Project Goal
The project goals interweave Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology with program operations to improve agency efficiency and better allocate resources, benefiting recreational boaters in Oregon. GIS technology enables staff and partners to easily collect data and visualize the datasets into interactive web-based mapping tools and dashboards. The GIS informs program managers and agency staff in making program-related decisions and improvements. In the end, GIS highlights the hard work taking place in the Agency’s programs as it’s their concepts and their ideas, and I’m grateful that Esri offers a platform that supports bringing this all together.Business Problem Solved
Turning detailed information into interactive and visual data to improve accessibility and optimization on any electronic device. Some of the information can literally save lives. Examples include:
Boat Oregon Online Map – A detailed map that provides users with exact locations of boating access sites, the site amenities, updated status information, boating regulations, life jacket loaner stations, and marine sewage amenities.
Boating Facilities Grant History Map – Displays the locations where boating facility grant dollars were allocated to facility owners/operators of public boating access sites around the state that can be used to acquire, improve, and maintain boating facilities serving recreational boaters.
Marine Law Enforcement Apps – A GIS system developed for marine law enforcement officers to record the location and details of contacts made with recreational boaters when checking for safety and registration compliance as well as reporting obstructions in a waterway.
Technology Implemented
ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Dashboards, ArcGIS Web AppBuilder, ArcGIS StoryMaps, ArcGIS QuickCapture, ArcGIS Survey123, ArcGIS Notebooks, and ArcGIS Hub
Development Team Biography
Oregon State Marine Board
Agency Director – Larry Warren
Boating Safety Section – Brian Paulsen
Registration Section – Andrew Popp
Policy and Environmental Section – Alan Hanson
Boating Facilities Section – Janine Belleque
Business Services – Christy Cornish
Public Information Officer – Ashley Massey
Marine Law Enforcement Officers
GIS Coordinator - Joe Severson
Past and current team members for their creative ideas, hard work, and for laying the groundwork in GIS for the Agency.
Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office, led by Rachel Smith, coordinates with state agencies to develop and manage geographic information systems, and leads efforts in advancing and improving GIS in Oregon.
Esri Account Team – Lacey Summers and Chris Marsh