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USGS Monterey Bay Science: A Knowledge Bank Prototype
The Knowledge Management project of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program has just completed the first prototype of a Coastal and Marine Knowledge Bank, called MontereyBay.usgs.gov after its World Wide Web address, which is http://MontereyBay.usgs.gov/. This geographically based prototype highlights the wealth of USGS data, information, and knowledge about the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and its associated coastal watersheds. MontereyBay.usgs.gov is based on several components, or tools:
MontereyBay.usgs.gov development began in June 2003 as part of the CMG Knowledge Management project, which is described on the CMG Knowledge Management Web page. The nationwide team developing MontereyBay.usgs.gov includes Alan Allwardt (Santa Cruz, CA), Theresa Burress (St. Petersburg, FL), Carolyn Degnan (Menlo Park, CA), Trent Faust (St. Petersburg, FL), Gerry Hatcher (Santa Cruz, CA), Heather Henkel (St. Petersburg, FL), Dennis Krohn (St. Petersburg, FL), Fran Lightsom (Woods Hole, MA), Guthrie Linck (Woods Hole, MA), Valerie Paskevich (Woods Hole, MA), Rex Sanders (Santa Cruz, CA), Jolene Shirley (St. Petersburg, FL), and Clint Steele (Menlo Park, CA). The team coordinated its efforts with other USGS national knowledge-management efforts, including The National Map, the Enterprise Web Thesaurus, and the Publications Warehouse. Over the next year, Rex Sanders will work with partners in the Monterey Bay Crescent Ocean Research Consortium (MBCORC) to evaluate the usefulness of this prototype for a wide range of uses and to explore opportunities for collaboration on knowledge management. The CMG Knowledge Management project just started work on a second prototype that will focus on the national topic of coastal-change hazards, to be described in a future issue of Sound Waves.
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in this issue:
Coastal Ground Water Discharge Benthic Habitats Near Oil Platforms
Suspended Sediment, Turbidity, and Fish Feeding Behavior USGS Monterey Bay Science Prototype
USGS Biologists Receive DOI Honor Awards
Netherlands Students Assist USGS in Florida
USGS Contributes to New Book About Point Loma ![]() |