Conservation Camp: Information Resources

Pre-Camp Information Resources

The objective is to provide data which allow planning of field activities, including the specification of equipment and supplies which are appropriate for the expected conditions.

The information resources are also important for the interpretation of the field studies.

Climate Reports

• General climate report (the historical record)
• Climate diagrams
• River flows

Environmental Maps

Note: All maps need to be made into Google Earth overlays.

• Rainfall map (annual, island-wide pattern)
• Temperature map (annual, island-wide pattern)
• Soils maps
• Vegetation maps (island-wide patterns)
• Disaster maps (e.g., hurricanes)
• Topographic maps
• Hydrology map(e.g., watersheds)
• Highway map (with major features)
• Cultural map (e.g., ethnic distribution)

Climate Context

• Climate Diagrams
• Holdridge Life Zones (wikipedia)
• Koppen Climate Classification (wikipedia)
• Hawaiian Ecoregions
• Hawaiian Tropical Rainforests (wikipedia)

Weather Datasets

• Daily temperature, rainfall at selected sites (5 year record?)

Plant Floras, Field Guides & Checklists

• Plant species lists from selected sites
• [Selected past-expedition field guides]
• Flora of Hawai`i
• HEAR Database (Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk)
• Bishop Museum Database

GPS Locations

Note: All locations need to be made into Google Earth place marks (as well as tabular values).

• All key study sites
• Emergency locations
• Interesting features

Social Data

• Population (i.e., census tract data)
• Agricultural production
• Annual holidays, festivals, cultural events

During Camp Information Resources

Current Weather

• Daily rainfall, temperature, solar radiation
• Satellite photo

Predicted Weather

• Severe weather predictions
• Rainfall predictions

Shared Photo Collection

Should we have on-site instrumentation (e.g., our own weather stations ???)

How about a "weather cam"???