Parks & Recreation Software | Outdoor Planning & Trail Management

Take a geospatial approach to outdoor recreation

Providing outdoor recreation on public lands delivers a valuable public service to communities and supports local economies. Land managers can use GIS to communicate recreation opportunities, interpret resources, and engage with the public through community science initiatives. Location-based situational awareness helps staff keep recreational assets well-maintained and safe, and real-time updates support quick responses to changes in their status. With GIS, leaders can measure and visualize the economic impact of outdoor recreation and communicate these benefits to stakeholders.

Advance outdoor recreation with location technology

Protect natural resources
Support licensing and outreach
Improve asset management
Assess economic impact

Protect natural and cultural resources

Staff can use GIS to catalog and track natural and cultural resources and ensure their protection before, during, and after recreational development and maintenance.

Improve asset management

With GIS, outdoor recreation managers can prioritize and plan capital projects, track their progress, and promote staff and visitor safety in parks and outdoor spaces.

Assess economic impact

Outdoor recreation is an important economic driver for communities. With GIS, staff can conduct economic impact analysis and visualize this across space and time. Location-based insights show who benefits and how agencies can optimize investments in outdoor recreation across a region.

Park Insights Viewer: Revenue, Visitation, Construction Data

USER STORY

GIS Boosts R3 Initiative in Recreation Office

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection used GIS to help increase participation in its youth fishing program.

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Washington State Maps Recreation Inventory

The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office developed a hub site to consolidate and map information about the state’s recreation areas.

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The Economic Value of Parks: NYC

A team of economists, GIS specialists, and researchers examined recreational, environmental, and public health data to identify the benefits of parks.

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South Dakota boosts outdoor participation

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks uses ArcGIS to engage target audiences and generate new interest.

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BROCHURE

Blazing a Trail to Smart Parks with GIS

GIS provides a foundation for planning and engineering, operational efficiency, data-driven performance, and civic inclusion in smart parks.

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Ohio DNR: DETOUR trails initiative

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources used GIS to develop the DETOUR trail app that allows users to search, save, and download trail information.

Products and solutions

ArcGIS Velocity

Easily consume, visualize, and analyze streaming data in real time from sensor networks within the Internet of Things (IoT).

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ArcGIS Hub

Work together with internal and external stakeholders to track progress, improve outcomes, and create vibrant communities.

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ArcGIS Insights

Quickly aggregate data on a map to reveal hot spots and outliers; make predictions; and show relationships between people, places, and events.

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ArcGIS Field Maps

Use this mobile solution to capture data, perform inspections, take notes, and share information with the office.

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Recreation Outreach

Increase participation in outdoor activities and understand recreation license trends.

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Parks and Grounds Management

Inventory park assets, understand asset conditions, and communicate changing asset conditions that impact park services.

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Outdoor Recreation

Take a geospatial approach to outdoor recreation

Advance outdoor recreation with location technology

Protect natural and cultural resources

Support licensing, education, and outreach

Improve asset management

Assess economic impact

GIS Boosts R3 Initiative in Recreation Office

Washington State Maps Recreation Inventory

The Economic Value of Parks: NYC

South Dakota boosts outdoor participation

Blazing a Trail to Smart Parks with GIS

Ohio DNR: DETOUR trails initiative

Products and solutions

ArcGIS Velocity

ArcGIS Hub

ArcGIS Insights

ArcGIS Field Maps

Recreation Outreach

Parks and Grounds Management

Environment and natural resources focus areas

Environmental Protection

Wildlife and Land Management

Parks and Recreation

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