1. The West Virginia Trail Inventory Application http://mapwv.gov/trails/ Ryan Stanley, rjstanley@mix.wvu.edu Graduate Research Assistant West Virginia GIS Technical Center

2. About WV GIS Technical Center was funded by WV Division of Highways to inventory, collect, attribute, and integrate all publicly accessible recreational trails in West Virginia Coordinators o Bill Robinson – State Trails Coordinator o Hussein Elkhansa – GIS Section Head o Theresa Litteral – Trails Manager, Rahall Transportation Institute

3. Trail Database Metrics ~ 1,127 trails ~ 4,161 total miles 18 managing organizations 126 management areas 218 trail contacts

4. West Virginia Trail Inventory

5. Technology HTML/CSS –website layout JavaScript –ArcGIS JavaScript API –jQuery JavaScript framework ArcGIS Server –trail service published via ArcMap –print to PDF (ArcGIS Server 10.1 print service) PHP –trail information submission form Python –automated static trail maps and reports –label expressions for formatting names of public lands

6. Features Trail information window Search by trail name Filter by trail use (e.g. biking, horses) Submit trail information Print map to PDF Static maps and trail reports

7. Trail Information Window Click trails to display information in window

8. Search by Trail Name Search results return trail names with counties Hover cursor over trail names to highlight trail on map

9. Filter by Trail Use Select ‘Trail Use’ icon to highlight trails on map

10. Submit Trail Info Fill out submission form to report trail information A link to the map view is embedded with email to admin

11. Print Map to PDF Click icon to start generating map Uses ArcGIS 10.1 print service and custom map template

12. Static Maps and Trail Reports 3 trail reports and 55 static maps automated with Python

13. Acknowledgments WV Division of Highways Kurt Donaldson – WV GIS Technical Center Evan Fedorko – WV GIS Technical Center All who have contributed to the trail inventory

14. Demo