Oregon Explorer Mapping and Reporting Tools for PlannersJanine Salwasser, Institute for Natural ResourcesCome learn about the new Oregon Explorer mapping and reporting tools that have been developed for planners. They include support for community wildfire protection plans, sage-grouse development siting, wetland mitigation planning, watershed restoration, land use planning, and more. Since it was launched in 2007, the Oregon Explorer natural resources digital library (www.oregonexplorer.info) has been providing access to data, mapping and reporting tools, and archived scholarly information to help local citizens, planners and policymakers make more informed decisions about Oregon’s natural resources and communities. The Oregon Explorer program is a collaboration between the Institute for Natural Resources and the Oregon State University Libraries and Press. The presentation will include a demonstration of new planning tools sponsored by Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, Oregon Department of State Lands, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that are being used throughout the State.
Boat Oregon – Use Cases of ArcGIS Online for the Marine BoardJoe Severson, Oregon State Marine BoardPresenting complex and proposed rule changes for the Oregon State Marine Board that will impact the boating public has been challenging at times. We’ve found that presenting this information through Story Maps has allowed the Marine Board and the public an opportunity to visualize proposed changes in an easy to use mapping application. This presentation will share an example of recently passed rules on the Willamette River through a Story Map that was shared to the boating community and the Board of Directors to help in crafting the rules. I will also highlight the use of a Story Map that presented a recent legislative concept for a Waterway Access Account with the Marine Board and examples of what it can do. This Story Map takes you on a journey across Oregon showing planned, constructed and potential projects that this account would help to create, should it pass legislation. Then I will highlight our ArcGIS Online Web Mapping Application –Interactive Boat Oregon Map or iBOM. This map shows the public where is public boating access, displays current rules and regulations on the water, and works with Survey123 to display boating hazards and obstructions on the water as reported by our Law Enforcement Partners across the State.
Discipline and Transparency in Allocating Limited ResourcesDanila Cariello, Decision LensAcross all governmental agencies, planners and managers must make tough decisions about allocating resources and justifying those decisions to elected and appointed leadership. Organizations face multiple competing priorities that must be balanced in order to optimize resources.
Each fiscal year, Washington State Government spends over $900 million on information technology, with 100 state agencies vying for that funding. State Legislation (RCW 43.88.092) requires a rigorous, categorical, and transparent priority ranking process. The Washington Office of the CIO (OCIO) was charged with ensuring every IT dollar advanced the governor’s policy objectives as required by statute. The existing process was inadequate to satisfy the requirements of the legislation.
Washington CIO engaged Decision Lens to implement our solution and process to resolve these challenges. The Decision Lens Solution improved their prioritization process by implementing structure, transparency, and effective project prioritization. They were able to develop specific and nuanced criteria and create prioritized lists that were easy to explain and justify. Constrained resources mean there are too many demands and not enough budget, requiring data spatial creation and maintenance:
- What areas do I need to fly for updated photos and Lidar and how often?
- What areas are priorities for Broadband?
- Connecting to GIS to conduct “geographic project bundling,” for example, if we are repaving 5th St, are there utility projects also proposed so we don’t dig the street backup after.
Decision Lens has been used by both the public sector and private sector to help their organizations optimize the planning and prioritization process. Popular uses include Transportation & Transits, Facilities, Utilities, Environmental Remediation, and Information Technology.
