West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey

The Plan for Geologic Mapping in West Virginia focuses on mapping the bedrock geology of the entire state at a 1:24,000 scale using modern base maps. Priorities include State and National Parks, Wildlife Management Areas, urban development and existing highway corridors, rural development, new, proposed major utility, pipeline, or transportation corridors, mine subsidence and inactive mining, slope failure and mass wasting and potential karst.

The strategic plan is focused on enhancing GIS assets and services for the benefit of West Virginians, building on past achievements, and incorporating sound leadership, effective management, and active participation from the statewide GIS community. The plan outlines key goals including strengthening governance, increasing outreach, securing funding, improving collaboration, enhancing data quality, and supporting training and infrastructure. It addresses the need for a robust GIS architecture characterized by multi-organizational scope, business-driven focus, long-term vision, and effective data management and accessibility.

The Regional Intergovernmental Council's Broadband Strategic Plan focuses on enhancing broadband services within Boone, Clay, Kanawha, and Putnam Counties. Key areas of focus include educating individuals and businesses about broadband benefits, encouraging provider involvement in development planning, advocating for supportive legislation, and extending broadband services to unserved areas. The plan aims to increase broadband speeds, identify funding sources, promote growth areas, and support Wi-Fi implementation throughout downtown and urban areas. The ultimate goal is to improve the region's economic competitiveness and quality of life through enhanced broadband infrastructure and utilization.

The strategic plan focuses on improving broadband availability, reliability, and utilization throughout the region. Key areas of focus include economic development, education and outreach, and infrastructure improvements. The plan sets goals and performance measures for enhancing the broadband environment, attracting residential and commercial developers, and connecting residents in rural areas to new opportunities. The plan also addresses the need for affordable and easily provisioned broadband with increasing minimum speeds.

The broadband strategic plan for the Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning and Development Council (Region 9) focuses on improving broadband availability, reliability, and utilization throughout the region. It provides a three-prong approach which includes education and outreach, economic development, and infrastructure. The plan outlines six broadband strategic objectives and the implementation strategy necessary to achieve each objective. It addresses the current broadband environment in Region 9, outlines the region's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges (SWOC).