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• NORM

• Northcentral Ohio
• Regional Mapping

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• NORM

• Northcentral Ohio Regional Mapping

• What is it?
• How was it funded?
• How was it created?
• What are the individual items of the site?
• How can I use it?
• Where can I find it?

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1. WHAT IS IT?
North Central Ohio Lake Erie Internet Mapping and
GIS, Phase 1
would analysis how changes in landuse upstream
effect downstream - specifically coastal - water
quality and develop a system to prioritize land
acquisition, stream easements restoration areas
to improve and protect coastal water quality.
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2. HOW WAS IT FUNDED?
Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grant

• 120,000 Coastal Restoration Grant
• 30,000 Cash
• 5,000 in-kind salary
• 11,000 in-kind computer hardware technology

This project was funded in part by a Great Lakes
Coastal Restoration Grant (GLCRG) supported by
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) through the Ohio Coastal
Management Program (OCMP).
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3. HOW WAS IT CREATED?
Phase 1 Scope

• Select a Consultant
• Project Boundaries
• Scope of Services/Specific Goals of the Project
• Additional Scope

Basics of the All Phases

• Inventory and Organize Existing Data
• Create New Land Use Data
• Create an Interactive Internet Mapping GIS System

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Select the Phase 1 Study Area

• 100 stream miles per county with 5 field
  verification
• Should include both developed and undeveloped
  watersheds
• Only in 4 counties (Lorain, Medina, Erie,
  Sandusky)

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• Phase 1

100 stream miles per county with 5 field
verification
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Specific Project Goals

• Provide a coastal watershed protection tool for
  regional planning acquisition.
• Provide a sound scientific methodology for
  specifying critical areas, to preserve and
  protect Lake Erie water habitats.
• Provide a vehicle for future grant funding of
  critical resources.

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Specific Project Goals

• Educate the public about the factors effecting
  Lake Erie water quality.
• Promote regional planning to focus limited local
  resources to the best benefit of Lake Erie.
• Provide a foundation for future partnerships to
  preserve coastal resources.

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Additional Scope

• Choose study watersheds by mileage
• Add more data layers to scope
• Project management website tool to facilitate the
  project
• 2 web maps rather than one
• (public maintenance)
• 1 year of support for web site after delivery

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Inventory and Organize Existing Data

• Convert data into similar coordinate system
• Create metadata if none is supplied
• Organize data to facilitate accessibility (naming
  conventions, folder conventions,)
• Create clearinghouse index of data

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PROCESS
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• Existing Park Boundaries
• Stream Centerlines
• Petitioned Ditch Locations
• Zoning
• County Bikeway Plans
• Soils
• Ohio Wetland Inventory

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Medina Modification Reproject all themes into
NAD 83 Reproject all aerials into NAD 83 Streams
Themes with attributes City Park Property State
Owned Property Other Public Property New 2005
Detailed Land Use Theme (for study areas) 2000
Detailed Land Use Theme (for study areas) 2005
Detailed Wetland Inventory (for study areas) 2000
Detailed Wetland Inventory (for study areas) 1994
Land Use Translation Theme (to translate to 2000
2005 Land Use classifications) to show
developmental impacts over 11 years 1976 Land Use
Translation Theme (to translate to 2000 2005
Land Use classifications) to show developmental
impacts over 29 years 2005 Mitigation Potential
Theme 2005 Stream Restoration Potential
Theme 2005 Preservation Potential Theme 2005
Erosion Potential Areas
Create New Data
Lorain Modification 1996 County Planning Long
Range Plan Streams Themes with attributes City
Park Property State Owned Property Other Public
Property New 2005 Detailed Land Use Theme (for
study areas) 1999 Detailed Land Use Theme (for
study areas) 2005 Detailed Wetland Inventory (for
study areas) 1999 Detailed Wetland Inventory (for
study areas) 1994 Land Use Translation Theme (to
translate to 2000 2005 Land Use
classifications) to show developmental impacts
over 11 years 1976 Land Use Translation Theme (to
translate to 2000 2005 Land Use
classifications) to show developmental impacts
over 29 years 2005 Mitigation Potential
Theme 2005 Stream Restoration Potential
Theme 2005 Preservation Potential Theme Digitize
existing Park Natural Resource Management
Plans Carlisle Reservation Charlemont
Reservation Sandy Ridge Reservation Amherst
Beaver Creek Reservation Schoepfle
Garden Kipton Reservation Black River
Reservation French Creek Reservation Columbia
Reservation Previous Park District Master Plan
for County 2005 Erosion Potential Areas 2005
Beach closure data (as far back as public records
allow)
Erie Modification County Bikeway Greenway
Plan Streams Themes with attributes City Park
Property State Owned Property Other Public
Property New 2005 Detailed Land Use Theme (for
study areas) 2001 Detailed Land Use Theme (for
study areas) 2005 Detailed Wetland Inventory (for
study areas) 2001 Detailed Wetland Inventory (for
study areas) 1994 Land Use Translation Theme (to
translate to 2000 2005 Land Use
classifications) to show developmental impacts
over 11 years 1976 Land Use Translation Theme (to
translate to 2000 2005 Land Use
classifications) to show developmental impacts
over 29 years 2005 Mitigation Potential
Theme 2005 Stream Restoration Potential
Theme 2005 Preservation Potential Theme Previous
Park District Master Plan for County Any Existing
Natural Resource Management Plans 2005 Erosion
Potential Areas 2005 Beach closure data (as far
back as public records allow)
Sandusky Modification Parcel boundaries theme
(not processed from county) Current County Park
Properties Current State Owned Property Current
City Park Property Streams Themes with
attributes City Park Property State Owned
Property Other Public Property New 2005
Detailed Land Use Theme (for study areas) 2000
Detailed Land Use Theme (for study areas) 2005
Detailed Wetland Inventory (for study areas) 2000
Detailed Wetland Inventory (for study areas) 1994
Land Use Translation Theme (to translate to 2000
2005 Land Use classifications) to show
developmental impacts over 11 years 1976 Land Use
Translation Theme (to translate to 2000 2005
Land Use classifications) to show developmental
impacts over 29 years 2005 Mitigation Potential
Theme 2005 Stream Restoration Potential
Theme 2005 Preservation Potential Theme Previous
County Park District Mater Plan for County Any
existing natural resource management Plans 10
foot contours Stream Centerlines for study
areas Stream Centerlines with attributed data for
county 2005 Beach closure data (as far back as
public records allow) 2005 Erosion Potential Areas

