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2. 2 It began in 1995 when the state of new jersey and ESRI joined forces to help NGOs expand there GIS capability through access to state digital spatial data and ArcView software. Examples for how NGOs used GIS technology: Examples for how NGOs used GIS technology: 1. Delivering Vital Services There was a steady growth in the senior citizen population in city of Plainfield. There was a steady growth in the senior citizen population in city of Plainfield. The Plainfield senior citizen center was dedicated to providing onsite educational and recreational programs as well as counseling and other services and also wanted to help the city’s home bound seniors who were unable to get to the center. The Plainfield senior citizen center was dedicated to providing onsite educational and recreational programs as well as counseling and other services and also wanted to help the city’s home bound seniors who were unable to get to the center.

3. 3 the center used its ArcView software to map where these residents live so that services could be delivered to them. the center used its ArcView software to map where these residents live so that services could be delivered to them. Redesigning bus routes and coordinating the local meals on wheels program and other home-based services are ways that GIS has provided innovative solutions to meet the needs of Plainfield changing community. Redesigning bus routes and coordinating the local meals on wheels program and other home-based services are ways that GIS has provided innovative solutions to meet the needs of Plainfield changing community.

4. 4 2. Conserving Habitat An alarming amount of migratory birds habitat has disappeared from new jersey’s landscape over the last 25 years. An alarming amount of migratory birds habitat has disappeared from new jersey’s landscape over the last 25 years. the new jersey Audubon society is integrating - Doppler radar and GIS – to delineate important habitat areas for migrating songbirds. the new jersey Audubon society is integrating - Doppler radar and GIS – to delineate important habitat areas for migrating songbirds. Because songbirds are nocturnal migrants it was difficult to track them. Because songbirds are nocturnal migrants it was difficult to track them. Overlaying composite radar images with land use/land cover data in ArcView biologists are able to identify areas where birds are resting and feeding by detecting the precise moment of liftoff. Overlaying composite radar images with land use/land cover data in ArcView biologists are able to identify areas where birds are resting and feeding by detecting the precise moment of liftoff.

5. 5 this data helps the new jersey Audubon society make its case for the protection of these important stopover areas. this data helps the new jersey Audubon society make its case for the protection of these important stopover areas. 3. Planning for Smart Growth Low – density development or sprawl brings with it problems like loss of open spaces, traffic congestions, and degradation of air and water quality. Low – density development or sprawl brings with it problems like loss of open spaces, traffic congestions, and degradation of air and water quality. To counteract sprawl, local planning processes need to consider the impact of development on transportation and on public water, sewer, and natural resource systems before decisions are made. To counteract sprawl, local planning processes need to consider the impact of development on transportation and on public water, sewer, and natural resource systems before decisions are made.

6. 6 Using ArcView, RPP developed GOZ, a GIS-based computer program that calculates the build- out impact of existing zoning ordinances and enables users to construct and test alternative zoning scenarios. Using ArcView, RPP developed GOZ, a GIS-based computer program that calculates the build- out impact of existing zoning ordinances and enables users to construct and test alternative zoning scenarios.

7. 7 4. Creating Recreational Opportunities Save Barnegat Bay has delineated and mapped routes through the Sedge Islands of Island Beach State Park on the New Jersey coast, making this marine ecosystem accessible for kayaking and canoeing. Save Barnegat Bay has delineated and mapped routes through the Sedge Islands of Island Beach State Park on the New Jersey coast, making this marine ecosystem accessible for kayaking and canoeing. ESRI technology translated the data into images that could be used to chart, map, and assess the progress then plan for tomorrow based on an accurate picture of today.