NEPAssist: Using Web Services for

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NEPAssist Using Web Services for Environmental
Reviews and Assessments
Presented by Julie Kocher, EPA, Office of
Information Analysis and Access Office of
Environmental Information
April 25, 2007
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Why NEPAssist?

• NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
• Simplify the Process of Filing and Review of EISs
  and EAs
• Access to Core Geo-Data
• Environmental Screening of all Proposed Projects
• Streamlined Review Process

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NEPAssist Overview

• Web-based GIS Tool No training No licensing
  No desktop configuration No desktop data needed
• Distributed Geo-Spatial Application via Web
  Services
• Consistent Data Sets

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Select Study Area
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Interactive Map
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Digitize Project Location
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Preliminary EnvironmentalAssessment
A GIS tool that assists with the filing and
review process of Environmental Impact Statements
and Environmental Assessments
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Region Specific Reports
Region 2
Region 5
Region 6
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NEPAssist Benefits

• Raises Important Environmental Issues at the
  Earlier Stages of Project Development
• Enhances Collaboration with Other Agencies for
  the Review of NEPA Documents
• Easy Access to Region Specific Geo-Data
• Customized Regional Assessments
• Streamlined Review Process

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Future Focus and Direction

• National Expansion of Application
• Outreach and Collaboration with Federal Partners
• Feedback from EPA Regional Reviewers about Data
  Needs

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Questions?
For more information, please contact Julie
Kocher Aimee Hessert EPA OEI
EPA OECA 202-566-0710
202-564-0993 kocher.julie_at_epa.gov
hessert.aimee_at_epa.gov