The origin of this project was to create a simple mailing list for multiple transportation projects related to the Foxconn development in southeastern Wisconsin. This data was soon leveraged to develop a public involvement GIS site for the I-94 North-South Freeway expansion.
The GIS site allowed users to enter, update, and delete contacts, add notes and comments, track public meetings and public hearing comments, as well as identify data as public or private to restrict access to qualified users.
Our staff developed the functionality of the site far beyond the original scope. It was used in live settings to enter and track data regarding meeting attendance, and to add contacts made during public involvement meetings or other public outreach events. For the sake of efficiency, the “add contact” feature geocoded a point based on the address entered, which greatly streamlined the task of adding public and business contacts.
The site provided editable, updateable, queryable, and exportable mailing features, as well as controllable data that was available to all users simultaneously. The architecture of the site enabled our staff to easily and quickly replicate this type of turnkey solution for integration into similar projects.
