In Phase I of the Partnership, GIS efforts included completion of a preliminary geologic sequestration capacities assessment, a regional greenhouse gas emissions inventory, and agricultural carbon flux modeling. The base physical architecture of the cyberinfrastructure was also established, along with initial regional datasets and maps, an early interactive map, and links to NatCarb.
Phase II, to date, has seen an emphasis placed on regional-level data staging (collection, creation, and QA/QC), metadata documentation, expanded cartographic production in support of Partnership outreach and education efforts, and upgrades/maintenance of the cyberinfrastructure. The GIS team worked with neighboring Partnerships and Natcarb to resolve mutual data issues, including preparation of a revised methodology for estimation of point source CO2 emissions, and contributed to the first edition of a national-level NETL atlas on carbon sequestration. Lastly, coding and data support were completed for the beta release version of a new, customized interactive map.
The remainder of Phase II will involve a focus on data and metadata preparation as distributed data access is facilitated through downloads and GIS services. Also at the fore are near-term inter-partnership efforts, including a second edition of the NETL atlas, and application of upcoming nationally- standardized methodologies for both geologic sequestration capacities and point source CO2 emissions.
As the Partnership prepares its transition into Phase III, GIS staff will be expanding the spatial Data Libraries to further regional characterization and begin to provide site-level project characterization and modeling. The Carbon Atlas geoportal, in addition to hosting distributed data and GIS services for use by the Partnership’s technical teams, will assist Phase III education and outreach efforts and provide decision support to stakeholders through expanded cartographic products and its interactive mapping. Leading into Budget Period 4 of Phase III, the Data Libraries will be further developed to inform both operational and post-injection monitoring and modeling .
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