Case Studies

Biodiversity and Habitat  |  Pollution  |  Regulatory Compliance  |  Sustainable Development  |
Harmful Substances

Biodiversity and Habitat

• Al Gore Discusses Environmental Sustainability
• California Lake Threatened by Pike
• CASI Data Provides Better Picture of Coral Reef Threats
• Conserving Bolivia's Critical Resources
• Conserving the Land of Napa County, California
• Getting Along on the Range
• Habitat Maps Created with GIS Aid Alberta with Grizzly Conservation
• KARSTERO
• Mapping the Spread of White-Nose Syndrome with GIS
• Mineral Licks: Evaluating Their Role in Disease Transmission
• Minimizing Avian Mortality in Siting Wind Turbines
• Modeling Small Areas Is a Big Challenge
• Nature, the Human Network, and the Role of GIS
• Prioritizing Seagrass Restoration Sites
• Protecting Oregon Caves
• People-Nature: The Human Network
• People-Nature: The Natural Network
• Supporting Island Land Conservation
• Washington State Unlocks Habitat Data with New Online Mapping Site

Pollution Prevention and Control

• Air Pollution Sources in South Coast Air Basin—Impacts of Meteorology, Terrain, and other Sources
• The Arsenic Project
• Developing a Watershed Inventory for Vulnerability Assessment Using ArcGIS
• Dye Study on the Mississippi River
• In Maryland, Abandoned Coal Mine Stabilization Is Made Economical with GIS
• MDEP Deploys Distributed GIS Application
• The Province of Québec, Canada, Manages Stream Crossings and Forest Roads with GIS
• Regulating Illegal Piggery Waste Runoff
• River Pollutants Monitored with GIS
• Students and Farmers Become Citizen Scientists

Regulatory Compliance

• Data Viewer Popular Beyond Expectations
• Improving Regional Water Quality Assessment
• St. Johns River Management District [PDF]

Sustainable Development

• African Water Resource Database
• Conservation GeoPortal to Support Worldwide Data Sharing and Discovery
• The Effects of Human Population Growth and Deforestation—Asian Elephant Range Loss Studied With GIS
• GIS Gateway for Aquaculture and Fisheries
• GIS Hero Susan Minnemeyer Works for Frontier Forest Conservation
• IMSMA GIS and Analysis Tools Support Demining Efforts
• Kick-Starting Enterprise GIS
• Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Noted Environmentalist to Give Keynote
• Preserving the World's Dying Languages with GIS
• Renewable Energy Siting: Wind Energy and Ethanol Production in Kansas [PDF]
• Virtually Visiting a Remote Park
• VVAF and Esri Support Humanitarian Efforts with GIS

Harmful Substances

• US Gas Utilities Focus on Safety, Rely on Esri Technology
  
• GIS Aids Dry Cleaner Water Resources Risk Analysis- EPA Department of Toxic Substance Control Uses Geospatial Analysis to Target Site Remediation
  
• Emerald Isle's Coastal Contingency Plan-Northern Ireland Environmental Agency Quickly Responds to Pollution and Shipping Incidents with GIS
  
• County Health Department Makes Brownfield Environmental Data Accessible
  
• For the County of Mercer, New Jersey, Mosquito-Borne Diseases Pose a Serious Challenge-Combating the Asian Tiger Mosquito
  
• University Enhances Its Logistical Tracking System with GIS-The Multifaceted Tool is used Throughout the University of Texas, Dallas (UTD)
  
• Salt Lake City Improves Mosquito Control Program with GIS
  
• Netherlands Consulting/Engineering Company Debuts Environmental Information System Based on ArcGIS Server-Organizing Geographic Site Information in Six Languages
  
• Analyzing the Environmental Impacts of Water Bodies in Russia- River Pollutants Monitored with GIS
  
• Lake Tahoe and Truckee, Carson, and Walker River Basins Border Both States-California and Nevada Geographic Response Maps Created with GIS
  
• In the Event of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive Incident-Domestic Consequence Management Supported with GIS
  

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