EQIP ArcIMS Summary
The Wyoming EQIP
Prioritization ArcIMS application was a joint project between Wyoming NRCS and
NCGC. This tool was designed to assist both field and state office personnel
with evaluating and prioritizing EQIP applications for funding.
To enter an application, the
user logs onto a special website and zooms to their area of interest. With one
click, they place a point representing the location of a livestock waste
facility. In the background, complex GIS overlay operations are occurring using
aquifer sensitivity, distance to water and impaired watersheds. While this is
occurring, the user answers a few simple questions and the answers and GIS
analyses are reliably scored and ranked.
This new method takes about
5-10 minutes as opposed to the 2-4 hours it used to take. In addition, the
program coordinator can access the application ranking at anytime and see how
much money remains.
This tool was deployed online
in mid-December 2004. A paper describing the development and internal processes
of this tool was published for the January 2005 ESRI Federal User Conference in
Washington D.C. where it was also demoed. In February 2005, the tool was demoed
to Chief Knight and again in March 2005 to Chief Knightâs principal staff and
deputies.
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