wisconsin hazard assessment & mapping (wham)

Andy Faust, GISPNorth Central Wisconsin Regional

Planning Commission

Wisconsin Hazard Assessment & Mapping

Jeremy HoltApplied Data Consultants

ADC

Wisconsin Hazard Assessment & Mapping = WHAM

What is WHAM?

How will it work?

How will it get created?

What is WHAM?

Web based application for mapping and assessing natural hazards in Wisconsin

How will it work?


Working with users and consultant to design an application that meet most users needs


• No License Fees• No Restriction on Number of

Installations• Customization• User/Developer Community• Standards

Benefits of Using Open Source GIS


• Geoserver• PostGIS DataStore• SLDs

• PostGres/PostGIS• Views

• OpenLayers• Google Map API

• Java, javascript, jquery, extjs, i-frame

The Tools

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About WHAM

Funding?

Received limited funding from OJA to get this project started.

Phased approach for the application development

Support from users to move this along to future phases

Future

Funding to move the application forward

Functioning and secure application that meets most users needs

Port this application into the E-Sponder application for all counties to use.

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