Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Data contributed
by park visitors
Tacit knowledge of
WPNP staff
WPNP local data
Data contributed by
stakeholders / interest
groups
Parks Victoria
corporate data
Data from other
Parks Victoria
parks
Geo-knowledge
tool
Data contributed by
the general public
Existing public
data repositories
Data at Parks
Victoria's
predecessors
Expert data from other
park / natural
environment
organisations
Expert data from
other (non-park)
organisations
Figure 1:
Potential data sources that can be used for the GKT.
The elements in
Figure 1
are mostly self-explanatory but some may require
clarification. Starting at the bottom right of
Fig. 1
and moving in an anti-
clockwise direction:
•
Expert data from other (non-park) organisation refers to organisations
that have their own area of expertise that could be relevant to PV, such
as knowledge management or human resources;
•
Existing public data repositories refer to information on the Web made
available by, for example, media organisations, state libraries and
museums. Some have made at least part of their data available online
for easy access;
•
The final three - data contributed by the general public, stakeholders or
visitors - would be the result of adopting Web 2.0 concepts that allow
park visitors, staff or the general public to contribute information where
they traditionally may not have been able. Stakeholders or interested
groups could include friends of the park groups, trail bike riders or rec-
reational fishermen that use the park.
4.2 The case study
WPNP and fire management data will be the focus for the case study of
the implementation phase. WPNP, located about 200 km southeast of
Melbourne, is an important tourist destination in Victoria. The park houses
