The Environment and Natural Resources model implementation will help you set up an ArcGIS organization for your Department of Environmental Protection. You're specific configuration may vary depending on the functional responsibilities of your department and the maturity of your ArcGIS implementation.

Configure your Environment and Natural Resources groups

Functional groups identified for the Environment and Natural Resources, can be added to your ArcGIS Online organization to address departmental or business needs in your state government. Typically, the structure of the functional groups aligns closely with your organizational structure and the services you are responsible for delivering. You can configure one or more of the functional groups outlined below in your ArcGIS Online organization.

To configure ArcGIS Online for your Department of Environmental Protection, complete the following steps:

1. Using an Internet browser, go to ArcGIS Online and sign in with your DEP publisher account.
2. Create the following groups in your ArcGIS organization.

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: Icons/Air-Resource-Management.png Group Name: Division of Air Resource Management Summary: This group is used to share air resource maps and services within DEP. Tags: Air, Quality, Control, Pollution, Resource, Management Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sorted group content by: Views and Ascending

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: Icons/EmergencyManagement.png Group Name: Office of Emergency Management Summary: This group is used to share emergency management maps and services within DEP. Tags: Public Safety, Emergency Response, Response, Disaster Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sorted group content by: Views and Ascending

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: /Icons/Coastal-and-Aquatic-Managed-Areas.png Group Name: Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas Summary: This group is used to share maps and services within DEP. Tags: Coast, Land, Beach, Submerged Land Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sorted group content by: Views and Ascending

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: Icons/Environment-Assessment-and-Restoration.png Group Name: Environmental Assessment and Restoration Summary: This group is used to share assessment and restoration maps, apps and services in support of Restoration. Tags: Assessment, Restoration, Projects, Wetlands Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sorted group content by: Views and Ascending

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: Icons/Geology.png Group Name: Geological Survey Summary: This group is used to share geology maps,apps and services within the organization. Tags: Geology, Survey, Soils Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: Icons/ParksandRecreation.png Group Name: Parks and Recreation Summary: This group is used to share maps, apps and services in support of Parks and Recreation. Tags: Parks, Conservation, Trails, Recreation Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sorted group content by: Views and Ascending

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: Icons/State-Lands.png Group Name: State Lands Summary: This group is used to share maps, apps and services in support of State owned lands. Tags: Land, Land Ownership, Parcels, Revenue Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sorted group content by: Views and Ascending

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: Icons/WasteManagement.png Group Name: Waste Management Summary: This group is used to share maps, apps and services within DEP. Tags: Waste, Industrial, Solid, Hazardous Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

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   Owner: DEP Publisher Account Icon: Icons/WaterResourceManagement.png Group Name: Water Management Summary: This group is used to share maps, apps and services within DEP. Tags: Water, Drinking Water, Wetlands, Rivers, Lakes, Streams Who can view this group: People in the organization Who can join this group: Anyone Who can contribute content to the group: Group members Sort group content by: Title and Ascending

Author and share your geographic content

The ArcGIS Solutions for State Government includes a series of focused maps and apps you can deploy in your ArcGIS Online organization. The focused maps and apps should be deployed with your own data and will help you address key business challenges in your organization.

To author and share you geographic content, complete the following steps:

1. Using an Internet browser, go to ArcGIS Online and sign in with your publisher account.
2. Add existing items to your organization or publish your maps and data as web services on ArcGIS Online. At a minimum, each item description should include the following:
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   • Summary
   • Description
   • Tags
3. Share the items with the group you created in the Configure your Environment and Natural Resources group.