GIS Boosts R3 Initiative in Recreation Office
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection used GIS to help increase participation in its youth fishing program.
Nevada improves wildlife management
The Nevada Department of Wildlife helps preserve the elk population by using GIS to improve aerial surveys and streamline data collection.
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Washington State Maps Recreation Inventory
The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office created a hub site to consolidate and map information about the state’s recreation areas.Read the article -
The Economic Value of Parks: NYC
A team of economists, GIS specialists, and researchers examined recreational, environmental, and public health data to identify the benefits of pRead the story -
Reversing the impacts of industrial development
Using GIS-based weed-spraying technology, environmental restoration organizations are working to reverse the impacts of industrial development.Read the article -
National Audubon Society maps bird migration
The Bird Migration Explorer utilizes millions of geographic data points to visualize the amazing annual journeys made by over 450 bird species.Read the blog -
Driving a statewide understanding of water quality
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet has made data about water quality much more accessible via an interactive map-based site.Read the blog -
Striking a balance between conservation and growth
Thrive Regional Partnership uses advanced analytics to preserve natural treasures in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee.Read the blog -
National Park Service ranks wildfire risk on a map
As wildfires increase, the US National Park Service set out to catalog at-risk structures throughout the park system.Read the blog -
Maps and sensors protect point conception
The Nature Conservancy uses a digital twin to document the Jack & Laura Dangermond Preserve to guide its protection and restoration.Read the blog -
Improving roadway safety for wildlife and people
Federal and state agencies, along with citizen scientists, use GIS to document roadkill and determine what collision protections to put in place.Read the blog -
Maps help ensure equitable distribution of funds
Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation employs maps and dashboards to add transparency to the distribution of stimulus funds.Read the blog -
Ohio DNR releases DETOUR trails app
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR) used GIS to develop their DETOUR trail app that allows user to search, save, and download trails.Play the video -
Kentucky EEC’s solar siting potential initiative
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) uses GIS to identify reclaimed coal mine lands for potential solar development.Play the video -
South Carolina uses GIS to preserve biodiversity
The South Carolina Natural Heritage Data program uses GIS to document habitats and threatened species to safeguard the state’s uniqueness.Read the article -
Kentucky maps prime renewable energy sites
GIS empowers the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to find sites for solar energy projects while protecting communities & the environment.Read the blog -
Hub builds collaboration for forest plan
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is using ArcGIS Hub to marry forest conditions and wildfire risk for collaboration.Go to the article
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