defra - using arcgis online to support a consultation
DESCRIPTION
At Esri UK Annual Conference 2014 In early 2013 Defra had a requirement to consult with upland stakeholders in England on a new draft EU designation that we were mapping– Areas Facing Natural Constraints (ANC). These were areas where farming is more challenging due to poor climate, steep slopes, poor drainage and low quality soils. The requirement was to rapidly establish a simple to use webmap, to allow stakeholders to view which upland areas were being proposed as ANC, as well as some base mapping and other related environmental designations. No new resources were allocated to this project, other than a small amount of staff time. ArcGIS Online was used because: Bandwidth credits available in Defra ELA. So no extra cost to Defra. Ready to deploy immediately using existing desktop software and standard desktop analyst skills.TRANSCRIPT
Using ArcGIS Online to support a
consultation
Presented by: Tim Ashelford
Date: June 2014
Using ArcGIS Online to support a
consultation
• Early 2013 Defra requirement to consult with rural stakeholders in England, on a
new draft EU upland designation - Areas Facing Natural Constraints (ANC).
• ANC– the parts of Europe most difficult to farm because of physical limitations.
• ANC to replace Less Favoured Areas designation.
Areas facing Natural Constraints
Common biophysical criteria
across EU.
• Harsh climate
• Poor soils
• Difficult terrain
• In England mostly remote upland
areas
Options
• Static PDF maps
• or simple webmap??
• Webmap preferred. But
• Set up and update map
quickly with existing
desktop software and
standard desktop analyst
skills.
• No extra costs
• Meet corporate style
requirements
• Gazetteer
• Usual pan and zoom
navigation
ANC Webmap
• ArcGIS Online, included in ESRI ELA with
bandwidth credits
• Integration with desktop
• Webmap setup in hours
• Esri UK Support
• Uses template to create corporate style
• Access control options – share draft before publish
The ANC Webmap
Simple user guide
Outcome
• Stakeholders had good
information on the
proposed location of
Areas Facing Natural
Constraints
• Feedback from
stakeholders on use of
the webmap was
positive
Lessons learned
• Optimise webmap as far as possible for slow
remote rural broadband speeds, even if this
means some loss of quality
• Consider creating mobile or tablet optimised
versions of the webmap to reach out to more
stakeholders
• Provide some documentation – how to use map
