Abstract

Don't Waste Our Open Space
Track: Parks, Natural Reserves, Fisheries, and Wildlife Management
Authors: Angela Witcher

This project seeks to leverage the public to help locate illegal dump sites. Through ArcGIS Online the public can take a photo of a dump site, describe the debris, and report to NJDEP. The NJDEP then makes story maps to report back to the public on the status of the investigation. Transparency and increased constituent engagement combine through GIS to reduce illegal dumping in NJ.