| Abstract
An Internet based laboratory watershed information system (WIS) will be
developed for the Bear River Basin. The Bear River Laboratory WIS, already
partially functional at http://www.usu.edu/water/wis/,
will be designed to become a central repository for data and information
related to the Bear River Basin. By doing so, it will provide users with
unprecedented access to data and information in the Bear River Basin, where
sharing of data and information has historically been difficult due to the
transboundary nature of the river and the resulting multiple regulatory
jurisdictions. The Bear River Laboratory WIS will consist of a Bear River
Laboratory WIS website that contains informational content, data visualization
and analysis capabilities, and an interactive Internet map server with GIS
capabilities. Specific tasks will include compilation of data and information
for the Bear River Basin, design and construction of a central data repository
database, design and construction of the Bear River Laboratory WIS website,
creation of an interactive internet map server for the Bear River Basin, and
the creation of data visualization and analysis tools to provide users with
unprecedented access to Bear River related data. In addition, the Bear River
Laboratory WIS will demonstrate many of the potential components and
capabilities of a broader Hydrologic Information System (HIS), as described by
the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc.
(CUAHSI).
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