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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Dr. Bill Bushing has worked with GIS since its early days in the late 1960's when he assisted in a research project at Harvard University to map ancient ocean currents in a study of the paleo-biogeography of marine echinoderms. Back then IBM punchcards and mainframe computers were used to print "beautiful" maps consisting of x's, o's and other ASCII characters.
In 1990 Dr. Bill began developing a comprehensive GIS for the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy for use in their ecological, facilities, recreation and other management programs. Hundreds of data layers were developed using manual digitization and later GPS (global positioning system) technology.
Dr. Bill also served as a consultant for the City of Avalon's Planning Department in setting up the data for their GIS and training department personnel in how to use it.
For an examples of how Dr. Bill has applied GIS technologies to marine and terrestrial ecological questions, please look at one of the following papers:
MARINE APPLICATIONS
- Bushing, W. W., 1995.
Identifying regions of persistent giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) around
Santa Catalina Island for designation as marine reserves. Proc. 15th ESRI User
Conference, Palm Springs, CA, May 21-26, 1995.
- Bushing, W. W., 1996.
The influence of island topography on the nearshore light regime and the
distribution of giant kelp around Santa Catalina Island. Proc. 16th ESRI User
Conference, Palm Springs, CA, May 19-24, 1996.
- Bushing, W. W.,
1997. GIS-based gap analysis of an existing marine reserve network around Santa
Catalina Island. International Journal of Marine Geodesy 20(2-3):205-234
- Bushing, W. W.,
2000. Monitoring the persistence of giant kelp around Santa Catalina Island
using a geographic information system. In Proceedings of the Fourth California
Islands Symposium: Update on the Status of Resources, March 29- April 1, 1999.
OCS Study MMS 99-0038. Minerals Management Service (Camarillo, CA). pp.
148-160.
TERRESTRIAL APPLICATIONS
- Bushing, W. W.,
J. N. Takara and H. Saldana, 1997. Integration of GPS locational data in a GIS
to manage native plants, and control non-native invasive plants, on Santa
Catalina Island. Proc. 17th ESRI User Conference, San Diego, CA, July 7-11,
1997.
- Bushing, W. W.,
J. Fellows, R. N. Kopolow and P. T. Schuyler, 1998. Conservation and Roads: A
Two-Way Street. Proc. 18th ESRI User Conference, San Diego, CA, July 27-31,
1998
- Mertes,
L. A. K., M. Ruocco, K. Martella and W. W. Bushing, 2000. Watershed analysis
for runoff and erosion potential on Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa
Islands. In Proceedings of the Fourth California Islands Symposium: Update on
the Status of Resources, March 29- April 1, 1999. OCS Study MMS 99-0038.
Minerals Management Service (Camarillo, CA). pp. 461-68.
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