Boston Harbor islands science and information site is launched

December 2009 - The National Park Services launched its site sharing science and information for the Boston Harbor islands. The site was developed with NPS by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research at the University of Maine, Yellahoose and graphic design partner Slickfish Studios.



The Boston Harbor islands site makes use of search and geo-spatial visualization for making data on islands in the Harbor easily accessible. Because a lot of the information is geared more towards scientists than lay persons, NPS, the Mitchell Center, Slickfish and Yellahoose worked hard to make a great user interface and work flow.



Database and visualizations tools are part of a larger initiative by the Mitchell Center to build upon existing technologies to create a series of inter-related web portals focused on environmental research, sustainable development and water quality in the Gulf of Maine and the northeast U.S.

The site and its information management and visualization systems are hosted by Packawhallop.

Links:

Boston Harbor islands science and information site
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/boston-harbor-islands/

National Park Service site on Boston Harbor islands
http://www.nps.gov/boha/

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research
http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Packawhallop
http://www.packawhallop.com

Boston Harbor Islands Visitors Guide – good site for day-trippers
http://www.bostonislands.org/

Yellahoose retained to develop interactive Boston Harbor Islands National Park resource stewardship strategy web site

October 2008 - Yellahoose has been retained by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine to develop the interactive web site for the National Park Service's Boston Harbor Islands National Park.

The web site will include a relational database system (RDBMS), search, web services and data visualization tools (GIS, graphing) to allow users to retrieve information and data on natural resource stewardship activities in the Park. In addition to custom design and development, the web site will utilize existing technologies and data already made available through the Mitchell Center and its partners.

The site will be launched 2009.

Links:

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research
http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/

Boston Harbor Islands
http://www.bostonislands.org