• 2000 Landuse
• 2005 Landuse

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PROCESS
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• Discern the landuse from aerials

• Review the hydric soils topography

• Add the attribute data

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PROCESS
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Post-field Analysis
Field Data Collection
Mission Planning
Final Product Production
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PROCESS
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Conceptual Model for Watershed Assessment
Natural Resources
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Landscape Modeling
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Items Under Consideration

• Change in land use over time
• Relationship between land use and available water
  quality data
• Potential for wetland creation/restoration
• Potential for stream restoration
• Potential for preservation

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Restoration/Preservation Site Modeling

• Add up all opportunities
• Create layers based identifying sites
• Attribute layers with data

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Create an Interactive Internet Mapping GIS System
Like any project, you must think about the final
product Ask questions and find solutions on how
to get there

• Goals
• Process and Work Flow
• End Product

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a.

• Goals
• Specify a server to fit the current and future
  needs of the park districts
• Create a web mapping interface
• Integrate web solution into existing park web
  sites
• Organize data in a clear manner
• Create help files and tutorials
• Integrate final solution into an existing network
  infrastructure

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Present Final Internet Mapping Site and
Presentation Maps of Watersheds
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b.
The Process

• Start by creating a temporary host site on URS
  Web Server with password protection
• Ability to view data live
• Enable NCRCPD staff to utilize data as soon as it
  becomes available
• Give NCRCPD more time to purchase server
• Web site development process
• Flow charts
• Explanation of information
• Review Process online
• No traveling for NCRCPD staff
• Assist NCRCPD purchase server
• Suggest server that can be used for additional
  reasons such as distance learning or a back up
  server

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b.
The Process

• Finalized web site design on URS server
• Live reviews
• Site was live before end of year on URS servers
  then NCRCPD
• Configure new NCRCPD server with new software,
  data, web services, firewalls and protections all
  behind existing LCMPD network
• Code in static IP addresses
• Configure existing Nortel VPN boxes to work with
  new server
• Help register names with DNS services
• Test web site from within LCMPD other locations
• Help link site to other existing park district
  web sites
• Web site on URS server will not be turned off
  till server is configured no down time in
  service
• PDF versions of draft maps for review

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b.
The Process

• Online Project Management System
• Chat with each other URS staff
• Keep track of emails pdfs
• Calendar of important dates
• Access from anywhere at anytime
• Accessible during duration of project
• Manuals Online Tutorials
• Teach 3 administrators on how to administer site
• Manuals included
• Customized training
• Demonstration Meeting
• URS team managers in attendance to answer
  questions
• Public Meeting
• Explain the reasons behind the site
• Show how to use the site
• Display online tutorials

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c.
End Product

• Metadata

• PDFs of All Maps

• Printed Presentation Maps

• Electronic Map Files
• Your staff can customize maps after delivery

• Organized data in a clear user friendly manner

• All data in same coordinate system

• All data virtually seamless from county to county

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4. INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OF THE SITE?

• Home Page
• NCRCPD History
• Links
• Grant Description
• Shapefile Download Area
• Tutorial
• Interactive Mapping

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5. HOW CAN I USE IT?

• Interactive Mapping
• Download Information
• Supply Information

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Future Phases

• Additional Study Areas
• Within Existing Counties
• Wood County
• Additional Maps
• Wildlife Inventories
• Ranger Reporting
• Geo-caching
• Additional Grants
• LEPF
• CMAG

Wood
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6. WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

• www.NCRCPD.com