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OSMP publishes new interactive project map to show trail, ecology and agriculture work
Summary
Open Space and Mountain Parks’ Resource Information Services team presented a redesigned 2025 project map to trustees, an interactive public tool intended to show higher‑profile OSMP projects (trails, ecological and agricultural work) and to improve accessibility and staff data collection for future updates.
The OSMP Resource Information Services (RIS) team demonstrated a redesigned 2025 project map on July 9 that staff said will help the public and internal teams see where the department’s higher‑profile recreation, ecology and agriculture projects are located and what work is planned or underway.
RIS staff said the map is part of a broader map gallery on the OSMP website and is updated annually to coincide with the department’s project press release. The 2025 update uses improved data collection workflows (a staff project submission form), updated color schemes to improve accessibility and a splash screen describing how to use the map.
Features and use
- Users can browse by project category (recreation, ecology, agriculture) or by geographic area; clicking a project opens a short description of scope, timeframe and status. - The map is designed to support the department’s “know before you go” communications and to replace a single‑night open‑house model by offering a year‑round public view of major work. - RIS staff said the underlying system now makes it easier for project managers to submit updates and for RIS to maintain the public display.
Trustees provided usability feedback (rename for easier discovery on the website and additional layer filtering for wildfire‑resiliency projects) that RIS staff said they will consider for the next update. Trustees also asked staff to consider QR linking for high‑profile project signs to provide interpretive and accessibility‑friendly content for visitors in the field.
Ending: RIS staff said a subset of additional thematic map overlays (for example, wildfire‑resiliency overlays that combine planned thinning, grazing and mowing work) is forthcoming and that the team will continue to refine the way the department shares project information publicly.
