Project summary - Integration of Resource Management Applications (IRMA) and the Natural Resource Information Portal (NRInfo)
Beer M and Fancy S. 2010. Project summary - Integration of Resource Management Applications (IRMA) and the Natural Resource Information Portal (NRInfo). National Park Service, Inventory and Monitoring Division. Fort Collins, Colo.
Brief background and overview of the IRMA project at the NPS Natural Resource Program Center, which resulted in the development of the NPS NRInfo Portal (now IRMA Portal). The IRMA project guided the transformation of multiple natural resource information systems from a silo-based structure to one based on service-oriented architecture. This document summarizes the project history and inception, steps in project implementation, and upcoming goals and directions.