{"id":2985000,"date":"2026-10-23T11:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2985000"},"modified":"2026-10-23T11:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:38:17","slug":"accelerate-environmental-reviews-with-automated-screening","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/local-government\/accelerate-environmental-reviews-with-automated-screening","title":{"rendered":"Accelerate Environmental Reviews with Automated Screening"},"author":334332,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22841,22771,430212],"tags":[313412,27481,757991,764162,781261],"industry":[],"product":[42661],"class_list":["post-2985000","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-government","category-natural-resources","category-sustainable-development","tag-arcgis-solutions","tag-automation","tag-environmental","tag-reporting","tag-screening","product-arcgis-solutions"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":334332,"user_firstname":"Kaitlin","user_lastname":"Finan","nickname":"Kaitlin Finan","user_nicename":"kfinan_esrieddelivery","display_name":"Kaitlin Finan","user_email":"kfinan@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2023-03-02 15:44:46","user_description":"Kaitlin Finan is a Product Engineer on the ArcGIS Solutions team at Esri, where she builds GIS solutions that support and empower natural resources and planning organizations. Outside of work, she enjoys time in nature and family dinners.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Learn how ArcGIS Solutions can help streamline Environmental Review through automated screening, reporting, and notifications.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Environmental reviews involve a lot of moving pieces, with manual processes and disconnected workflows often creating delays. From screening projects to preparing reports and keeping stakeholders informed, it’s easy for staff to get bogged down in administrative work. As project volumes grow, these tasks can become difficult to manage and create delays throughout the review process.<\/p>\n

The latest update to the Environmental Review solution<\/a> helps organizations work more efficiently. Automated screening, streamlined reporting, and built-in notifications reduce repetitive tasks and improve consistency. As a result, staff spend less time managing processes and more time evaluating projects and making informed decisions. Let\u2019s walk through the enhancements that make this possible.<\/p>\n

Environmental Screening Notebook<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This ArcGIS Notebook automates screening, report generation, and staff notifications. After an applicant submits a project, the notebook evaluates the project location against environmental datasets, generates a summary report, and sends an email to the staff reviewer group. To learn more about the workflow and technical implementation, read this Esri Community article Automating Environmental Reviews with the Environmental Screening Notebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985162,"id":2985162,"title":"Environmental Screening Notebook GIF","filename":"Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop.gif","filesize":19444714,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/local-government\/accelerate-environmental-reviews-with-automated-screening\/screening-notebook-blog-loop","alt":"Environmental Screening Notebook evaluating projects against environmental datasets, sending an email to reviewers, and generating PDF screening reports.","author":"334332","description":"The Environmental Screening Notebook automates screening, report generation, and staff notifications.","caption":"The Environmental Screening Notebook automates screening, report generation, and staff notifications.","name":"screening-notebook-blog-loop","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2985000,"date":"2026-10-16 19:01:59","modified":"2026-10-16 19:02:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":996,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":241,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":398,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop.gif","large-width":1920,"large-height":996,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop-1536x797.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":797,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop.gif","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":996,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop-826x428.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":428,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Notebook-Blog-Loop.gif","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":996}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Environmental Screening Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This ArcGIS Pro project package helps GIS analysts create and manage environmental screening report templates for the Environmental Screening Notebook. Analysts follow step-by-step task guidance to design reports that include maps, project details, screening results, and supporting information tailored to their organization’s review requirements. View the sample environmental screening report PDF<\/a> that was designed in ArcGIS Pro and automatically generated by the Environmental Screening Notebook.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985021,"id":2985021,"title":"Environmental Screening Reports ArcGIS Pro Project","filename":"Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF.gif","filesize":13928713,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/local-government\/accelerate-environmental-reviews-with-automated-screening\/screening-reports-pro-project-gif","alt":"Environmental Screening Reports project in ArcGIS Pro showing guided tasks for designing report templates, layouts, and report sections.","author":"334332","description":"ArcGIS Pro project that helps GIS analysts create and manage environmental screening report templates.","caption":"ArcGIS Pro project that helps GIS analysts create and manage environmental screening report templates.","name":"screening-reports-pro-project-gif","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2985000,"date":"2026-10-15 15:05:15","modified":"2026-10-15 15:06:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF.gif","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF-1536x864.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF.gif","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF-826x465.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screening-Reports-Pro-Project-GIF.gif","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Environmental reviews don’t have to be slowed down by manual work. With automated screening, customizable reports, and built-in notifications, the Environmental Review solution helps teams work more efficiently and keep projects moving forward. Ready to get started? Deploy the updated solution today and begin building a more efficient and transparent environmental review process.<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For more information about the Environmental Review solution, check out the following resources:<\/p>\n