Land Use Explorer: Innovative Resource for Planners

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OREGON PLANNING INSTITUTE 2010 CONFERENCE

Kuuipo WalshInstitute for Natural ResourcesSeptember 15, 2010

The Land Use Explorer

This training session will explain:

• What the Land Use Explorer is

• How to navigate around the site

• How to use the tools of the site

• How you can contribute content to the site

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www.oregonexplorer.info/landuse

A website that provides access to local land use information pertaining to each of the 36 counties in Oregon.

For planners, policymakers, community groups and engaged residents.

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1. Use land use tools2. Learn about land use issues 3. Make maps4. Assess stories and archives 5. Find other resources available6. Learn how you can contribute

6 Modules of the Session

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Module 1: Use land use tools

Use The Measure 49 Map Viewer to determine if your property is on high-value farmland or forestland or in a ground water restricted area.

Data come from many sources including DLCD, other state and local agencies.

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The Land Use ExplorerSeptember 15, 2010

Information & How-To

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Click on tab for

different map

layers

Type address

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Use the transparency slider

Click the legend

Water-related Districts

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Module 2: Learn about Issues

Use the “Issues and Actions” page to find out about the causes, consequences, and significance of land use issues

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Four Land Use Issues featured

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Multimedia story about the land use planning in

Oregon

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McCall talks of the problem of Oregon losing its credibility as the “environmental model of this nation” through the “unfettered despoiling of our land”September 15, 2010

Module 3: Making Maps

• Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map land use issues across the state

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Many, many map “layers” to turn on and

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Click on layer name for definition and sourceSeptember 15, 2010

Zoomed in on Bend, OR area

Ask the map for more information about a

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The map tells you about the point you clicked on

(using the “Identify Visible” tool) with all the layers that are on top of it

Print or download your customized map

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Module 4: Access Stories & Research Archives

• Stories are written by science writers on the team.• Research is written by OSU faculty and agency staff and

archived into ScholarsArchive@OSU• ScholarsArchive@OSU is Oregon State University’s digital service for

gathering, indexing, making available and storing the scholarly work of the Oregon State University community.

• It also includes materials from outside the institution in support of the university’s land, sun, sea, and space grant missions and other research interests.

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Search by community names, issues, or type of

Browse by Subject

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Oregon Counties Long-Range Planning Conference Reports

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Module 5: Access Other Resources

• Data collections• Photos and videos• Experts and contacts

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Data, Photo, and Video Collections

Issue Experts

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Data Collections

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Issue Experts

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Module 6: How can you contribute?

• Through ScholarsArchive@OSU• Write and archive reports about land use issues • Send to Kuuipo Walsh for archival with: Title, Author Name, Abstract, 4

Keywords, Geography, Relation to Oregon Explorer Portals• Or archive them yourself

• Submit organization names to “Expertise and Contacts”

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http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/

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Describing your submission

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Uploading the file

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Add your organization as an expert or contact

Send us your organization’s web address and a short

description

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Add your Land Use Data

Contact us for more information on how to share your data in the Oregon Spatial Data

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Congratulations, you have completed the training for the Land Use Explorer!

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Oregon Explorer portals

Current Portals New Portals

Launched: June 2010

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Click for charts

Click variable name for definition

and source

17 Clusters: click to expand

Create a new report in this same

window

Print (recommended) or download report

• Faye Stewart, a Lane County commissioner, says he’s impressed by the quality and quantity of demographic information he’s able to access on the Rural Communities Explorer. He’s able to glean valuable socioeconomic data for his district, as well as maps and geographic information. He says he especially appreciates the feature that allows him to hone in on areas of his district using aerial photos and apply overlays of land use designations and natural resources such as wetlands. “This is a powerful tool that will help me track trends in my district,” he says. “It also will be useful as we apply for block grants for facility upgrades.”

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Coming soon! New and improved!

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Coming soon! Wetland tools for landowners, consultants and planners

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How can we help you?

Ruth Vondracekruth.vondracek@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University LibrariesThe Valley Library(541) 737-9273

Marc Rempelmarc.rempel@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University LibrariesThe Valley Library(541) 737-4744

Renee Davis-Born

renee.davis-born@oregonstate.eduInstitute for Natural Resources210 Strand HallCorvallis, Oregon 97331

Kuuipo Walshkuuipo.walsh@oregonstate.eduInstitute for Natural ResourcesThe Valley Library(541) 737-3795

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Land Use Explorer: Innovative Resource for Planners

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