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Overview of the new Drought.gov website
Steve Ansari1, Rocky Bilotta1,2, Kathryn Bevington3,Alec Courtright1,2 & John Frimmel4
1 National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Asheville, NC | 2 iSciencies, Inc., Asheville, NC3 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO
4 National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center, Asheville, NC
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Topics
● Overview
● Evolution of Drought.gov
● Current Site
● Google Analytics (at a glance)
● Future of Drought.gov
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OverviewDrought.gov● Public face of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)● Clearinghouse for drought products, forecasts, services, and information● Collected from many partners:
○ National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)○ US Department of Agriculture (USDA)○ US Department of Commerce (DoC)○ US Department of Interior (DoI)○ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)○ National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA)○ and many others!!!
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Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2007
(as captured byarchive.org)
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Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2008
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Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2012
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Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2014
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Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2016
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Current Drought.gov
Local Information
Quick Stats & Sound Bits
Links stay on site
Status Updates
Integrated Twitter Feed
Event Calendar
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Easier to Understand
Legend
News Stories
& Featured Information
ZoomableMap
Current Drought.gov
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Current Drought.gov
Easier to Understand
Legend
Quick Stats & Sound Bits
ZoomableMap
Report Impacts
City and Zip Code Search
Agriculture Layers
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Current Drought.gov
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Related Links
Historical Extremes
as text and
time series
Upcoming Events
Unique to state
Current Drought.gov
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Google Analytics (at a glance)
Number of Users
Number of Page Views
Most Visited Pages1. Homepage 2. Current Conditions 3. Water Supply 4. California 5. State
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Google Analytics (at a glance)2017 vs 2018
Analytics! – consistently monitor and learn!
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Users - analytics and drought (California)
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Users - analytics and drought (Massachusetts)
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Users - analytics and drought (Alaska)
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Future of Drought.gov
2019 Re-launch of Drought.govWhy?● Feedback – make use of the information from our users● Respond – usability studies and new capabilities available● Analytics – keep users on site and enhance popular pages● Strategy – enhance social media presence and build relationships● Improve – usability and accessibility● Upgrade – major software version upgrade and shift to cloud-based hosting
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Future of Drought.gov
Redesign Overview + TimelineImprove● Users ability to locate information● Content● Visual design● Mobile experience● Users ability to understand and apply information
● Utilize modern standards for design, usability and accessibility, along with cloud-based approaches to infrastructure and rapid development.
Anticipated Launch: Winter 2019-2020
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
Utilize multiple solutions:
● ArcGIS Online / NOAA GeoPlatform(complements primary Drought.gov site)
● Future home for interactive mapping dashboards and StoryMaps
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Future Drought.gov
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Recap:
● New Drought.gov is under development.● We are using a new approach, on a new hosting platform.● Continue success with interactive visualizations and ‘soundbite’ stats.● Utilize multiple solutions (ArcGIS Online / NOAA GeoPlatform)● Incorporate usability testing and partner engagement throughout
Help us!- Join the Drought Portal Working Group!- Volunteer to do usability testing!
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Thank you!Questions?
Steve Ansari – [email protected] Bilotta – [email protected] Bevington – [email protected] Courtright – [email protected]
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Drought.govHosting:● Scalable hosting platform offered by USDA● Based on Docker virtualization and Rancher
orchestration● Easy to use and configure● Ability to create multiple pre-production
sites tied to git version control branches● Reduces overhead from IT department