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Author: William L. Allen 10001 Main Street Phone: 919-967-2223 Through development of user-friendly interfaces and wizards to assist nontraditional GIS users understand complex natural resource issues, GIS technology can become an inclusive tool to enhance public participation in natural resource planning. The Conservation Fund and Panda Consulting have developed the Midewin Prairie Explorer, a CD-ROM-based application built with MapObjects, to help solicit public opinion on land planning alternatives within the U.S. Forest Service's Land and Resource Management Plan process at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie near Joliet, Illinois. The Midewin Prairie Explorer is being utilized to empower local stakeholders to collaborate with the U.S. Forest Service in the creation of a consensus-based Prairie Plan. |
