DEQ North Carolina Community Mapping System
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has created a department community mapping system, which will be used to inform some department decisions, such as specific plans for local outreach and public participation. The department is currently on version 1.0, which the public can access below.
Note: The updated mapping system to version 1.0 has been released.
Use the Community Mapping System
Useful materials about the Community Mapping System version 1.0.
- North Carolina Community Mapping System Version 1.0 background
- Glossary of Terms (updated)
- How-To User Guide (updated)
- NCCMS Version 1.0 Frequently Asked Questions
- Training Video on How to Use the N.C. Community Mapping System
DEQ is seeking stakeholder feedback about the Community Mapping System.
Additional Information
2019 Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality hosted three information sessions to gain community feedback on what a North Carolina Community Mapping System should look like to benefit all North Carolinians. Below are the dates that the three community engagements were held.
First Community Mapping Meeting
Monday, Feb. 4, 2019
6-8 p.m.
Wayne Community College
Wayne Learning Center Building
1st floor: Moffatt Auditorium
3000 Wayne Memorial Drive Goldsboro, N.C. 27534
Second Community Mapping Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
6 - 8 p.m.
Forsyth Technical Community College
Robert L. Strickland Center Auditorium (Forsyth Tech Main Campus)
2100 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103
Third Community Mapping Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019
6-8 p.m.
Isothermal Community College
Tanner Room (Seminar A) in the Foundation Building
286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale, N.C. 28160
State and Nationwide Mapping Tools
N.C. DEQ Presentation on Nationwide Mapping Tools
State Mapping Tools
Nationwide Demographic and Socioeconomic Mapping Tools
- CalEnviroScreen (California)
- Environmental Justice Communities (Connecticut)
- EJ Start (Illinois)
- Environmental Justice Viewer (Massachusetts)
- Understanding Environmental Justice in Minnesota (Minnesota)
- EJ Mapper (New Mexico)
- Potential Environmental Justice Areas (New York)
- eMap (Pennsylvania)
- Washington Tracking Network (Washington)
- EPA EJSCREEN
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