University of Rhode Island, Natural Resources and Environmental Management (www.edc.uri.edu) is providing research based knowledge to enable people to improve their lives and communities. Their web site is a portal to many different projects and applications using GIS.

• Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS): http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis/
• Rhode Island Critical Resources Atlas: http://www.edc.uri.edu/riatlas/
  The goal of this project is to use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and the Internet to create and distribute maps of the critical natural resources for every town and watershed in Rhode Island. The maps are designed to assist land use managers in planning and development activities, and are easily interpretable for use by the general public.
• Coastal Eelgrass Habitats of Rhode Island: http://www.edc.uri.edu/Eelgrass/
  The purpose of this mapping project is to provide resource managers and the public with an interactive way to access existing data that shows the extent of known eelgrass beds in Rhode Island. Managers, biologists, and the public will be able to gauge the approximate extent of eelgrass in certain areas for a better understanding of potential impacts their activities may have on these vulnerable habitats.
• Coastal Eelgrass Habitats of Rhode Island: http://www.edc.uri.edu/Eelgrass/
• Critical Lands In Rhode Island: http://www.edc.uri.edu/criticallands/
• Large Marine Ecosystems: http://www.edc.uri.edu/lme/
• An ecosystem strategy for the assessment and management of international coastal ocean waters. The portal page for all this is www.edc.uri.edu