Use Case #1: Yukon Landscape Management Unit Description

NB: _This Use Case is part of the Basic interface._

Problem Statement Land use planning information is currently available as a series of high quality cartographic products, however the number and size of downloads required to obtain this information is a barrier to distribution.

Context

Yukon planning regions are divided into landscape management units that describe the values (e.g. heritage, wildlife, oil & gas, minerals), current level of development (“footprints”) and spatially explicit recommendations (e.g. “Total footprint in the Buggy Wetlands shall not exceed 1% of total LMU area”). LMU’s are used to ascertain conformity to the plan during regulatory review of development applications by projects assessors, approval agencies and the general public.

Functional Description

• Users are able to navigate to a single page displaying the details for the selected LMU.
• Navigation is simple & text based, using menus or picklists to progressively refine the selection to the desired Planning Region and LMU.
• An image map of the Planning Region could be used to allow selection of the LMU.
• Minimal interaction with the map is possible, as it is a static image drawn from the filesystem.
• The user may chose from several different thematic views for each LMU (e.g. oil&gas, key wildlife areas).
• The user may request the information be downloaded as a printed report. The report is formatted as an Adobe Postscript file, and sent to the user via email.

Feature Table References: (Refer to[:%ATTACHURL%FunctionalRequirements?.xls:Functional Requirements])

Feature No		Function
1		Site Title
4		RegisterUser?
5		LoginUser?
6		LogoutUser?
7		ConfirmLogoutUser?
9		Home
10		AboutAtlas?
11		HowTo?
12		Feedback
17		RegionList?
18		ThemeList?
19		LinkList?
30		PartnerList?
69		RegionInfo?
70		ThemInfo?

71,72,73,74,75,76

Data Description

An image for each LMU/Theme combination is prepared in advance from existing graphic files (jpg), and saved in a local filesystem. There might be 50 to 60 images for the entire North Yukon Planning region (12 LMU’s X 5 themes). In addition to the Map, other static descriptive information would be displayed.

• Name, location and extent of Planning Region, possibly a small reference map of the region as it relates to the Yukon;
• Map of Landscape Management Unit, in relation to the Planning Region & Yukon;
• Planning Information Summary, including LMU area and perimeter, current surface disturbance and linear density, landscape type composition (area and %, with photos), Plan excerpt (values & recommendations specific to LMU);

Sample Data

• Landscape Management Unit #2: <br /> <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/LMU2.png" alt="LMU2.png" width='451' height='676' />
• LMU #2 - Detail: <br /> <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/LMU2Table.png" alt="LMU2Table.png" width='432' height='599' />

• Cultural and Heritage Values: <br /> <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/heritage_values.png" alt="heritage_values.png" width='500' height='286' />

• Economic Opportunity: <br /> <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/econ_opp.png" alt="econ_opp.png" width='437' height='231' />

• Economy Legend: <br /> <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/econ_leg.png" alt="econ_leg.png" width='210' height='201' />

• NYPC_LMU_Footprint_Summary_dec29-2006.xls : Footprint and Linear Density Metrics

Discussion