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Environmental Management
Mapping Your Environmental Management Strategy
GIS Solutions for Environmental Management
What Is GIS?
—Land and air quality
GIS is a powerful software technology that allows a virtually
unlimited amount of information to be linked to a geo- —Vegetation and land-use type
graphic location. Coupled with a digital map, GIS allows a
user to see locations, events, features, and environmental —Population density
changes with unprecedented clarity, showing layer upon
—Jurisdiction boundaries
layer of information such as environmental trends, soil
stability, pesticide use, migration corridors, hazardous waste —Urban development
generators, dust source points, lake remediation efforts,
and at-risk water wells. Effective environmental practice —Land features
considers the whole spectrum of the environment. ArcGIS®
technology offers a wide variety of analytical tools to meet —Hydrographic data
the needs of many people, helping them make better deci-
sions about the environment.
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Enterprise GIS for Environmental Management
People in the environmental management community use GIS to • Internet mapping solutions that support interagency collabora-
organize existing information and communicate that information tion projects
throughout their organizations. GIS can be used as a strategic • Quality control processes that ensure accurate, high-quality
tool to automate processes, transform environmental manage- data
ment operations by garnering new knowledge, and support deci-
• Worker-friendly designs that increase agency-wide access and
sions that make a profound difference on our environment.
application
GIS is considered enterprise if, by design, it is part of the overall • Scalability that supports and adapts to growing and evolving
information technology architecture of the organization. ArcGIS IT demand
can be integrated with most standard corporate systems such
Environmental management GIS draws from many disciplines
as work management, customer service, and reporting systems.
to create meaningful, intelligent maps used by a wide variety of
Both GIS functionality and data accessing ability can be embed-
people for a multitude of purposes.
ded directly into other agency applications. GIS workflow appli-
cations simplify and automate procedures within environmental
management operations, resulting in improved efficiency and
significant time savings.
Temporal
Predictive
Data Sources
Private Sector
Environmental
Biology
Culture
Geodatabase
Demographic
Environment Qualities
Hydrographic
Hypsographic (Terrain) Records, Documents, and Tables
Environmental Inventories
Internet Public Sector
Jurisdiction
Meteorlogic Remote Sensing Data
Legislation Landownership Records
Topographic Scanned Maps
Survey
Existing Digital Data Interested
Imagery Organizations
Report Products
Compliance
Notification
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Environmental GIS in the Private Sector
Vegetation Management Solution
Case Study—New York Power Authority
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GIS in the Field
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Environmental GIS in the Public Sector
E-government GIS portal technology delivers environment maps on the Web.
Case Study—Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
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GIS on the Web
Web Publishing
Publishing maps and sharing geospatial information on the Inter-
net or the intranet are invaluable to researchers, collaborators,
engineers, planners, field and office workers, the general public,
and others. They are useful tools for research and collaboration
and open opportunities for enlarging perspectives about environ-
mental management.
GIS
Service
Provider
Publish Consume
Search
GIS
GIS User
Portal Client
Discover
CalMAST and the San Bernardino County sheriff provided maps on the
CalMAST Web site so the service providers and the public could watch The Flow of Information from the Service Provider to the
fire management progression. User via a GIS Portal
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Environmental GIS in International Organizations
Human Pressure on Caribbean Coral Reefs
Case Study—World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C.
Map of Watersheds
along the
Mesoamerican
Barrier Reef with
Estimated Plume
Reefs Threatened by
Coral reefs in the Caribbean are threatened by many human Sediment and Pollution
activities. The Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean project was from Inland Sources
launched to help protect the valuable coastal ecosystems of
the Caribbean by providing decision makers and the public
implemented using the map algebra functions in ArcGIS Spatial
with information and tools to manage coastal habitats more
Analyst.
