The Sustainable Installations Regional Resource Assessment (SIRRA) methodology and web-based database analysis tool evaluates and quantifies vulnerability of the region surrounding an installation relative to 10 sustainability issues: (1) air, (2) energy, (3) urban development, (4) threatened and endangered species (TES), (5) locational issues, (6) water, (7) economic issues, (8) quality of life, (9) infrastructure, and (10) security. SIRRATM uses "sustainability indicators" (measurable aspects) corresponding with the 10 themes to quantify the state or condition of a given geographical area. Effective regional indicators provide information about the impact of the surrounding region on an installation's ability to train and maintain its mission.
SIRRA consists of:
- a database of 48 different sustainability indicators comprised of national data sets, primarily from Federal or other national organizations that collect these specific data
- a set of GIS coverages containing sustainability indicator data, for example, water quality data displayed by watershed, or quality of life data displayed by county
- a metadata file for each sustainability indicator that provides consistent source and background information for each data theme type
- lists and locations for major Defense installations
- a web-based analysis tool that provides structured views of this data, e.g., subsets of sustainability issues or installations.
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