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Webinar: Accessibility, Connectivity, and the Expansion of Recreational Opportunities with the National Digital Trails Project
December 7, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Presenters: Elizabeth McCartney, the National Digital Trails (NDT) Project Manager, National Geospatial Program at U.S Geological Survey; Tatyana DiMascio, NDT Project Technical Lead, National Geospatial Program at U.S Geological Survey
Date and Time: December 7, 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
Overview: Partnership for the National Trails System is proud to host a webinar with Elizabeth McCartney, the National Digital Trails (NDT) Project Manager, and Tatyana DiMascio, NDT Project Technical Lead, both from the National Geospatial Program at U.S Geological Survey. During this presentation you will learn about the goals of the National Digital Trails Project; TRAILS (Trail Routing, Analysis, and Information Linkage System), a web-based trail planning tool that serves to identify potential routes for connecting existing trails and trail systems; the Nationwide Trails Dataset, a public domain dataset of federal and many statewide trails; the Trail Data Portal that provides a path for authoritative trail managers to upload their trails into the Nationwide Trails Dataset; and, future plans for the project. Both the TRAILS tool and the Trail Data Portal will be demonstrated. There will be time to ask questions about the project and tools that are presented. Please click here to learn more about the National Digital Trails Project and the presenters.
American Trails will be offering the following free CEUs (learning credits) for this webinar: American Institute of Certified Planners Continuing Maintenance (AICP CM); Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES PDH); National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) CEU equivalency petition; and, CEU/PDH equivalency petition for other accepting organizations. Please email candace@americantrails.org to learn more about these learning credits.