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Project Goal
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has for more than a decade provided maps and other geospatial information to its customers. Over the last 5 years the DNR has been trying to increase its web mapping presence in all of its applications. Maps and other spatial functionality are an integral part the DNR web presence (www.iowadnr.gov) and over 30 other applications in the DNR application portfolio. These include information it provides to the public through their fishing, hunting and recreation atlas applications, their Special Events Application where event organizers can self-register and pay for events that are held on state owned land and many other conservation and recreation oriented web pages. Location and maps are also heavily utilized throughout the DNR environmental permitting and regulation portals. Applications built for their Threatened and Endangered Species program, Flood Plain permitting, Animal Feeding Operations allow users register locations and make decisions.Business Problem Solved
Making things easier for the public to find recreation, conservation and environmental information as well as providing efficiency to the DNR permitting process were the main problems that were trying to be solved.
Technology Implemented
ArcGIS for Server Enterprise Advanced, Esri ArcGIS Server REST API, Esri ArcGIS API for JavaScript, Esri ArcGIS Server SOAP SDK, Esri Leaflet for mobile applications
Development Team Biography
Success of past and ongoing efforts of creating map centric and location enabled business processes relies on the efforts of many people. The Iowa DNR GIS Section Staff, DNR and OCIO Information Technology Staff as well as the vision of many of the staff and management in the Fisheries, Wildlife, Water Quality and Land Quality Bureaus have all contributed in some way to the success of mapping at the DNR.