Abstract

USFS Talking Points Collaborative Mapping - a PPGIS Application
Track: Forestry
Authors: El Carlos Aran, Pat Reed

The US Forest Service & USGS created Talking Points Collaborative Mapping—an online public scoping application, fulfilling the President's 2007 Open Gov Initiative as well as the new FS Planning Rule. Using ArcGIS Flex API, updated to ArcGIS JavaScript API, our app allows the public to leave comments spatially. Data is automatically collected, easily queried and exported. Data mined from these public scoping efforts can provide valuable feedback for Forest Planning and reporting.