| Community Food Insecurity in NH |
| Description | Under subcontract to The Carsey Institute, UNH, we are identifying, categorizing, and mapping food insecure areas in New Hampshire, access to types of food providers, and diet-related morbidity and mortality. Mapping will allow researchers to uncover the spatial relationships describing access to healthy foods by people coping with food insecurity, and link those relationships to the areas of the state with high and low prevalence of dietary-related health outcomes. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Carsey Institute |
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| DFIRM Post Preliminary Processing - Merrimack / Hillsborough Counties, NH |
| Description | NH GRANIT is under contract to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to further develop the digital floodplain data for Merrimack and Hillsborough Counties, NH. The objective of the project is to take the digital flood data from "Preliminary" status to "Effective" status as defined by FEMA guidelines and specifications. This process entails submitting the Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) to the individual communities within the counties, incorporating any revisions ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| GRANIT 09 |
| Description | GRANIT 09 provides core support for the continued development, maintenance, and dissemination of the GRANIT database. Funds are used to acquire, verify, document, and integrate relevant data; to archive and distribute data through the GRANIT web site and through other media; to maintain web-based mapping interfaces for public use; to conduct GIS analyses that address resource management and development issues; and to provide technical support and assistance to users of the GRANIT database. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Conservation and Public Lands Update - 2008 |
| Description | GRANIT is collaborating with The Nature Conservancy to update and enhance the statewide conservation lands layer. This project will continue to populate the conservation lands data with newly-protected tracts of land, and will augment this data layer through a robust approach that classifies and tracks how conservation lands are managed throughout the state. More |
| Lead Agency | The Nature Conservancy |
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| CTAP Regional Open Space Data Archive |
| Description | The GRANIT staff at Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire, will be producing a regional data archive comprising a suite of data sets suitable for use in community natural resource inventories. The archive will cover the 26 towns in the I93 Community Technical Assistance Program (CTAP). Data sets housed in the archive will be standardized and documented, and will thus support and facilitate subsequent efforts to develop local natural resource inventories/open space plans ... More |
| Lead Agency | GRANIT |
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| Maintenance and Enhancement of GRANIT Web Site, Phase IV |
| Description | This project seeks to maintain and enhance the functionality of the GRANIT web site so that it continues to serve relevant geospatial data, web services, and related resources to a broad user constituency in the state of New Hampshire and the region. Maintenance activities will focus on the calendar, news postings, and links to related sites. Enhancements will include additions to site content (e.g. encouraging submission of project descriptions from GRANIT partners), as well as improved data ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| NH CommunityViz Technical Resource Center - Phase II |
| Description | CommunityViz is a software product that adds a scenario planning/decision-making framework and dynamic visualization capability to ArcGIS. Complex Systems Research Center continues to host a CommunityViz Technical Resource Center, providing technical support and web pages to CommunityViz users around the state. Additionally, Complex Systems is working with UNH Cooperative Extension to offer CommunityViz workshops to anyone who has experience with ArcGIS. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| NH Wildlife Sightings Site |
| Description | The NH Wildlife Sightings Website supports the collection of distribution, location, and habitat information for wildlife of New Hampshire through the reporting of observations by professionals and citizens of the state. The goal of this project is to enhance the site to:
1. Improve site navigation and extend functionality
2. Increase the number of wildlife species for data entry
3. Integrate habitat data into the database to allow communities of animals within a specific ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Map Modernization Implementation Activities, FY08 |
| Description | Complex Systems Research Center is assisting the NH Office of Energy and Planning in implementing New Hampshire's Map Modernization Program, as outlined in the state's business plan submitted and approved by FEMA in July, 2007. To support this objective, GRANIT staff is involved in a range of activities including maintenance of a digital base map inventory, assessment of community mapping needs, maintenance of DFIRM web pages, and participation in outreach activities. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Maintenance and Enhancement of GRANIT Web Site, Phase III |
| Description | This project seeks to maintain and enhance the functionality of the GRANIT web site so that it continues to serve relevant geospatial data, web services, and related resources to a broad user constituency in the state of New Hampshire and the region. Maintenance activities will focus on the calendar, news postings, and links to related sites. Enhancements will include additions to site content (e.g. encouraging submission of project descriptions from GRANIT partners), as well as improved data ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Forest Stands - Phase IV |
| Description | The Forest Stands - Phase IV project is a continuation of forest stand map automation being conducted for the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development, Division of Forests and Lands. Forest stand boundaries as well as other land features, including stone walls, streams, boundary monuments, trails, and roads, are automated by means of a digitizing board or "heads up" digitizing based on scanned map sheets. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Northern Forest Analytical and Technical Services |
| Description | GRANIT staff is working with the UNH Carsey Institute, the North Country Council, and the Northern Forest Center in conducting a set of interrelated activities designed to characterize and understand recent trends in the Northern Forest region. GRANIT is providing technical services to support the socio-economic analysis, and is generating maps and images for current and future planning. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| GRANIT 08 |
| Description | GRANIT 08 provides core support for the continued development, maintenance, and dissemination of the GRANIT database. Funds are used to acquire, verify, document, and integrate relevant data; to archive and distribute data through the GRANIT web site and through other media; to maintain web-based mapping interfaces for public use; to conduct GIS analyses that address resource management and development issues; and to provide technical support and assistance to users of the GRANIT database. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Maintenance and Enhancement of GRANIT Web Site, Phase II |
| Description | The project objective is to maintain and enhance the functionality of the GRANIT web site so that it serves relevant geospatial data, web services, and related resources to a broad user constituency in the state of New Hampshire and the region. To achieve this objective, the web site is being re-designed to accommodate additional features (database-driven calendar, contacts, project
listings, etc.), enhanced content (resource library), and easier navigation. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| NH CommunityViz Technical Resource Center |
| Description | CommunityViz is a software product that adds a scenario planning/decision-making framework and dynamic visualization capability to ArcGIS. Although CommunityViz is relatively new to New Hampshire, interest in the product is on the rise, and Complex Systems Research Center has been tasked with establishing a CommunityViz Technical Resource Center. As a Resource Center, Complex Systems will provide technical support to CommunityViz users around the state, and host a website containing technical ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| CommunityViz Pilot Projects |
| Description | Complex Systems Research Center (CSRC) is conducting three pilot projects in order to build the skill set required to host the NH CommunityViz Technical Resource Center.
