The Ohio Conservation The Ohio Conservation GIS Project (OCGIS)GIS Project (OCGIS)

Aaron Lantz

Soil Information Coordinator

ODNR

Division of Soil & Water Conservation

2008 Ohio GIS Conference

September 10-12, 2008

Crowne Plaza North Hotel

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio’s Conservation Partnership

Division of Soil & Water Conservation

Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Conservation DistrictsOhio’s 88 SWCDs

CWA 319 Watershed Groups

Division of Soil & Water Conservation

“Provide leadership and services that enable Ohioans to conserve, protect, and enhance soil, water, and land resources."

continues to grow in importance

Bio-fuelsGulf Hypoxia

Water supply

Climate change

OCGISOCGISWeb-based enterprise GISWeb-based enterprise GIS

For Ohio’s Conservation partnersFor Ohio’s Conservation partners

and their customersand their customers

planning, design, and evaluation of planning, design, and evaluation of site-specific natural resource site-specific natural resource

conservation projects.conservation projects.

TimeTime

MoneyMoney

DataData

KnowledgeKnowledge

OCGIS OCGIS needs to beneeds to beData RichData Rich

Easy Easy

EconomicalEconomical

OCGIS FunctionalityOCGIS Functionality BasicBasic

• MeasureMeasure• BufferBuffer• DownloadDownload• Change displayChange display• QueryQuery• Zoom toZoom to• Elevation and slopeElevation and slope• And moreAnd more

OCGIS and DATAOCGIS and DATA

FederalFederal

StateState

LocalLocal

Soil Attribute Data includes ...Soil Attribute Data includes ...

Agricultural Agricultural DataData• land capabilityland capability• crop yieldscrop yields• pasture yieldspasture yields• soil managementsoil management• prime farmlandprime farmland• hydric soilshydric soils

Forestry Forestry DataData• woodland woodland

productivityproductivity• management management

concernsconcerns• trees to planttrees to plant

Recreational Recreational Development Development

Wildlife HabitatWildlife Habitat Building Site Building Site

DevelopmentDevelopment Sanitary FacilitiesSanitary Facilities

• septic tank absorption fieldsseptic tank absorption fields• sanitary landfillssanitary landfills

Construction Construction MaterialsMaterials

Soil Attribute Data includes ...Soil Attribute Data includes ...

Water Water ManagementManagement• limitations forlimitations for

pondsponds embankments, embankments,

dikes & leveesdikes & levees• features affectingfeatures affecting

drainagedrainage terracesterraces grass grass

waterwayswaterways

Engineering Engineering PropertiesProperties• USDA TextureUSDA Texture• Unified ClassificationUnified Classification• AASHTO ClassificationAASHTO Classification• Particle Size DistributionParticle Size Distribution• Liquid LimitLiquid Limit• Plasticity IndexPlasticity Index

Soil Attribute Data includes ...Soil Attribute Data includes ... Physical & Physical &

Chemical Soil Chemical Soil PropertiesProperties• clay, silt, sandclay, silt, sand• rock fragmentsrock fragments• bulk densitybulk density• permeabilitypermeability• available water capacityavailable water capacity• soil reactionsoil reaction• shrink-swell potentialshrink-swell potential• soil erodibility factors - soil erodibility factors -

“K” & “T”“K” & “T”• wind erodibility groupwind erodibility group• organic matterorganic matter

Soil & Water Soil & Water FeaturesFeatures• hydrologic grouphydrologic group• flooding hazardflooding hazard

frequencyfrequency durationduration monthsmonths

• high water tablehigh water table depthdepth monthsmonths

• bedrock depth & hardnessbedrock depth & hardness• potential frost actionpotential frost action• risk of corrosion risk of corrosion

concreteconcrete uncoated steeluncoated steel

OCGIS Core ToolsOCGIS Core Tools

Summary ReportsSummary Reports

BMP QueriesBMP Queries

For Conservation

Recreation AreasRecreation Areas Points of InterestPoints of Interest Bedrock GeologyBedrock Geology Aerial OrthoAerial Ortho

Well Logs 25,000 ptsWell Logs 25,000 pts State BoundariesState Boundaries Drift ThicknessDrift Thickness Land use Land coverLand use Land cover

EPA stream and watershed EPA stream and watershed infoinfo

Statistical area Statistical area boundariesboundaries State BoundaryState Boundary Land use Land coverLand use Land cover

Q.H.E.I.Q.H.E.I. USDA DistrictsUSDA Districts County BoundariesCounty Boundaries Ohio Wetland InventoryOhio Wetland Inventory

Attainment Status for Attainment Status for StreamsStreams USDA officesUSDA offices

Incorporated Area Incorporated Area BoundariesBoundaries

Protected Conservation Protected Conservation AreasAreas

CLU CRP/CREPCLU CRP/CREP USDA Service CentersUSDA Service Centers Major StreamsMajor StreamsWater Chemistry Data for Water Chemistry Data for StreamsStreams

Several vintages of Aerial Several vintages of Aerial imageryimagery DRGS all scales?DRGS all scales? Scenic RiversScenic Rivers C.A.U.V.C.A.U.V.

