Acquisition of a Geographic Information System for the Adirondack Ecological Center

纽约州立大学环境学院 科学和林业继续加强研究计划 和阿迪朗达克生态中心的支持能力 （AEC）。 最近的改进强调增加人员 支持和加强全面环境监测 项目，改善研究人员的工作和生活空间 和学生，并制定更有效的描述和 空间站及其相关研究的文件。 研究计划目标要求更加重视综合 大规模调查生态过程的研究， 有空间背景和长远的视角。 的 开发一个地理信息系统， 车站和周围环境是其中的关键组成部分 努力 本项目提供配套资金购买电脑 硬件和软件，将形成一个核心的 数据/信息管理和高级空间分析系统， 以补充优秀的生态研究质量的 AEC. 这些品质包括战略位置和广阔的 与生物、化学和生物相关的历史数据库 物理变量，可以追溯到20世纪30年代 GIS将 利用这些资产，教师和研究生 优势和访问科学家计划，以促进协同作用 在生态研究中， 生物学研究 自动化的收集，存储， 显示和分析从过去获得的数据和信息， 目前，和未来的研究在AEC将大大 加强研究，改进管理，提高 车站的使用。

The State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry continues to strengthen the research program and support capabilities of the Adirondack Ecological Center (AEC). Recent improvements have emphasized additional personnel support, enhancement of comprehensive environmental monitoring programs, improvement of work and living spaces for researchers and students, and development of more effective description and documentation of the station and its associated research. Research program goals call for greater emphasis on integrative studies to investigate ecological processes on a large scale, with a spatial context and long-term perspective. The development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) for the station and immediate surroundings is a key component of this effort. This project provides matching funds to purchase computer hardware and software which will form the core of a data/information management and advanced spatial analysis system, to complement the excellent ecological research qualities of the AEC. These qualities include a strategic location and a broad historical data base pertaining to biological, chemical and physical variables, dating to the 1930's. The GIS will capitalize on these assets, faculty and graduate student strengths, and visiting scientist programs to advance synergism in ecological research and account for spatial variables in biological research. Automation in the collection, storage, display, and analysis of data and information gained from past, current, and future research at the AEC will substantially advance the research, improve the management, and increase the utilization of the station.