The Virtual Oregon Map:
A Partnership to Enhance Geospatial Awareness and Interoperability for Improved Business Processes and Decision-Making

NSF Partnership for Innovation (PFI) Initiative
2004 Program Solicitation

Dawn Wright1, Tim Fiez2, Gail Achterman3, Karyle Butcher4 and Curt Pederson5

1Lead PI, Department of Geosciences

2Lead PI, Valley Library

3Co-PI, Director, Institute for Natural Resources

4Co-PI, University Librarian, Associate VP for Information Services

5Co-PI, Vice Provost for Information Services

Senior Personnel: Dylan Keon, GIS/Database Research Specialist, NACSE; Jimmy Kagan and Kuuipo Walsh, OR Natural Heritage Info. Ctr.; Catherine Williams, OSU Central Computing; M. Gonzalez, Library; K. Ferschwiler, NACSE

13 Partner Organizations - Govt: City of Corvallis GIS, State of Oregon Dept. of Administrative Services, State of Oregon Governor's Natural Resources Policy Office, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Willamette Council of Governments, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. Industry: Alsea Geospatial, ESRI, Global Mapping Technologies, Newlands & Company Inc., Titan. Federal: USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Lab, USGS/National Map.

Formal letters of support received from all but USGS


Download:

Project Summary (pdf)

Project Description (full proposal, pdf)

References (MS-Word doc)

Budget (pdf)
     3 years, $588,214, 9/01/2004 - 8/31/2007
     $60,000 match from OSU Research Office

List of Partners and Roles/Commitments (pdf)

Entire Proposal (21 Mb pdf)



Last updated: June 28, 2004

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