Ideas

RSRA and Google Maps

Wild Utah Project (WUP), along with other conservationists and scientists, has been developing the Rapid-Stream Riparian Assessment, which uses scientific indicators to determine stream health.  WUP approached us to "build an RSRA database" and make it accessible for the world to use.  We were able to leverage their existing Drupal CMS and extend it to make their vision a reality.  We built the custom web-based database in less than 50 hours, at a fraction of the market cost.  It was completed ahead of schedule and far exceeded their initial requirements.

Custom features include:

• Dynamically calculating averages for each section and an overall score (jquery).
• Plotting surveys on Google Maps by converting UTM to Lat/Lon. (gmap, jquery).
• Custom template for the form to mimic the hard copy that is used in the field.
• Custom teaser as a popup on Google Maps with color indicators representing the score/range.
• Custom images used for markers that indicate overall score for that survey.

We published a more detailed write-up on our projects page.