The story map we developed in collaboration with Greenbelt Land Trust won first place in the Conservation, Environment, and Sustainability category of Esri's storytelling with maps contest in 2015. The map journal takes you along a trail at...

Land trusts that focus on strategic priorities protect land more efficiently and raise more funds. But how does a land trust align their conservation work with their mission, and make sure that lands they pursue meet their conservation...

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, we evaluated Pierce County's existing land use policy for designating agricultural resource lands (ARL). This evaluation process lead to our recommendations for alternative approaches to better protect and...

Our team conducted a GIS needs assessment for the City of Pullman to objectively evaluate their current use of GIS, and provide recommendations for optimizing their use of GIS in the future. We conducted a series of on-site interviews with...

The Burlington-Edison School District was in the process of updating their Capital Facility Plan when they reached out to FLO Analytics for a new student enrollment forecast. The district needed help answering pressing questions, like:...

Edmonds School District (ESD) found themselves in need of a better way to use student enrollment projections to plan for future facilities. The problem? The district’s enrollment projections provided forecasts for the district as a...

Whatcom County Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining the stormwater system in the Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management District. To fund this stormwater system, a fee is levied against properties within the...

With close to 30,000 current students, a growing student population, and a diverse demographic base, Tacoma Public Schools had many complex variables to consider when updating school boundaries. Complicating the issue was the district’s open...

Ecova is an international energy and sustainability management company that helps their clients save resources. This increases profitability, lowers risks, and enhances their clients’ reputations. For the last few years, we’ve been...

AFS-USA (AFS) is a nonprofit organization based in New York City that offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world. We’ve worked with AFS over several years, providing them with the means to make...

We were asked by High Desert Organix to conduct a GIS-based site suitability analysis to identify a site for the construction of an organic compost facility that would have minimal environmental impact, land disturbance, public risk, and site...

Earth Fare is the second largest natural foods store chain in the country, with over 30 stores located in ten states east of the Mississippi River. Recently, Earth Fare became interested in growing their business by looking for opportunities...

The City of Spokane and the Northeast Public Development Authority are leading an effort to revitalize an approximately 500-acre industrial area in the Hillyard neighborhood. The city is examining approaches to improving public infrastructure...

Our team conducted a solid waste system assessment for Thurston County to support their new solid waste management plan (SWMP) and to help meet capital facilities planning needs for six- and 20-year planning horizons. A critical component of...

Biomass, a renewable energy source, is an efficient way to generate energy from forest residues from timber harvesting and maintenance operations, as well as from mill residues from lumber and pulp and paper mill operations. We’ve partnered...

New Seasons Market prides themselves on being the Portland Metro region’s neighborhood grocery store and supports both local and regional products, including family farms. With the goal of opening a number of additional stores, they looked...

Humanitarian relief and development NGOs often work in insecure countries where threats and risks can escalate and change at short notice. To maintain the effectiveness of a program, it is important that field staff and managers be kept...

Having worked on numerous infrastructure projects in the U.S., we were excited at the opportunity to turn our attention to a Mercy Corps-led, $60 million, DFID-funded water, sanitation and hygiene program in three urban centers in the eastern...

As part of a two-year project with electric utility Seattle City Light (SCL), we are providing the environmental affairs group with ongoing GIS services to support their Boundary Dam relicensing program. SCL’s Boundary project supplies more...

The Port of Whitman County (Port), like all Washington ports, is empowered with broad economic authority to bring businesses and jobs to its local community. In support of these objectives, the Port has developed infrastructure plans to...

Our team is currently working with Multnomah County Drainage District (the District) to develop a comprehensive GIS-based asset management system to support their day-to-day management of the Columbia River floodplain and receiving stormwater...

We recently began providing Clark Regional Wastewater District (District) support on multiple fronts. The District is one of the largest wastewater districts in the state of Washington and provides professional wastewater services to more than...

The City of Kelso’s Phase III Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) provides critical information for capital improvement projects and assists the city in complying with municipal stormwater permit requirements. To facilitate the development of...

Lewis & Clark College is a liberal university that describes itself as a “private institution with a public conscience.” The campus is situated in a remarkable natural setting, among 137 wooded acres in Portland’s southwest...

Ridgefield School District is located in north Clark County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state of Washington. As the county’s population continues to grow over the next 20 years, the district expects a rapid increase in...

When Central Valley School District was experiencing increasing student enrollment, along with unexpected shifts in student enrollment due to residential growth, district leaders realized it was time for a boundary review. To support...

Bellingham Public Schools (BPS) knew their district was growing and was likely to continue to do so, based on 10-year student enrollment projections. But where in the district would these students live and how would the increase impact...

The Coeur d’Alene Trust’s data management goals are to promote secure, consistent, and efficient management of data throughout the extended timeframe of activities undertaken in the Upper and Lower Basins of the Coeur d’Alene River in...

Our conservation professionals assisted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with restoration and preservation efforts, including GPS surveying, in the Gee Creek Watershed and the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, located in the state of...

Capitol Land Trust had a very specific conservation planning goal in mind when they approached us to help them identify high-priority parcels for salmonid habitat conservation in Thurston County, Washington. To meet the requirements of their...

To help speed up the development, implementation, and monitoring of sediment cleanup and restoration projects under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has received funding...

After the April 20, 2010, explosion of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that took 11 lives, oil was released for 87 days until the ruptured well was capped. As the subsequent natural resource damage assessment (NRDA)...

With a large number of GIS users throughout the organization, Columbia Land Trust decided it was time to ramp up their capabilities and install some structure to their use of GIS. As a first step, a needs assessment helped to develop a clear...

Okanogan Land Trust (OLT) is a small land trust with limited time and resources to spend wading through the process of upgrading, organizing, and enhancing their existing GIS system. To get them quickly up and running, we compiled a wish list...

Pierce County Ag Roundtable (PCAR) is a collaboration of partner organizations interested in preserving and protecting agricultural lands in Pierce County, Washington, which has the highest rate of farmland loss in the Puget Sound Region. We...

Inland Northwest Land Conservancy (INLC) works with willing private landowners who wish to conserve their land in six counties in eastern Washington and northern Idaho – a huge service area spanning hundreds of miles. In need of...