William K. MICHENER, James W. BRUNT and Kristin L. VANDERBILT – Scientists within the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network have provided leadership in ecological informatics since the inception of LTER in 1980.
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Integrating Ecological Data: Tools and Techniques
John H. PORTER and Kenneth W. RAMSEY, Jr. – Integration of data is critical to achieving new levels of understanding of ecological systems and processes. Typically, data integration is achieved only through a painstaking manual process that rules out large-scale integration.
Designing Web Database Applications for Ecological Research
Dan J. SMITH, Barbara J. BENSON, and David F. BALSIGER – Many sites conducting ecological research must routinely manage a diverse suite of datasets and make them accessible to researchers. This paper presents an approach to creating an ecological data query system that dynamically creates predefined dataset query interfaces for managed datasets. The query interfaces are created from stored dataset metadata and query creation metadata and include only those field selections and filtering options identified as relevant for the specified dataset.
Through the Looking Glass: What do we see, What have we learned, What can we share? Information Mana
Through the Looking Glass: What do we see, What have we learned, What can we share? Information Management at the Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research Site Susan G. Stafford, Nicole E. Kaplan, and Christopher W. Bennett – This paper documents the development of a successful information management system at a Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site that has a rich history of data collection and management. landscape.
Common Information Management Framework: In Practice
Eda C. Meléndez-Colom and Karen S. Baker – A common goal of information management systems (IMS) is to share information among its users and originators. These systems are usually implemented by project managers and sponsors.
Transition from a Legacy Databank to an Integrated Ecological Information System
Donald L. Henshaw, Gody Spycher, and Suzanne M. Remillard – Many tasks and issues are encountered in the process of converting a scientific databank containing multiple legacy and long-term study databases into an integrated data production and distribution system.
Template-Driven End-User Ecological Database Design
Judith Bayard Cushing, Nalini Nadkarni Keri Healy, Erik Ordway, Lois Delcambre, and Dave Maier – Historically, ecologists have collected and stored data in individualist ways, making data sharing among collaborators and subsequent data mining difficult.
The Future Of Ecoinformatics In Long Term Ecological Research
James W. Brunt, Peter McCartney, Karen Baker, and Susan G. Stafford – Emerging information technologies allow new exploration into tools for the management and use of information that solve problems for ecologists and create new and innovative lines of scientific inquiry. Collaborative, multi-disciplinary research programs to facilitate these new lines of inquiry have produced a need for scientific information systems that communicate data, information, and knowledge across spatial, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries.
Education Committee Report Spring 2002
Report from the LTER Education Committee Spring 2002
LTER 20 Year Review Report
Report from the 20 year review of the LTER program