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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
Topics
● Overview
● Evolution of Drought.gov
● Current Site
● Google Analytics (at a glance)
● Future of Drought.gov
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!!!
Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2007
(as captured byarchive.org)
Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2008
Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2012
Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2014
Evolution of Drought.gov
Drought.gov in 2016
Current Drought.gov
Local Information
Quick Stats & Sound Bits
Links stay on site
Status Updates
Integrated Twitter Feed
Event Calendar
Easier to Understand
Legend
News Stories
& Featured Information
ZoomableMap
Current Drought.gov
Current Drought.gov
Easier to Understand
Legend
Quick Stats & Sound Bits
ZoomableMap
Report Impacts
City and Zip Code Search
Agriculture Layers
Current Drought.gov
Related Links
Historical Extremes
as text and
time series
Upcoming Events
Unique to state
Current Drought.gov
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
Google Analytics (at a glance)2017 vs 2018
Analytics! – consistently monitor and learn!
Users - analytics and drought (California)
Users - analytics and drought (Massachusetts)
Users - analytics and drought (Alaska)
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
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
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Utilize multiple solutions:
● ArcGIS Online / NOAA GeoPlatform(complements primary Drought.gov site)
● Future home for interactive mapping dashboards and StoryMaps
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
Future Drought.gov
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!
Thank you!Questions?
Steve Ansari – [email protected] Bilotta – [email protected] Bevington – [email protected] Courtright – [email protected]
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
