1. Environmental and Cultural Data Products Environmental Data Work Group January 15, 2016 Nathan Wagoner, ICF W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL

2. Presentation Overview Data Viewer – CartoDB Demonstration – Testing and Stakeholder Review – Schedule and Planned Updates 2016 Environmental Risk Data Cultural Data 2 W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL

3. Data Viewer: Demonstration 3 W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL

4. Data Viewer: Testing Select testers to represent potential user groups: – Transmission Line Owners and Developers – Federal and state/provincial regulatory agencies. – State Public Utilities Commissions – NGOs and other transmission stakeholders Webinars: review Data Viewer and capture feedback 4 W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL

5. Data Viewer: Schedule Add Introductory Video and Help Menus – Jan Conduct Stakeholder Testing - Jan/Feb Add Cultural Data Viewer – Jan/Feb Add WGA Crucial Habitat Assessment – Feb/Mar 5 W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL

6. Environmental Data Update 2016 Identify new environmental data layers – EDWG conduct outreach to potential data contributors – EDWG review/approve/categorize any new Area Types Update existing data layers – Confirm currency of all existing data layers – Request updates for WECC-specific data (e.g., NatureServe species data, Platts transmission line data) Update Environmental Risk Classification models – Add to Data Viewer and supply to LTPT WECC’s Data Open Season ends January 31 st 6 W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL

7. Environmental Data Update 2016 New potential data layers: Greater Sage-Grouse Management Areas (BLM/USFS) Visual Sensitivity (BLM/USFS) Raptors (USFWS) Designated Transmission Corridors (various agencies) 7 W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL

8. Data and Data Acquisition: Cultural Seeking EDWG Assistance with: -Idaho -California -Oregon -BC and Alberta 8 W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL No Coordination to Date In Progress Data Acquired

9. Data and Data Acquisition: Cultural Next steps: Continue to acquire State/Prov and Federal Data Complete migration to public Data Viewer 9 W ESTERN E LECTRICITY C OORDINATING C OUNCIL