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Accessing Illinois Environmental Data Sets using ecView Application
Developed for the Illinois DNR - or How to Make Your Maps GUI


ecView (pronounced e-see-view) stands for environmental concern View. 
ecView is an Avenue-based GIS application developed by George Krumins 
to run with ArcView on both NT and UNIX platforms. The application is 
a geographic query tool of sites of environmental concern in Illinois 
that will initially be used by the Department of Natural Resources for 
land planning and management.

The components of ecView are a custom ArcView extension (plug-in), the 
most current environmental data available, and customized ArcView 
Project files, published on CD-ROM, compatible with both NT and UNIX 
operating systems. This project will provide a way for staff in the 
Office of Realty and Environmental Planning, Division of Natural 
Resource Review & Coordination to instantly look up maps and query on 
sites throughout the state to review environmental hazards, where 
information is needed to manage State Parks, Conservation Areas, etc., 
or for possible land acquisitions, usually adjacent to these DNR 
properties. 

A wealth of data is included: all 600+ Historical Hazards Towns 
coverages, USEPA regulated facilities (more than 33,000 records), and 
TRI sites through the latest reporting year of 1996. Also included is 
additional data in the form of INFO and Dbase tables, which includes 
dozens of tables on TRI facilities. 

Custom legends, tools, button bar tools, dialog boxes, and pick lists 
are some of the features added. ecView includes an automated way to 
query the USEPA Web server for instant access to the latest information 
for the sites picked.

A demonstration of the package as well as an overview of its 
development process and the projected applications will be included in 
the presentation.

*ecView is a trademark of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

This seminar at noon, May, 21 at the Waste Management and Research 
Center (WMRC) at 1 E. Hazelwood Drive, Champaign, IL.  WMRC is located
one block south and one block west of the corner of St. Mary's Road and
First Street (SW corner of the Assembly Hall).  Visitors may park in 
the circle drive, with overflow parking in the main lot.  Parking space 
is somewhat limited. 
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George Krumins, GIS Specialist
Illinois Waste Management and Research Center
www.wmrc.uiuc.edu/Services/gis/gis.htm