Your Database

https://sites.google.com/view/tab-inventories/2022/2022-tlef/activity-1

Our focus will be on geospatial data useful for Brownfields inventories, although the techniques we discuss will also be useful for environmental impact work generally, as well as for inventorying culturally important sites. You will have an opportunity to sign up for BiT (Brownfields Inventory Tool) and learn about how to export data from BiT into ACRES, and to export CSV and KML files from BiT into mapping platforms. Click here for tips on problem solving your Brownfields Inventory database.

We will look at geospatial data provided by federal agencies and learning how to use downloaded spreadsheets and map data to supplement our own databases. Click here for gallery of EPA and FEMA mapping tools.

Our breakout room experts will be staff from KSU TAB who can help you sign up for, use, and problem solve data in the BiT and ACRES platforms.

1. During this session, KSU TAB staff will be on hand to help you sign up for the Brownfields Inventory Tool, work one-on-one to solve any problems you may have with BiT or EPA ACRES, and to work with the mapping platform in BiT. We will export map data from our BiT databases to create a map using Google My Maps and Earth Pro, ArcGIS Online and EPA EnviroAtlas.

2. We will explore the many mapping tools that have been created by federal agencies such as EPA and FEMA to provide authoritative map data for our Brownfields work. Tools such as EJScreen have analytical capabilities built in to allow you to quickly obtain data on your communities. You can also learn about the new PEER tool, which was developed in collaboration with KSU TAB. Click here for gallery of federal mapping tools.

The Brownfield Inventory Tool (BiT) is a comprehensive brownfield program management tool that you can use to build your own database. You may enter detailed site data, upload documents and data, and generate and export a variety of reports, as well as spreadsheet and KML/KMZ map files. BiT users are asked to create a user name and password for privacy protection. BiT can also be used as a collaborative tool, i.e. specific inventory data can be accessed by multiple users if permission by the primary user is granted. BiT interfaces with EPA ACRES, allowing you to export selected data when required to report to ACRES.

The BiT map is built on the Google Maps API and will function similarly to the familiar Google Map. You can also use BiT Mobile to access your account on a mobile device and view/edit the map.