VESTRA developed two web-based applications that facilitate incorporation of GIS technology into the day-to-day workflow for development and review of capital outlay projects at the California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR).

The first is the Environmental and Cultural Review Application (ECRA), a web application that supports the CDPR CEQA-related compliance work. ECRA facilitates the internal Parks CEQA process allowing users to track project status, review documents, create and edit project boundaries, and export CEQA-related documents.

The second web application functions as a metadata catalog for digital and nondigital information housed at each individual park unit. There are two main tools:

• A park unit has the ability to upload metadata about files held at that specific unit and can even upload the file if it exists in digital form.
• It allows users to access the metadata catalog for related documents from the CEQA/ECRA application.

VESTRA designed a geodatabase that houses the GIS information as well as raster images for various facilities throughout the park system. The design also provides a basic link to the CDPR existing facilities management application, MAXIMO by MRO Software.