Good Evening, Welcome to eSite!  This web site is designed to evaluate a web-based tool, eSite, and assess its effectiveness as a way of communicating information about environmental siting issues.  You are participating in a beta-test of the eSite application, using data representing a hypothetical case study on marine reserves in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.  The site is designed to evaluate the eSite tool, NOT to provide real solutions to the issue portrayed.  The concepts presented can be applied to siting of disposal sites, wind farms, and other issues which may benefit from the visual display and interaction with relevant information.   

The eSite application is the product of research by Christiaan Adams for his master's thesis.  In order to evaluate the usability of the tool and the possibilities for this type of application, visitors are asked to participate in two short surveys, one before entering the site, and one after trying the application.  
Thank you for your input!

To fully experience eSite, please ensure that you view all of the following:

• Initial Survey (link below)
• eSite project description pages
• Stellwagen Bank GIS data map site 
• Stellwagen Bank Grid data map site
• Interactive weighting application
• Follow-up survey (link from weighting results page)

Note: You must have JavaScript enabled on your browser to view all the features of this site.  

The thesis is now complete and is available for download on the Thesis Page.