Sacramento River Watershed Information Model (SWIM)
For years SRWP has been working towards providing a watershed resource library to address the information needs of its stakeholders. Early on it was determined that this would best be accomplished
by providing a virtual resource center through the SRWP web site. In 2007 SRWP took a significant step towards that goal through the launch of the Sacramento River Watershed Information Module (SWIM).
The SWIM Project started in 2006 with seed funding from SRWP's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant. Since 2007, the project has been expanded through a CALFED Watershed Program grant.
SWIM has three linked components:
- Digital Atlas. The SWIM Digital Atlas features interactive web-based GIS maps that allow web users to explore the Sacramento River watershed. You can add your own data layers and generate PDFs of your maps to print or share. The atlas' data layers are extractable for use in GIS software or Google Earth.
- Resource Library. A publicly-accessible digital library for water and natural resource-related information within the Sacramento River Watershed. Authorized users can upload documents, photos or other information, tag it on a map, and describe their project or data using forms. This information is archived on the SRWP website, and abstracts are submitted to the Resources Agency's California Environmental Information Clearinghouse (CEIC). Information contributed to this site is browsable using the Digital Atlas, above, or via the Geofinder, below.
- GeoFinder. This map-based search tool allows users to browse water and resource-related documents in the SRWP's Resource Library. It also provides a portal to the CEIC's statewide catalog.
SWIM will become a key feature of SRWP's web site
by providing an online database of maps, GIS coverages, documents, photos and other resources that will be searchable through an online map interface.
