Ecobite Episode 1: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's impact on the environmental industry, with Esri's Sunny Fleming

Posted by Ecobot on Apr 4, 2023 9:00:00 AM

Sunny Fleming is Esri’s Industry Specialist for Environment and Conservation for State and Local Government. She read the Infrastructure Bill so you don’t have to. 

Here’s her two cents on what the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is and what it means for environmental professionals and your everyday citizen.

 

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Topics: Ecobot, technology, mapping, Esri, environmental permitting, preconstruction, efficiency software, policy

Ecobot Announces Free Subscription Option

Posted by Ecobot on Feb 9, 2023 3:40:09 PM

Ecobot, the premier digital solution for mandatory pre-construction assessments, has launched a new version of the platform, enabling all environmental consultants across the country to leverage the core benefits of a proven digitized permitting workflow that has been used to generate over 85,000 regulatory reports. New customers can begin a free subscription using the self-service portal at ecobot.com

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Topics: wetlands, Ecobot, conservation, WOTUS, Clean Water Act, technology, delineation, fastest wetland delineation app, wetland delineation app, environmental permitting, preconstruction, wetland delineation, natural resources, natural resource identification, efficiency software

Ecobot is the trusted platform for natural resource identification.

Posted by Ecobot on Jan 24, 2023 10:39:19 AM

Ecobot assists with digitizing federal and state agencies' field work around natural resource identification, reducing labor costs around natural resources regulation, and stretching federal funding and budgets to their fullest extent. 

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Topics: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, EPA, Esri, Navigable Water Rule, fastest wetland delineation app, wetland delineation app, environmental permitting, wetland delineation, NRCS, natural resources, swampbuster, USDA, natural resource identification, whitelisted, DOT, USBR, efficiency software

A Guide to Wetland Delineations (FAQ)

Posted by Ecobot on Jan 17, 2023 3:36:40 PM

What is a wetland delineation?

A wetland delineation is fieldwork that establishes the boundaries between wetlands and uplands on a property. A wetland is an area of land that is covered or saturated with water, either seasonally or permanently. Wetlands serve important ecological functions, affecting water quality and biodiversity, and are therefore regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. 

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Topics: wetlands, Ecobot, US Army Corps of Engineers, WOTUS, Clean Water Act, EPA, USACE, Esri, NWPL, delineation, section 404, fastest wetland delineation app, wetland delineation app, 404, environmental permitting, preconstruction, wetland delineation

USACE's Antecedent Precipitation Tool (APT)

Posted by Ecobot on Aug 1, 2022 9:20:00 AM

Have you used USACE’s Antecedent Precipitation Tool (APT)? With many USACE districts now recommending or requiring ATP data alongside jurisdictional reports, the Tool has an important place in the wetland delineation and monitoring process. 

This topic was covered in the 24th episode of Ecobot's webinar series, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology. View recorded episodes here. 

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Topics: wetlands, climate, monitoring, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, technology, section 404, environmental permitting, wetland delineation, efficiency software, apt, Antecedent Precipitation Tool