 51 34 to 41
  55 to 141 M/H
• 34.6 million m3 Peak 9 to 10 7 to 9 16
  to 18 M/H
• 46. 9 million MDF 30 to 47, 22 to 36 77 to
  137 M/H
• 34.6 million m3 MDF 7 to 10 5 to 8 14 to
  20 M/H
• Reforestation reduced impact on peak and mean
  daily flow in medium and high hydrologic
  conditions.
• The impact on timing to peak was more governed by
  modeling approach and hydrologic condition than
  timber harvest options.
• UTOOLS Visualization was useful in identifying
  additional harvest criteria and communicating
  model results.

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Sample Visualization of Results
Interception Storage In The Basin

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Sample Visualization of Results
Existing Land Cover Type in the Basin Baseline
Scenario

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Sample Visualization of Results
Fractional Cover Density in the Basin

• Typical Figures

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Sample Visualization of Results
Maturity Class of Vegetation

• Typical Figures

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Sample Visualization of Results
Soil Water Content in the basin

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Building on it to Manage Hydrologic Change

• Timber Harvest suitability Analysis includes
• slope stability,
• stream buffers
• maturity of vegetation
• State forest practices rules WAC 1990/ Forest
  Practices Board Rules.
• What would be the effect of including
• Orographic effect of precipitation
• Travel time class

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GIS applications

• Impact of Rapid Transportation System On Property
  Values in Chicago

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Assessing Impact of Rapid Transit System on
Property Value A GIS Analysis
Metra Map
Buffers
Proximity map
Proximity Scenario
Geo-coding
RR Stations
Union
Proximity/ Population Scenario
Population Class
Census 2000
Union
Income Class
Proximity Population Income Scenario
Proxy Indicator-based Hypothesis testing
Initial Inferences w/wo
Land Value Blue Book-based Inferences
Multi-parameter Model Testing
Interactive Impact Scenarios
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Schaumburg
O'Hare
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What percentage of increase in income level after
the transit system development is needed in order
to make it significantly different from the
increase in property value or income before the
transit system development.
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In order to conclude that the impact of transit
system is significantly different, there must be
a 20 to 25 increase in income
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Part 2. On Going Research

• GIS Applications
• Building Further on Doctoral Work
• Impact of Rapid Transit On Property Value
• Hydrologic Modeling
• Unsaturated Flow modeling, Boise, ID
• Watershed Management
• Nepal Himalayas

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Part 2. On Going Research

• GIS-based Watershed Modeling, Olympic Peninsula,
  WA
• Unsaturated flow Modeling, Boise, ID.
• Watershed Management in the Himalayas
• GIS Applications

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Unsaturated Flow Modeling Boise, ID

• Research question was about how unsaturated
  subsurface processes translate to streamflow

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Unsaturated Flow Modeling Boise, ID

• Present state of knowledge
• Control on streamflow generation governed by soil
  moisture states and hydrologic connectivity
• Five states are recognized (1) summer dry,
  (2)Transitional Fall Wetting, (3) Winter low flux
  and (4) Spring High flux and (5) transitional
  Spring dry period
• http//faculty.roosevelt.edu/achet/Published/mcnam
  araetal.pdf

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Unsaturated Flow Modeling Boise, ID

• Question I am focusing on is
• When is the timing of lateral flow.
• Based on Modeling using HYDRUS2D
• Event-based modeling
• Continuous modeling
• Leaky Soil-bedrock interface
• Non-leaky soil bedrock interface

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Part 2. On Going Research

• GIS Applications
• Building Further on Doctoral Work
• Impact of Rapid Transit On Property Value
• Hydrologic Modeling
• Unsaturated Flow modeling, Boise, ID
• Watershed Management
• Nepal Himalayas

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Lessons from Watershed Management in Nepal
http//faculty.roosevelt.edu/achet/Published/JEPmp
.pdf
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Watershed Management in the Himalayas
A watershed management framework for mountain
areas based on lessons from 25 years of
experience in watershed management in Nepal using
ecosystem-based approach, participatory watershed
management, a program planning matrix. The
framework was applied to watershed planning in
the Chure Region to compare the framework-based
planning with conventional planning procedures.
The study found that an integrated watershed
management framework (IWMF) approach performed
better than the conventional planning approach of
DSCWM.
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Other Watershed Management in Nepal
http//faculty.roosevelt.edu/achet/Published/engeo
l.pdf http//faculty.roosevelt.edu/achet/Publishe
d/EnvGeology.pdf

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Acknowledgement

• I would like to thank the office of Sponsored
  Research specially Dr. Janett Trubatch for the
  opportunity to undertake this research

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Comments/Suggestions/QA