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Agenda

• Welcome

• Project Description

• Project Team

• Project Details & Timeline

• How You can Help

• Q/A


Welcome

• Explore PA Local Parks Webinar

• Webinar Purpose

– Introduce the project

– Identify opportunities for you to benefit from the project

– Identify opportunities where you can help

• Groundrules


Ground Rules

• Start 5 minutes late

• Someone will be monitoring the chat

• Raise your hand during the Q/A

• We will be recording and will post the webinar on

the project site


Project Description: Vision

“Provide a consistent and comprehensive

statewide local parks GIS data layer accessible

to citizens, government entities, and other

organizations in Pennsylvania.”


Project Goals

• Create a seamless statewide local park GIS layer using

existing local park data sources.

• Incorporate input from stakeholders to improve the

quality / accuracy of statewide local park data.

• Build a web-based application for citizens and

government employees to explore local park

information.

• Build a mobile-based application for smartphone users

that will enable them to explore and locate park

information, generate driving directions, and submit

comments.


“Local Park” - Definition

“A publicly accessible park or natural area that

engages participants of all ages in outdoor

recreational experiences. Local parks provide

opportunities for play and physical activities, and

they promote mental and spiritual well-being and

environmental stewardship.” • Playgrounds, skate parks

• Sports Complexes

• Natural Parks/Open Space Lands with Public Access

• County Parks, etc.

• ATV Parks


Why

• Inventory – ID the parks that we have!

– Tool for long-term maintenance of info

• Planning – Statewide

– Local

• Navigation

• Exploration


Benefits to You!

• One consistent statewide data repository

• “Free” Data resource and mapping tool

• Local park data will be publicly available

in the web-based applications (desktop

and mobile).

• Exposure for your local parks


Project Team

• DCNR

• KCI

• You!

– Counties

– Local Gov

– Recreation Providers

– Open Space/Conservation Providers

– Planning Organizations


KCI Technologies • Full Service, Employee-Owned Consulting

Firm

• Serving Mid-Atlantic Area Since 1955

• Headquartered in Sparks, MD

• Four Pennsylvania Locations: – Harrisburg

– Philadelphia

– State College

– Pittsburgh

• Dedicated Geospatial Solutions Practice – 32 GIS / IT Professionals

• ESRI Business Partner

• ESRI Authorized Trainer

• ISO 9001:2008 Certified

• Project Management

• Business Process Consulting

• Data Compilation

• Data Analysis

• Enterprise Architecture

• Web, Desktop & Mobile

Application Development

• Enterprise Implementations

• Systems Integration

• QA/QC Services

• User Training

SERVICES


Project Details

• Project Kickoff

• Data Collection/Geodatabase Design

• Development/Compilation

• Validation

• Web App Development

• Acceptance


Data Collection & Design

Data Collection • DCNR/BRC Funded Park

Development layer

• Protected Lands

• PAD-US

• County/Regional Parks

– Comprehensive/ Greenway

Plans

• Local Park Inventory

• Parcels

• Commercial Data

Geodatabase Design • Meet with Stakeholders to

discuss parks geodatabase

design (We are here!)

• Create draft design document

• Define attributes, capture rules

and domains

Data Development

• Conflate geometry from DCNR/BRC geodatabase to

2003 local park inventory

• Utilize county, municipal or regional planning

commission sources to update park layer

– GIS layers, digital greenway plans, orthos

http://www.dvrpc.org/

Data Development – Scenario 1

• Counties with digital parcels and parks/greenways

• Compare different source information

– Resolve boundary issues using parcel layer

• Copy parcel polygon into park geodatabase and update

attributes

Data Development – Scenario 2 • Counties with digital parcels

• Copy parcel polygon into park geodatabase and update attributes

• Compare boundary against ortho

Data Development – Scenario 3

• Counties without parcels or parks

• Review greenway and/or comprehensive plan

• Reference plan and digitize from the document


Data Validation

• Interactive webtool

• Contributors and others can:

– Review collected park info

– Edit p

– Add

• This tool will have a lifespan beyond local

park data compilation project


App Development

• Develop a web and mobile app

• HTML 5 web and smartphone compatible

• Will make it possible:

– Explore local parks layer

– Find a local park

– Navigate to a local park


Project Timeline

• Kickoff – January/February 2012

• Data Collection – March/April 2012

• Data Development/Compilation – May to

Sept

• Data Validation – Fall 2012

• Web app Development – Summer/Fall 2012

• Acceptance - Early 2013


How You Can Help!

1. Engage – Thank you for joining us!

2. Share your Parks and/or Parcel data “for

project purposes”

– Or tell us where to find it!

3. Help with Validation once everything is

compiled.

4. Test the tools

5. Use and Explore PA Parks!


Questions and Answers

• What do you think?

• What do we need to know? What have we

overlooked?

• Pitfalls?

• Questions?

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