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A Standards and Comparison Tool for the Parks and Recreation Discipline Trish Nau, Principal Park & Recreation Planner, ECWRPC WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013 A Quick Overview
A Standards and Comparison Tool for the Parks and Recreation Discipline Trish Nau, Principal Park & Recreation Planner, ECWRPC WLIA Annual Conference,
A Standards and Comparison Tool for the Parks and Recreation
Discipline Trish Nau, Principal Park & Recreation Planner,
ECWRPC WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013 A
Quick Overview
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PRORAGIS, is short for Park and Recreation Operating Ratio and
Geographic Information System. It is a national database that
allows park and recreation agencies to benchmark with others,
develop program planning, while enhancing overall community
operations. WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15,
2013 http://www.nrpa.org/PRORAGIS/
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Launched in January 2011. Searchable, online database whereby
the user (public park and recreation department) fills in valuable
information on their profile and controls that data. The data is
used to generate a variety of reports and users have access to GIS
mapping tools. PRORAGIS is a merger of two preceding NRPA products:
the 2009 Operating Ratio Study and the NRPA GIS Model. WLIA Annual
Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013
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2008, the American Park and Recreation Society (APRS) branch of
NRPA sought a means of updating the facility and area standards
that had become guidelines by the 1980s. A project was funded and
launched by APRS/NRPA to standardize the park, trails and facility
terminology for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). 2009, NRPA
funded and conducted an Operating Ratio Internet Survey to get a
database that answers basic operation and management questions -
could be compared with peers through the use of ratios as a
performance measure, e.g., acres per 1,000 residents and similar. (
10 acres per 1,000 is what ECWRPC uses) In the spring of 2010, NRPA
and APRS determined that developing an online profile that was
updateable, real-time, and available for members on a 24/7/365
basis was preferable to an annual survey with reports that could
age. It was also determined that benefit could be found by using
the new GIS Model as part of the on-line profile. WLIA Annual
Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013
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Comparison survey of peers Master planning of parks
Comprehensive jurisdiction planning Strategic planning Business and
revenue-generation planning Marketing of facilities, programs, and
tourist attractions Justification of departmental budgets (ROI)
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Operating sections Jurisdiction Information Department Details
Programs Information Budget/Funding Personnel Information
Facilities Land Information GIS Elements Parks Trails Facilities
WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013
Breakdown:
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WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013 Only 3
Wisconsin Counties have completed their profiles so far More
entities probably have completed their reports than shown municipal
level
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Create points, lines and polygons representing your parks,
facilities and trails on the fly. Upload your park, facility and
trail data from the preformatted excel spreadsheet; search for
features and associate each record with a point, line or polygon
using GIS application tools. or Upload your GIS data in the NRPA
schema as a zipped file geodatabase. (easiest, less time) View your
assets and print a map Manage your parks, facilities, and
trails:
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Many Attributes listed: parks, facilities, and trails WLIA
Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013 Excel Format
for Departments with no GIS
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WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013
Lat/Long Coordinates
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WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013 Park /
Facility PolygonsTrail Arcs 25+ Fields
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Conversion models should be written to ease the data import process
(select and calculate) ECWRPC has written some models for County
data conversions but not NRPA as of yet.
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http://www.nrpa.org/proragis/
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Inform your parks departments that PRORAGIS is a great resource
Provide the GIS data / assist with importing Open Data Sharing/Open
Records A great benchmark for comparison Participating in PRORAGIS
helps your department, helps your county/municipality, and helps
NRPA be a better advocate for parks and recreation nationwide
Justification for needs of your community Participation is free*
and voluntary WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15,
2013 *Free profile and data entry, fee or membership to NRPA to
access database information of others.
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WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013
http://www.nrpa.org/proragis/ http://www.nrpa.connect.org/PRORAGIS
Webinars and Assistance
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WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb. 13-15, 2013
http://www.nrpa.org/proragis/
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Trish Nau, Principal Recreation Planner ECWRPC 400 Ahnaip
Street, Suite 100 Menasha, WI 54952 [email protected][email protected] www.eastcentralrpc.org
www.eastcentralrpc.org WLIA Annual Conference, Lake Geneva, WI Feb.
13-15, 2013