effectively. The project focuses on compiling, integrating, and
disseminating critical information on these precious resources for Data about four threat types—coastal development, sedimenta-
the entire Caribbean region. tion and pollution from inland sources, marine-based threats,
and overfishing—was integrated into a single index creating the
Conducted by the World Resources Institute in cooperation with
Reefs at Risk Threat Index. The threats at each location were
more than 20 organizations working in the region, the project rep-
rated low, medium, or high.
resents a unique, regionwide look at the threats facing Caribbean
coral reefs. The collaborative process of data gathering and analy- This approach permits patterns of land use within watersheds
sis has produced the first regionally consistent, detailed mapping to be linked with sources of sediment transport and delivery to
of threats from coastal development, watershed-based sources of coral reefs, enabling those reefs at greatest risk to be identified.
sediment and pollution, marine-based threats, and overfishing. Maintaining healthy coral reef ecosystems and their associated
biodiversity depends on applying appropriate land-use practices
Wide-ranging information is consolidated within a GIS including
in critical watersheds to ensure that the impact of sediment,
information on coral reef locations (maps), pressures on coral
nutrients, and other pollutants on the coral reef system is mini-
reefs (observed threats, pollution, and physical impacts), changes
mized. Using this approach, it is possible to identify those areas
in condition, observations of coral bleaching and disease, and
that will be particularly sensitive to development or land-use
information on management of coral reefs. The analysis was
changes and facilitate the prioritization of watersheds to ensure
performed in ESRI’s ArcView software. Watersheds were delin-
that the best practices are developed in areas where land-use
eated by using the ArcView hydrological application. Information
change is most threatening to the health of coral reefs.
on slope, land cover type, precipitation, and soil porosity was
integrated to develop an indicator of relative erosion potential Special thanks to Lauretta Burke and Jonathan Maidens of the
for all land areas within the wider Caribbean. This analysis was World Resources Institute for this information and the maps.
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GIS for Environmental Data Management and Analysis
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ESRI’s GIS Tools for
Environmental Management
ArcGIS is a scalable family of software comprising a Server GIS
complete GIS, built on industry standards, that is rich in • ArcSDE is an advanced spatial data server, providing a gateway
functionality and works out of the box. for storing, managing, and using spatial data in a DBMS for any
client application (e.g., ArcIMS or ArcGIS Desktop).
Desktop GIS • ArcIMS is scalable Internet map server software. It is widely used
• ArcReader allows anyone to view, explore, and print ESRI- for GIS Web publishing to deliver maps, data, and metadata to
published map files. It is designed for viewing and sharing many users via the Web.
maps that access a wide variety of data. • ArcGIS Server is a comprehensive GIS server platform for
• ArcView focuses on comprehensive data use, mapping, and enterprise and Web application developers. It is used to
analysis. build distributed and multitier enterprise information system
• ArcEditor adds advanced geographic editing and data configurations based on ESRI ArcObjects™ core technology.
creation.
• ArcInfo is a complete, professional desktop GIS containing
Other ESRI Products and Services
comprehensive functionality including geoprocessing tools. • ArcGIS Engine is a set of core software components and tools.
It is a resources package for developers to build custom GIS and
mapping applications.
• ArcPad software provides database access, mapping, and GIS and
global positioning system integration to users in the field using
Desktop GIS handheld and mobile devices.
• ArcWeb Services offer access to GIS content and capabilities over
SM
• ESRI GIS Portal Toolkit provides all the tools and templates to
ArcEditor create a GIS portal.
ArcView
Developer GIS GIS Web Services
ESRI Developer ArcWeb Services
ArcReader Network (EDN)
Mobile GIS
Lightweight
Viewers
ArcPad
Mobile Devices
Network Web Browsers
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ESRI’s GIS Solutions and Services for
Environmental Management
Extensions
These optional software extensions dramatically expand the capabilities of
ArcGIS for environmental management.
ArcGIS 3D Analyst™
Three-dimensional visualization, topographic analysis, and surface creation
ArcGIS Publisher
Converts ArcGIS map documents to published map files—useful for dis-
tributing maps read with ArcReader
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