Forest Service Web Maps: Design, Use, and Evaluation
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Forest Service Web Maps:Design, Use, and EvaluationLindsey KieszMay 2014Advisor: Dr. Alex Klippel
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Outline• Introduction to project: a web map
• Forest Service direction and background
• Design process and design criteria
• Project status
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Designing a Map• Background
• Northwest Forest Plan • Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness
Monitoring Program• Watershed score• Multi-agency
• Bureau of Land Management• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Needs• Share data with many agencies• Agency Hydrologists will review
model outputsNorthwest Forest Plan AreaSource: Collier, Odell (2002). Reproduced here for educational purposes.
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What is the Forest Service?Ranger hats?
• National Park Service • or US Forest Service?
• Federal agency in the Department of Agriculture
“Caring for the land, serving people”
“The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and
future generations.”Forest Service (2013)
A ranger hatSource: National Park Service (2014), reproduced here for educational purposes.
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• FS Map goes here…
Map of the contiguous United States. National Forest Land shown in green.
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What is a Web Map?
• Dynamic maps• ArcGIS API for JavaScript or Google Maps API
• Static maps• ArcGIS map products• .Pdf• Figures
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Paper versus Web Maps
Paper• Printing costs
• Better resolution
Web• Reach a greater audience
• Software, training costs
• Screen resolution
• More information
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Forest Service Web Maps
“The broad objectives of conducting information programs and activitiesare to:
1. Increase public awareness of and understanding of Forest Service programs, activities, benefits, and services, and
stewardship of natural resources.
2. Facilitate the participation of individuals, organizations, groups, other Federal agencies, and State, local, and tribal governments in Forest Service decision making processes, programs, and activities.”
Source: Forest Service Manual (2012)
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Forest Service Web Maps• ArcGIS Online for Organizations
• ArcGIS Server
• Google Maps • Campgrounds and trailheads
• Web mapping technologies business rules• Internal documents related to file naming standards and other
internal processes for publishing maps.• No extensive design and evaluation guidelines for the map itself.
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Design
• Design Process:• Needs assessment
• Users, Tasks, Data, Products• Draft• Publish• Evaluation
• Iterative
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Design Criteria Overview
• Map Design• Many print map cartography concepts apply to web maps
• Web Map Design• Criteria for web maps
• Web Criteria• Meet web standards
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Map elements present Title, legend, scale bar
Simple and balanced
Intuitive colors and symbols
Data accuracy
Completeness
Map Design
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Display at different scales
Basemap consideration
Intuitive icons and map interaction Zoom icons, popups
Search capability
Web Map Design
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Display in web browser
Website Accessibility (508 Compliance) Some limitations
Web Standards
Forest Service Web Standards
Metadata Final map will have a link to metadata
Availability
Web Criteria
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EvaluationWest Bend Project Map
Map elements present
Simple and balanced
Intuitive colors and symbols
Data accuracy
Completeness
Display at different scales
Basemap consideration
Display in web browser
508 compliance
Web Standards
Forest Service Web Standards
Intuitive map interaction
Search capability
Metadata
Availability
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Capstone Project Status• Map
• Currently draft• Map data ready Summer 2014
• Finalize design and evaluation criteria• Survey/Evaluation by intended audience
• Internal documents• Criteria and guidelines• Information for managers
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Presentation• Northwest GIS Users Conference
• Lynnwood, WA. • October 13 to 17, 2014• WORKING ACROSS BORDERS• Abstract due August/September 2014
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Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest