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• Chuck Bargeron
• University of Georgia Bugwood Network
• (Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health)

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Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System

• Distribution of Invasive Plants Across the South
• Electronic Early Detection System to Allow for
  More Rapid Responses
• Large Scale Cooperative Management of New
  Invasive Species

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History

• No complete distribution data for Southeast
• Holes in USDA PLANTS and now USDA Forest Service
  FIA data
• Some data existed but not compiled in one
  location
• SE-EPPC could provide support for state chapters
• Invasive Plant List justification
• State EPPCs could provide EDRR framework
• Central location for collection and storage of
  data

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Data Sharing Partners
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Current Data - Statistics

• 79,998 records
• 9,991 point records
• 492 plants

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Southeast County Maps
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Southeast County Maps
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State County Maps
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Point Maps Google Maps
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Point Maps Yahoo Maps
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Data Access Features
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Data Downloads
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Data Downloads
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County Lists
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Electronic Early Detection System

• Each state has a designated reviewer
• Responsible for verifying all data entered in
  that state
• Responsible for notifying the appropriate people
  when a EDRR species is reported
• Each state can designate EDRR species that
  automatically are flagged
• Email sent to designated persons within the state
  when a EDRR species is reported
• State EDRR Committees

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Electronic Early Detection System

• State designated EDRR list vs. SE-wide list
• State list allows for more specificity
• Species that are common in one state may be a
  EDRR species in another
• Example garlic mustard
• Common in TN and KY
• EDRR species in GA and AL

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EDDR Technology

• Google Maps
• Wiki
• Web Services to share Data
• NAWMA standards
• KML
• Digital Cameras
• Inexpensive GPS units
• Smartphones

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EDDMapS

• 2 years and going strong
• Further compilation of collection data
• Working toward collaboration between all of the
  mapping projects underway
• Integration with ArcGIS software to output
  shapefiles and more detailed maps
• Looking for funding opportunities
• Invasive Plant Atlas

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Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
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Invasive Plant Atlas of Mid-South
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Invasive Atlas Concept

• Web-accessible database
• Updated by network of professionals and
  volunteers
• Facilitate education and research
• Early Detection and Rapid Response

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Invasive Plant Atlas of Atlantic Coast
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Whats Next

• Next Talk Randy Westbrooks
• SE-EPPC using EDDMapS for EDDR
• Would like to see MA-EPPC do the same
• Contact me at cbargero_at_uga.edu or visit us online
  at www.bugwood.org

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