EnviroAtlas Survey

EnviroAtlas Beta-test Survey
Introduction
Thank you for agreeing to beta-test EnviroAtlas! Your feedback is critical to the success of EnviroAtlas and we appreciate you taking the
time to provide that feedback.
This survey should take roughly 15 minutes to complete and will ask you questions regarding your experience with the EnviroAtlas
components you accessed during your beta-test. This may include your thoughts on the following: EnviroAtlas content, Interactive Map
navigation and maps, and suggestions for improvement. We hope to use your responses to better understand our user-base and to
improve EnviroAtlas where possible. You can choose to remain anonymous in this survey, meaning that you are not required to provide
your email address. It is up to you whether you would like to receive follow-up emails regarding EnviroAtlas. You are not obligated to
answer any questions aside from question one. The data collected from this survey are intended to be used internally at the US EPA
and will not be distributed to any other parties.
Thank you for your help with improving EnviroAtlas!

Use of EnviroAtlas
1. While exploring EnviroAtlas, which of the following did you use/access? *
Demonstration Video
Website content / webpages
Eco-Health Relationship Browser
Fact Sheets
Interactive Map

2. Please select one of the following that most closely resembles your beta-test. If you had a question in mind, please provide details.
I was just perusing EnviroAtlas and did not have a question in mind.
I had a particular question in mind while exploring EnviroAtlas.

Content
3. Please tell us the level to which you agree or disagree that the following EnviroAtlas webpages were "Informative". To review the
webpages again, click on the title, and the webpage will open in another browser window.
Strongly
disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly
agree

Did not view
content

Don't
know

EnviroAtlas Home page
"How to Use EnviroAtlas" page
Ecosystem Services pages
Tools and Resources pages
Frequently Asked Questions
page

4. Please tell us the level to which you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the demonstration video:
Strongly
disagree
The demo video was a useful introduction to the Interactive Map.
The length of the video was appropriate.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly
agree

Don't
know

I would like to see demo videos on specific topics that can be
explored in the Interactive Map.

5. EnviroAtlas organizes the benefits provided by ecosystems into the categories seen on the left-hand side of the matrix below. Please
tell us whether you learned something new about any of the following benefit categories and where you learned that information. Check
all that apply.
Eco-Health Relationship Browser

Fact sheets

Interactive Map

Web page content

Clean air
Clean and plentiful water
Natural hazard mitigation
Climate stabilization
Recreation, culture, and aesthetics
Food, fuel and materials
Biodiversity conservation

6. Please let us know if you have any comments/suggestions regarding the content of EnviroAtlas. (You will have additional
opportunities during the survey to provide comments on other aspects of EnviroAtlas.)

Interactive Map
This an example image of the EnviroAtlas Interactive Map. Please answer the following questions based on your experience with the

Interactive Map. To view the Interactive Map again, click anywhere on the image.

To view the Interactive Map again, click anywhere on the image.

7. Please tell us the level to which you agree or disagree with the following statements:
Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neither Agree nor
Disagree

Agree

Strongly
Agree

N/A

Don't
Know

The interactive map was easy to use.
It was easy to find the maps I was looking for.
The legend made sense to me.
It was easy to zoom in/zoom out.
The fact sheet increased my understanding
of the map.
It was easy to access the fact sheets.
It was easy to access the web services.
It was easy to access the metadata.
The organization of the maps (table of
contents) made sense.

8. Which of the following are you most interested in using (check all that apply)?
National maps summarized by subwatershed (12-digit HUC)

Supplemental maps (e.g., Boundaries, GAP protected lands)

Community maps summarized by census block group

Special Study Area maps (e.g., Passamaquody, Puerto Rico)

Community maps not summarized by census block group

None of these / Unsure

Maps on demographics

9. Please let us know if you have any comments/suggestions regarding the Interactive Map. Was there anything that did not function
properly? Could you easily bring up maps and use them?

Future Use
10. I would likely use the following EnviroAtlas components in the future (check all that apply).
Ecosystem Services pages/Eco-wheels
Eco-Health Relationship Browser
National data layers [Interactive Map]
Community data layers [Interactive Map]
Fact sheets

Web services - Display EnviroAtlas maps and data in other
online applications without having to download the data.
Analysis tools
None of these
Other

11. I would likely use EnviroAtlas to do the following (check all that apply):
Download data layers

Learn about specific issues (e.g., water quality, biodiversity)

Make maps for printing

Outreach

Conduct data analysis (graphs, charts, statistics, etc)

Classroom curriculum

Access research on the benefits of ecosystem services

Public demonstration

Learn more about general trends from the community data

Explore topics of personal interest

Learn more about general trends from the national data

Other

12. We would like to create use cases (real life scenarios of projects that can be completed using EnviroAtlas) that are relevant to our
users. If you can, please provide an example of a project that you are currently working on or previously worked on where EnviroAtlas
would have been helpful.

Analysis Tools
13. We plan to have multiple analysis tools in EnviroAtlas. A selection of these tools is below. Please read the descriptions and rank
these tools in the order of your interest in them (1 being the highest). To rank, click and drag to the right. If you are not interested in a tool,
do not rank it.
Drag items from the left-hand list into the right-hand list to order them.

