Held on April 23, 2002 Location: Princeton University, Frist Center, Princeton, New Jersey
Participants learned how GIS can visualize and convey important information to citizens and municipal officials, motivating them to take action to protect their watersheds.
Joel Coyne, West Amwell Environmental Commission member, took participants on a "Watershed Tour" - a philosophy of why watersheds are important, using GIS as a medium. The Tour provides the audience with an example of the capabilities of GIS as a tool and how it can encourage citizens and municipalities to become involved in watershed management.
Dr. Andrew Rowan and Doug Schleifer led a discussion on the how and why of using different GIS techniques, interpreting GIS maps, and successful GIS projects they developed.
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Watershed Tour - Joel Coyne Tour.ppt (large file 7.02 MB) presentation by Joel Coyne
GIS Overview - GIS Overview.ppt 323KB presentation by Dr. Andrew Rowan
Offers the observer a basic understanding of what GIS entails as well as resources for software and data sources.
GIS Modeling for watershed management GIS Modeling.ppt 133KB presentation by Dr. Andrew Rowan
Offers some examples of nonpoint source and soil erosion models using GIS.
Using GIS in Watershed Management GIS Watershed Management.ppt (large file 3.7 MB) presentation by Doug Schleifer
Provides guidance for the process; issues, mandates and opportunities; generation of strategies; and applications for analysis (examples: riparian areas and open space).
Contact information for these speakers and their respective organizations are: Joel Coyne, West Amwell Environmental Commission, (609) 397-0248 Dr. Andrew Rowan, Director, Office of GIS, NJ Office of Information Technology, 200 Riverview Plaza, PO Box 212, Trenton, NJ 08625, (609) 633-9103 Doug Schleifer, GIS Specialist, Office of GIS, NJ Office of Information Technology, 200 Riverview Plaza, PO Box 212, Trenton, NJ 08625, (609) 633-9103
For more information contact Alyse Greenberg at (609) 737-3735 or
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Photo Credits: Millstone River (Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association), Musconetcong River (Musconetcong Watershed Association), and Pequannock River (Pequannock River Coalition).
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Joel Coyne Tour.ppt