National Hydrogrophy National Hydrogrophy dataset dataset AerialAerial

Lakes, Ponds & Lakes, Ponds & ReservoirsReservoirs Soil point dataSoil point data

Flood DataFlood Data TransportationTransportationPark & Recreational Park & Recreational AreasAreas Soil point dataSoil point data

SSURGO SoilsSSURGO Soils ZonesZones Ohio TrailsOhio Trails Active RailActive Rail

Census DataCensus Data Superfund??????Superfund?????? ODNR LandsODNR Lands airportsairports

Topo Maps contours10. 50, Topo Maps contours10. 50, 250250

Watershed HUCS Watershed HUCS BoundariesBoundaries

Rare Plants and Rare Plants and animalsanimals InterstatesInterstates

SSURGO SoilsSSURGO Soils ODA InfoODA Info Township BoundariesTownship Boundaries State HighwaysState Highways

Land CoverLand CoverFarmland Preservation Farmland Preservation AreasAreas Rail linesRail lines US HighwaysUS Highways

Hill shadeHill shade CAFO LocationsCAFO Locations RoadsRoads Municipal RoadsMunicipal Roads

PrecipitationPrecipitation County Ag dataCounty Ag data MunicipalMunicipal County RoadsCounty Roads

Geographic NamesGeographic Names School DistrictsSchool Districts StateState

Federal landFederal land geologic Aquifers*geologic Aquifers* CountyCounty

Teleatlas???Teleatlas??? Karst GeologyKarst Geology OSIP imageryOSIP imagery

Parks in Urban areasParks in Urban areasQuaternary (glacial) Quaternary (glacial) GeologyGeology OSIP processed LidarOSIP processed Lidar

Area SummaryArea Summary(buffer and user defined)(buffer and user defined)

Population =353Population =353 Average age= 44Average age= 44 Stream miles = 1.26Stream miles = 1.26 Ag Land = 1,453 acresAg Land = 1,453 acres Urban land = 4 acresUrban land = 4 acres Hydric soil = 1.3 acresHydric soil = 1.3 acres School = OlentangySchool = Olentangy

Number of wells = 9Number of wells = 9 Bedrock = ShaleBedrock = Shale Glacial Geo = moraineGlacial Geo = moraine Wind direct = SWWind direct = SW Average temp = 60Average temp = 60 Frost depth = 3ftFrost depth = 3ft Scenic rivers = 0Scenic rivers = 0

BMP QueriesBMP Queries

Keeping it EconomicalKeeping it Economical

Data collection Data collection (Arc GIS Server)(Arc GIS Server)

Ease of updating /addingEase of updating /adding

OCGIS administratorOCGIS administrator

DSWC AdministratorDSWC Administrator

Adding/updating dataAdding/updating data

Local data mgt.Local data mgt.

Updating toolsUpdating tools

Creating new toolsCreating new tools

On to the futureOn to the future Google and Virtual EarthGoogle and Virtual Earth Display a users ShapefilesDisplay a users Shapefiles Watershed delineationWatershed delineation User level custom reportUser level custom report Draw toolsDraw tools Layer creationLayer creation

SharingSharing

CollaborationCollaboration

LeveragingLeveraging

Project StatusProject Status MOU/RFP?MOU/RFP? Data inventoryData inventory Ohio SWC Commission Ohio SWC Commission OWDA GrantOWDA Grant Potential partners, advisors, Potential partners, advisors,

collaboratorscollaboratorsODA, Ohio EPA, OSU, ILGARD, OGRIP, Case Western, ODA, Ohio EPA, OSU, ILGARD, OGRIP, Case Western,

ODNR-Geo Survey, Trust for Public Lands. NRCS, SWCD GIS ODNR-Geo Survey, Trust for Public Lands. NRCS, SWCD GIS User Group, Watershed Planners. Federation of SWCDs User Group, Watershed Planners. Federation of SWCDs