ATtILA - Use EPA's ATtILa
tool with your own data to
calculate commonly used
landscape metrics, such
as the percent of land
that is covered by
wetlands, forest,
agriculture or impervious
surfaces; miles of roads in
close proximity to
streams; land cover of
stream buffers, etc.
Ecosystem Services
Analyzer – Graphically
compare the relative
amounts of multiple

amounts of multiple
ecosystem services
(calculated by tool above)
that the HUCs or census
block groups provide.
Index Values CreatorIndices such as
"walkability index" or a
"water balance" index
that statistically combine
metrics into a single index
value to indicate relative
value of certain
ecosystem services or
other attributes within a
HUC or block group.
Ecosystem Rarity Toolkit Use this tool in the
Interactive Map to
evaluate the relative
ecosystem rarity for a
selected area.
Future Scenarios Simulate conditions under
potential scenarios such
as growth or sea level
rise to visualize the
impact to ecosystem
services within HUCs or
block groups.
Scatter Plots – Compare
data from multiple metrics
in scatter plots for
selected HUCs, census
block groups, or spatial
extent of viewed map.
Watershed Summary
Report - View a detailed
summary of the data
available for an individual
watershed.
Wetland Restoration Tool
- This would allow you to
analyze the potential of a
selected area for wetland
restoration.

Comments

Potential Additions/Improvements
14. We are considering adding additional features to EnviroAtlas. Please rank these features in the order of their potential
importance/contribution to EnviroAtlas (1 being the highest).
Drag items from the left-hand list into the right-hand list to order them.

Add Data - The ability to
add your own data to the
Interactive Map to be
displayed along with
EnviroAtlas data.
Multiple Map Viewer The ability to select up to
four maps to display on
the screen at the same
time, allowing the user to
view multiple metrics for a
given area at the same
time.
Clip & Ship - To select
specific block groups or
subwatersheds (12-digit
HUCs) and download the
data for the selected
areas.
User Community - To
share data with other
EnviroAtlas users, create
discussions, or ask
questions of other users.
Save User Profile - The

Save User Profile - The
ability to create a user id
and password that would
allow you to save map
selections and/or analysis
to be accessed again
later.

15. If we chose one area to focus on to improve the EnviroAtlas Interactive Map, what should it be? Please provide examples if you
have them.
Additional maps / data (e.g., sea level rise)
Additional analysis capability (e.g., clean water index)
Additional communities
New widgets (e.g., find an address)
Other

16. What would keep you from coming back to use Interactive Map (check all that apply)?
I currently use other tools/ resources
I have access to better data elsewhere
Not enough data relevant to my field/discipline
I'm not sure what I would use it for
Other

17. If you have any additional comments or suggestions regarding EnviroAtlas, please provide them here.

Personal Information
18. For record keeping, we are interested in knowing who beta-tested EnviroAtlas. If interested, please provide us with your affiliation.
Affiliation (optional)

19. What area(s) do you work in?

Primary

-- Please Select -Agriculture / Fishing / Wildlife
Air Quality
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Business / Professional Services
Climate
Computers (Hardware, Desktop Software)
Communications
Conservation
Ecology
Ecosystem Restoration
Ecosystem Services
Education
Energy
Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Forestry
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Landscape Ecology
Land-use
Marketing / Market Research / Public Relations
Non-Profit
Parks / Recreation
Public Health
Research / Science
Restoration
Sustainability
Telecommunications
Transportation
Urban Planning
Water Resources
Waste Management
Web Development
Wetlands Management
Other
Don't work

-- Please Select -Agriculture / Fishing / Wildlife
Air Quality
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Business / Professional Services
Climate
Computers (Hardware, Desktop Software)
Communications
Conservation
Ecology
Ecosystem Restoration
Ecosystem Services
Education
Energy
Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Forestry
Secondary
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Landscape Ecology
Land-use
Marketing / Market Research / Public Relations
Non-Profit
Parks / Recreation
Public Health
Research / Science
Restoration
Sustainability
Telecommunications
Transportation
Urban Planning
Water Resources
Waste Management
Web Development
Wetlands Management
Other
Don't work

20. What is your job position?
-- Please Select -Administrative/Support personnel
Advocate
Analyst
Communications
Consultant
Director
Educator
Engineer
Manager
Planner
Regulator/Policy-maker
Researcher
Student
N/A - Unemployed/Retired/Homemaker
Other
21. How did you find out about EnviroAtlas?
EPA email
Webinar/presentation
Live demo/pilot
Listserv
From a friend/colleague
Other

Contact and Sharing

22. Would you like to receive updates on EnviroAtlas?
Yes
No

23. Would you like to continue to provide feedback on EnviroAtlas (i.e. answer targeted questions to improve certain
content/functionality)?
Yes
No

24. Please provide your email address for future contact.

Thank You!
Thank you for completing our survey! We hope to use your input to inform future changes to EnviroAtlas.