Developing a Conservation Data Sharing Network for the Island of Maui, Hawai‘i

Samuel Aruch
Natural Resource Data Solutions LLC, Haiku, HI

Natural Resource Management Monday
March 5, 2012 - 10:45 am to noon

Within the East and West Maui conservation landscapes, individual land managers have been working collaboratively towards a compatible information structure. For the last several years representatives from conservation entities on the Island of Maui, Hawai‘i been working together to develop voluntary natural resource data standards. With these products we are better able to collaborate, exchange information, set and measure goals. We will present the methods and outcomes of our collaboration, as well as the challenges, needs, and next steps of our project.