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Understanding a Project’s Space “Using geographic information system (GIS) technology, we could easily display multiple scenarios, impacts and constraints, and other critical information to the public in a way that is not static,” says Douglas M. Adams, Baltimore County, Maryland, GIS program manager. Adams believes that existing GIS technology and data can help redefine how information is shared with the public regarding, for example, a road, rail, or utility project. “Imagine showing citizens at a public meeting the planned right-of-way, and in addition to a three-dimensional cartographic image, you introduce scenario constraints, such as soil conditions, wetlands, and other environmental impacts. And then, on top of that information, you overlay cost information. This may help answer the ‘why are you doing this here versus there’ questions public officials receive,” says Adams. Adams is working with Dewberry to proactively address a potential issue with Maryland landowners. The county is developing a data set that will become Maryland regulation for redefining parcels of land within the critical area along the Chesapeake Bay coast. Because Maryland restricts landowners from building on property within certain proximity to the shoreline, each land parcel has been redefined to correct existing, inaccurate information. Now that Dewberry has intersected parcel maps with final critical area data, the county will have the information readily available to communicate with landowners regarding their parcel status. Real-time Interaction Government agencies are also beginning to tap into dynamic communication tools to track critical information, especially during a crisis. While websites continue to be a vital communication tool for many government agencies, emergency managers and first responders are beginning to realize the value of social media sites to learn from the public, real-time, how response activities are unfolding. According to Dewberry’s Ellis Stanley, Sr., CEM, who served as the director of emergency management planning for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, college-age volunteers mined social media sites during the convention for potentially dubious content. 3
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Contents
Engaging the Public
Checking in at Fort Belvoir
Recycling Municipal Facilities
Improving Outreach and Permitting
Topping Off Virtua Voorhees Hospital
Dimensions - March/April 2009 - Contents
Dimensions - March/April 2009 - Engaging the Public
Dimensions - March/April 2009 - 3
Dimensions - March/April 2009 - Checking in at Fort Belvoir
Dimensions - March/April 2009 - Recycling Municipal Facilities
Dimensions - March/April 2009 - Improving Outreach and Permitting
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Dimensions - March/April 2009 - Topping Off Virtua Voorhees Hospital
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