This is your last chance (at least for now) to help design the new Drought Dashboard for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin. Even if you are not right in the basin, if you are near it and want a web site which will provide you with an overview of available weather and climate information for the region, you can participate in this discussion session. They want to know what you need on the dashboard, so here is your chance to help design a portal that works for you! There are two sessions left, one in the morning and one in the afternoon of May 21. You must register at https://www.drought.gov/drought/apalachicola-chattahoochee-flint-acf-drought-dashboard-meetings for the session you want. I am planning to attend the one in the afternoon.
What is the ACF Drought Dashboard?
The ACF Drought Dashboard will be a free, web-based application that allows users to monitor drought situations in real-time and facilitate data-driven decision-making. By compiling pertinent resources and presenting them in a simple, user-friendly GIS display, stakeholders can make informed decisions regarding water resources management, crop management, recreation, investments, response strategies, and integrated drought messaging. The online interface will be located on the U.S. Drought Portal website Drought. gov, a one-stop shop for current, reliable, and useful information and resources related to drought. For more information, please see this information sheet.
How will the ACF Drought Dashboard be designed?
This ACF Drought Dashboard will be user-driven from the start, with its development based on a series of stakeholder engagement workshops. Key components will include interactive data and display, location-relevant information, decision-support customization, and broad audience engagement. We are targeting potential users of the drought dashboard to inform its design through a series of listening sessions and workshops over the next year. The main objective of these meetings will be to actively engage the ACF River Basin community in designing the ACF Drought Dashboard by seeking input on drought information needs and uses. **The information in the dashboard is expected to be useful beyond the ACF and will be relevant across Alabama, Florida, and Georgia**.
Listening Session Attendees: Resource managers, decision makers, information providers, and stakeholders from a broad range of sectors including government, research, agriculture, municipal water, recreation, non-profit organizations, and transportation.
