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.

Mobile GIS at Maui Electric Company

Carol Kennedy
Jamie Legsay
Maui Electric Company, Kahului, HI

Mobile GIS
Tuesday March 6, 2012 - 1:30 to 2:45 pm

Co-administrators, Jamie Legsay and Carol Kennedy, have been using GIS to document the electrical network at Maui Electric Company. Their current challenge is to make the resulting information available digitally out in the field where it can be further verified and used by field crews. This enables the GIS Administrators to quickly respond to updates from the field, allowing changes made to the electrical network to be reflected in a matter of a few days versus weeks or months. They will discuss the hardware and software they have selected as a mobile solution. A demonstration of the way personnel interact with the technology will highlight the strengths and weakness of their mobile product.