Abstract
 Ohio's Watercraft Access Facilities: Spatial Analysis for Planning and Communication Track: State and Local Government Author(s): Kim Marshall Public input identified boating access as a statewide priority issue for the Ohio Division of Watercraft. In 2004, the Division undertook a major update of the Watercraft Facility Database, a comprehensive boating needs inventory assessment project. More than 800 public access sites were field inventoried in the summer of 2004, and qualitative and quantitative data were gathered concerning the condition of and amenities adjacent to the facilities. Coordinates were collected at each site using Magellan and Garmin GPS units, and in turn, these coordinates were rendered into a geographic information system layer (shapefile) using ArcGIS. Spatial data analysis associated with the 2004 inventory update is used in support of the Division's planning initiatives to improve boating access and water-based recreation in Ohio. The development of interactive, web based mapping (using ArcIMS) to communicate facility access information provides value-added benefits to our boating customers. Kim Marshall Ohio Division of Watercraft Ohio Department of Natural Resources 2045 Morse Road Columbus , OH 43229-6693 US Phone: 614.265.6672 E-mail: kim.baker@dnr.state.oh.us |
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