Presentation
Creating an Atlas of the Salish Sea
College of the Environment Speaker Series
(2022)
Abstract
The Salish Sea Bioregion encompasses an intricate network of inland marine waterways and their upland watersheds in Washington and British Columbia. The concept of a cohesive Salish Sea region has become a critical focal point for local bioregional education, research, restoration, conservation, and policy development. However, the scarcity of accurate, cohesive, and easily available spatial data and thematic maps covering the entire bioregion is a critical impediment to these efforts. Working with transboundary geospatial data involves many challenges as datasets from different countries must often be spatially, temporally, and conceptually harmonized before they can be combined or directly compared. The Salish Sea Atlas addresses this need in the form of a digital book with thematic chapters containing interactive maps, illustrations, interpretive text, and a suite of downloadable open access harmonized geospatial datasets.
Keywords
- Salish Sea,
- Maps,
- Atlas
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 10, 2022
Location
Bellingham
Citation Information
Aquila Flower. "Creating an Atlas of the Salish Sea" College of the Environment Speaker Series (2022) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aquila-flower/32/