One of these pilot projects involves working with project partners to apply CommunityViz in a Route 120 Corridor Management Study being conducted in Lebanon and Hanover NH. Due to a lack of housing options and the proximity of two major employment centers, the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) and the Centerra ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Stream Buffer Characterization in Coastal NH |
| Description | The Complex Systems Research Center at the University of New Hampshire conducted a characterization of 2nd order and higher streams within the Great Bay Watershed of coastal New Hampshire. Existing GIS and remote sensing data were used to map a suite of anthropogenic factors, including land use, impervious surface coverage, and transportation infrastructure, within standard buffers around each stream segment. These factors were then analyzed to produce a categorical indicator representing the ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Stream Buffer Theme - GRANIT Data Mapper |
| Description | Surface water buffers were produced to depict buffer zones around surface waters for each town in New Hampshire. The data were generated by buffering features from the New Hampshire Hydrography Dataset by various buffer sizes ranging from 50 ft. to 300 ft. The buffer results were incorporated into the Water Resources theme of the NH GRANIT Data Mapper, and a theme tool was added to summarize surface water buffer acreage. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| I93 CTAP Land Use Mapping Coordination |
| Description | Complex Systems Research Center (CSRC) coordinated land use/land cover mapping for the I93 Corridor in southern New Hampshire. The project was initiated by coordinating an effort to develop standards and protocols for the mapping activities. Training in basic photo interpretation and delineation techniques was provided to staff from the four participating Regional Planning Commissions; Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission, Nashua Regional Planning Commission, Rockingham Planning Commission, ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Municipal GIS Pilot Project |
| Description | The Municipal GIS Pilot Project seeks to undertake a set of tasks representing the first phase of a larger, comprehensive effort to:
- coordinate GIS tools, data sources, and geospatial services from NH DOT, other state agencies, organizations, and municipalities;
- collect and maintain municipal GIS data and associated metadata for selected layers;
- provide municipalities with GIS tools, data, and geospatial services.
Primary activities during this phase include refinement ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Map Modernization Implementation Activities, FY07 |
| Description | Complex Systems Research Center is assisting the NH Office of Energy and Planning in implementing New Hampshire's Map Modernization Program, as outlined in the state's business plan submitted and approved by FEMA in July, 2006. To support this objective, GRANIT staff is involved in a range of activities including maintenance of a digital base map inventory, assessment of community mapping needs, maintenance of DFIRM web pages, and participation in outreach activities. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Surficial Geology 08 (Phase V) |
| Description | NH GRANIT is working with the NH Department of Environmental Services to digitize an additional seven surficial geology maps, covering USGS quad tiles 149, 175, 176, 177, 191, 192, and 193. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| GRANIT 07 |
| Description | Annual contract to manage the GRANIT clearinghouse and provide other core GIS services to the state. More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| GRANIT Municipal GIS Survey 2006/2007 |
| Description | The GRANIT System at Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire, in collaboration with the nine regional planning commissions (RPCs), has completed a survey of all municipalities in the state to better understand municipal tax parcel data holdings as well as related data sets.
The survey was designed to collect key information about digital tax parcel, zoning, elevation, and image data, including scale, resolution, accuracy, format, etc. We were also interested to know ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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| Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds, The |
| Description | The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds prioritizes coastal watershed areas and offers regional strategies for maintaining diverse wildlife habitat, abundant wetlands, clean water, productive forests, and outstanding recreational opportunities into the future. It was created with public input from a range of stakeholders including citizens, scientists, conservation organizations, and natural resource agencies. Our hope is
that the plan will serve as a valuable guide, tool, ... More |
| Lead Agency | The Nature Conservancy |
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| Impervious Surface Mapping in Coastal New Hampshire, 2005 |
| Description | Estimates of impervious surface acreage in 2005 were generated and compared to prior estimates for 1990 and 2000 for a 48-town region in coastal New Hampshire, including the 42 towns within Zones A and B of the New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) area. The estimates were based on applying both traditional and subpixel image classification techniques to 30-meter Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite data, acquired 3 October 2005. The classifications indicated that impervious surface acreage ... More |
| Lead Agency | UNH Complex Systems Research Center |
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