Local Decision Maker: An Interactive GIS Web Tool for Community and Regional Planning

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Local Decision Maker An Interactive GIS Web Tool
for Community and RegionalPlanning

• Richard L. Farnsworth
• Larry DeBoer
• Indraneel Kumar

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Outline

• Introduction
• Background
• Approach (planning 20-question format)
• Transition to live session
• Land Cover and Natural Resources
• Education
• Economic Development

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Background
Add governance objectives (2003)
C4E RFP
Add economic objectives (2007)
Add natural resource objectives to planning (2007)
Local Decision Maker
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Local Decision Maker Base

• Adopt Comprehensive Planning
• Integrate natural resources
• Integrate education
• Integrate GIS throughout program
• Adopt web-based approach
• Focus on Inventory Analysis
• Recruit 3 counties and Extension

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Local Decision Maker
http//ldm.agriculture.purdue.edu
http//www.planningwithpower.org/DM
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http//ldm.agriculture.purdue.edu
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Inventory and Analysis (Initial Focus)
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• 20-question format
• Provides a flow through the development of the
  inventory.
• Helps you decide what is important in your
  comprehensive planning effort

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Phases 2-4 The Future

• 3 pilot counties
• LDM workshops
• Public LDM site
• Consultants

Contributors to this program
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Why a Land Use Inventory?
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Land Use vs. Land Cover
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• Logical flow
• Birds-eye view
• Change.
• Other sources.
• Modify.

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Click here.
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Select a county
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Bartholomew
Zoom in, overlay layers, save, email,print, etc.
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Click here.
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Create a pdf file to handout or embed in a
document.
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NLCD 2001
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NASS 2003
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Use tools to create a land use map.
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Yahoo maps
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Environmental and Natural Resources
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Phases 2 4Next 2 to 5 years

• QUESTIONS