The application can be experienced at the following address: http://www.gcs-research.net/usfws/Columbia_content.html

Beginning with an overview of the landscape at the time of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery (1805-1806), the website examines change in terms of land cover, wildlife, population, and historical cartography. Users of the site can explore each of these themes through an easy-to-use application designed to allow for comparisons between historical and modern conditions. Explanatory essays detail each geographical theme and provide an overview of the various national refuges observed by Lewis and Clark.

The website represents the combination of various technologies to achieve the desired experience required by US Fish and Wildlife Service. A custom Flash application provides the map controls and content presentation schema. A modified, GCS Research .NET connector allows the Flash viewer to call ArcIMS and ArcSDE services for the geospatial data. This unique combination of Flash, .NET and ArcIMS provides for efficient load times and a next-generation implementation of Internet mapping services.

In the future, GCS Research and the US Fish and Wildlife Service will be unveiling this web site in time for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration observance in Washington and Oregon (2005-2006). Additional content and geospatial thematics will be incorporated as the US Fish and Wildlife expands the program during the Bicentennial.

The website will also be included as significant contributions to the Geospatial One Stop (www.geodata.gov) website and ESRI's Lewis and Clark Bicentennial (www.esri.com/lewisandclark) geography portal.

For more information about this project and how your organization can deliver a similar solution, please contact GCS Research. Missoula, Montana Office: 406-532-3254 Portland, Oregon Office: 503-241-3100 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it www.gcs-research.com