2014 Dutchess County Web-Mapping Resources Training

In New York State, local boards are the primary decision-makers on issues of land use and development in their communities. Local boards have the authority and obligation to systematically consider environmental factors during the planning process and review of proposals.

The CCEDC GIS Lab helps local officials and volunteers use various free, on-line web mapping resources that identify site-specific environmental characteristics, and illustrate the larger context and significance of a property as related to a municipality and beyond. Viewing these resources on maps (building a natural resource inventory) can help guide a municipality's effort to encourage better site design and to protect environmental resources.

On Saturday, January 31st, CCEDC along with the Dutchess Land Conservancy and Dutchess County Planning, will be at the Red Hook Town Hall giving a presentation on Web-Mapping Resources for Municipal Officials. The training was offered last year in February (see below), and this year's presentation will cover many of the mapping resources discussed in the previous training, plus new material and discussions.

Resources for Training Participants:

• Part 1 - Site Overview (screenshots)
• Part 1 - Natural Resources (screenshots)
• Part 2 - Exercise (screenshots)
• Biodiversity Blocks: A Sensible, Science-Based Way to Define Greenspaces
• Town of Red Hook Open Space Plan

2014 Training

Digital versions of the materials distributed to attendees at a joint training with Dutchess Land Conservancy in February 2014 are offered here to all municipal officials, volunteers, and residents of Dutchess County.

• Online Mapping for Municipal Officials in Dutchess County - A step by step guide to using Dutchess County ParcelAccess and GeoAccess, with links and information about other online mapping tools, such as the NYS DEC Environmental Resource Mapper and EAF Mapper.
For a video tutorial explaining many of these web-mapping resources available for municipal officials, see below:

Online Mapping Resources for Municipal Officials in Dutchess County from CCE Geospatial Mapping on Vimeo.

• SEQRA Short Environmental Assessment Form (SEAF) - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) newly adopted Short Environmental Assessment form provides municipal officials and volunteers with a list of environmentally sensitive resources, many of which can be identified using web mapping tools presented in the CCEDC guide to online mapping tools, linked above. These resources should be noted prior to site approvals for development.

Last updated February 5, 2016