Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Pamela Telis G. Ronnie Best Publication_Date: 2006 Title: CERP/RECOVER restoration technology transfer, USGS-CERP liaison with USACE Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: various Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/workplans06/rtt_usace.html Description: Abstract: The objectives of this project are: 1. support of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan/REstoration COordination and VERification (CERP/RECOVER) by USGS participation in CERP PDT and RECOVER meetings and working with federal, State, and other restoration partners to ensure technology transfer and science synthesis 2. Assistance with Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystem Science (GE PES) coordination 3. USGS liaison with US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Purpose: This management and coordination effort supports several of the initiatives listed in the Department of the Interior science plan Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20051001 Ending_Date: 2010 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: In Work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.5 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.6 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.5 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: technology transfer Theme_Keyword: information management Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: environment Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: US Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D. C., NIST Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: FL Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology Place_Keyword: Broward County Place_Keyword: Charlotte County Place_Keyword: Collier County Place_Keyword: Glades County Place_Keyword: Hendry County Place_Keyword: Highlands County Place_Keyword: Martin County Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County Place_Keyword: Monroe County Place_Keyword: Okeechobee County Place_Keyword: Orange County Place_Keyword: Osceola County Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County Place_Keyword: Polk County Place_Keyword: St. Lucie County Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Kissimmee Valley Place_Keyword: Greater Lake Okeechobee Place_Keyword: Central Everglades Place_Keyword: South East Coast Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress Place_Keyword: Florida Keys Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: none Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Pamela Telis Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 701 San Marco Blvd. City: Jacksonville State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 32207 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 904 232-2602 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 904 899-5097 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: patelis@usgs.gov Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Pamela Telis Publication_Date: 2006 Title: The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) for support of ecological and biological assessments Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: fact sheet Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Fact Sheet Issue_Identification: 2006-3087 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/fs/2006-3087/index.html Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: not relevant Completeness_Report: not relevant Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Support of CERP/RECOVER A. The PI is an active participant of RECOVER Assessment Team, MAP Implementation subteam, and Quality Assurance Oversight Team (QAOT). She also monitors the activities of approximately 6 other key CERP projects for relevance to USGS science. Nineteen USGS projects were funded by USACE in FY07 totaling about $3.5 M for MAP or other CERP activities. The PI assisted in timely preparation of over 35 modifications that funded these efforts, coordinated report delivery by 15 PIs and resolved multiple issues related to SOW changes, invoicing, and other project aspects. B.The PI managed the EDEN project that delivered the EDENweb to the public via SOFIA in Feb. 2007. Workshops in January 2007 at 3 locations (SFWMD, ENP, USFWS) informed users of EDEN’s capabilities and sought input for improved and relevant products. The surface water model was tested, completed, and documented. The surfaces were posted to the EDENweb in October 2007. The EDEN team completed multiple publications and journal articles for which the PI served as reviewer for 4 of them. The PI managed all aspects of budgeting, work plan development and product delivery (including progress reports, regular status reports, and documentation reports) which was hampered this year by the lose of 2 team members. Replacement team members were sought and brought up to speed with little impact to the work plan deadlines. C.The PI worked closely with SFWMD, ENP, and BCNP to ensure technology transfer as related to EDEN, drought management, data management and other areas. For example, the SFWMD drought monitoring team requested a meeting with the EDEN staff to determine how we can provide information to this group as they monitor drought conditions on a real-time basis and better understand the data in "dry" conditions. The EDEN project took extra effort to obtain ground elevation data at all the EDEN gages (over 200) for the purpose of drought monitoring. We are considering options for monitoring below ground water levels with several shallow ground water wells in FY08. Process_Date: 2007 Process_Step: Process_Description: Assistance with GE PES coordination This includes coordination or support of workshops/conferences, providing administrative support for workshop/conference contracts, and facilitating workshop follow up and synthesis; coordination of GE PES project progress reviews as requested by the GE PES Coordinator and providing follow up to decisions and actions from reviews; reviewing reports and other documents from DOI agencies and CERP-related activities; coordinating reviews by GE PES PIs as requested; tracking the following selected GE PES projects for status and budget: SOFIA by assisting SOFIA project staff with timelines, workplans, priorities, and report planning and TIME/SICS by assisting with prioritizing tasks relevant to customer agency's needs and facilitating and supporting partner agency use of the models; and conducting special assignments from the GE PES Coordinator as requested. The PI reviewed several documents at the request of the GE PES Coordinator and provided biweekly summaries for the DOI Status reports. She kept the GE PES Coordinator informed of issues of concern related to CERP and USACE, such as funding, project status, and reporting. Process_Date: 2007 Process_Step: Process_Description: USGS Liaison with USACE The PI assisted with 19 Economy Act packages for USGS projects totaling approximately $ 3.5 M. With dwindling USACE staff for MAP coordination, she provided even more support to the USACE for review, oversight, and documentation preparation for MAP-funded and other CERP-funded activities. She has worked closely with USACE legal and contracting staff to address concerns about authorization for funding under circumstances where cooperative agreements are used by the USGS. She was encouraged by the USGS Office of Surface Water (OSW) staff to reinstitute the annual USGS-USACE meeting associated with the National Cooperative Streamgaging Program. She is developing plans for an annual meeting in June, 2008. Process_Date: 2007 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Pamela Telis Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 701 San Marco Blvd. City: Jacksonville State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 32207 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 904 232-2602 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 904 899-5097 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: patelis@usgs.gov Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20080611 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Heather Henkel Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 600 Fourth Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998