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VTANR Lifecycle Support Policy Overview The VTANR Lifecycle support policy is drafted to keep consumers of our data, services, and applications aware of its lifespan. Lifecycles will follow a cycle of 3 stages starting with the initial release of a product and ending with its retirement. Each stage of the lifecycle will indicate the level of support that the product is given. This document will also outline the service level of data, services and applications. This includes service hours, expectations for uptime, and policies regarding communication of outages and changes. Stages of the VTANR GIS are described below, including the level of specific support that each stage of the lifecycle provides. Product Lifecycle Stages VTANRGIS uses three phases to a product’s lifecycle.

• General Availability • Mature • Retired

Product lifecycle phases indicate to the customer the level of support they can expect for a given software version, product, application, and/or service. As the enterprise of GIS grows at ANR, it becomes difficult to manage. Enabling a cycle of development and production resources allows for responsible retirement of legacy solutions while fostering the development of new technologies. The three phases and the expected level of support are outlined below. General Availability General availability is an initial release of a product. General availability releases may require further development before the mature phase. This phase will have full ANR technical support and will receive frequent updates and patches. Software Support

• The software general availability phase will typically follow the retirement of a software product’s previous version. ANR has no intentions in maintaining multiple versions of software systems.

• Desktop software should only affect ANR’s internal users and thus, policies will be adjusted as necessary. • ANR will perform enterprise geodatabase upgrades in concert with its desktop version to ensure full functionality.

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o If it is found that forward compatibility between clients and enterprise geodatabase is not possible, ANR will confide in the EGC to determine the appropriate version for direct connection by EGC partners and determine the appropriate communications to the affected parties.

• ANR will provide full technical support of software packages and databases. • ANR will do its best to ensure software and data compatibility issues are addressed before software products are released for general

availability. No guarantees will be made to its customers that general releases will be issue free. ANR GIS will work to ensure continuity of service during upgrading existing software products.

Data Support • Data is current and actively updated • Metadata exists and is publicly available for consumption/distribution. • ANR will provide user technical support • Edits to datasets will be made where necessary. • ANR will notify the public 30 days in advance of any data/schema changes that may affect service or application interruption. • No representations that data is accurate. Some errors may exist and it is up to the discretion of the customer to use the data for

mapping purposes. Under no circumstances should data be used for surveying/navigation/or other application requiring a certain level of precision.

Map Service Support

• Map services are current and actively updated. • Map services are used for consumption in applications. • ANR will provide user technical support. • ANR will make modifications where necessary. • No guaranteed service uptime.

Application Support

• ANR will provide user technical support. • Applications are available for public use. • Application will receive patches, fixes, and updates to stay current and functional. • Applications may not have 100% functional parity of previously retired applications. • Functionality added as it is developed.

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Mature The mature phase is reached when a product has received the bulk of its updates and patches. ANR GIS provides full technical support and patches for mature products and are generally more stable and require less interaction from staff. At this phase, ANR may be in the process of identifying potential replacements for the product and may start the deprecation process. ANR GIS will notify the public within 30 days of a Mature product phase deprecation and graduate the product to the retired phase. Software Support

• Software is stable. • No compatibility issues. • ANR will provide user technical support. • ANR will perform ArcGIS Desktop upgrades at the first minor release following a major release. Ie, 10.x.1

o ANR GIS will notify its staff 30 days in advance of a scheduled ArcGIS Desktop upgrade1. • ANR will notify the public 30 days in advance of a database software upgrade.

o ANR uses SQL Server enterprise geodatabase software. Upgrades to this software may require users that connect directly to our enterprise database to install the appropriate native client software.

Data Support

• Data is current and continually updated. • ANR will provide user technical support. • No data/schema changes will be made. • No representations that data is accurate. Some errors may exist and it is up to the discretion of the customer to use the data for

mapping purposes. Under no circumstances should data be used for surveying/navigation/or other application requiring a certain level of precision.

• 30-day notice will be given when a dataset is scheduled for deprecation and graduated to the retired phase. Map Service Support

• Map service is current. • ANR will provide user technical support. • No changes to service properties will be made.

1 All upgrades are performed using Group Policy and do not affect software uptime.

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• A 30-day notice will be given when a service is scheduled for deprecation and graduated to the retired phase. To best prepare its customers, ANR will provide an anticipated deprecation date to encourage its customers to migrate their applications and services prior to its retirement and eventual removal.

Application Support

• Application is current. • Application is available for public use. • If application is following an application retirement, functional parity is met to the best of the abilities of ANR GIS. • ANR will provide user technical support. • Application will receive patches, fixes, and limited updates. • A 90-day notice will be given when an application is scheduled for deprecation and graduated to the retired phase. To best prepare its

customers, ANR will provide an anticipated deprecation date to encourage its customers to migrate their applications and services prior to its retirement and eventual removal.

Retired The retired phase of a product indicates a limited lifespan. Retired products should have a deprecation date set for when the product is officially eliminated and will no longer be available for public consumption. Software Support

• Software is no longer supported and will be removed at its deprecation date. • ANR will not upgrade existing clients. • NEW clients will receive the next software release. • ANR GIS will plan its upgrades in concert with ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, and ArcSDE to ensure there are no issues with

compatibility. Data Support

• Data is current to a specified moment in time. • Data is no longer updated. • ANR will NOT provide user technical support. • No data/schema changes will be made. • No representations that data is accurate. Some errors may exist, and it is up to the discretion of the customer to use the data for

mapping purposes. By no circumstances should data be used for surveying/navigation/or other application requiring a certain level of precision.

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• Data will be removed on the retirement date and will no longer be available for public use after this date unless required in accordance with the State’s records management policy.

o Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Records Management Policies and Guidelines o Vermont FPR and FWD Records Management Policies and Guidelines

Map Service Support

• Map service may not be current. • ANR will NOT provide user technical support. • No changes to service properties will be made. • Service will be removed on the given date and will no longer be available for use after this date.

Application Support

• Application may not be current. • Application is available for public use until its retirement date. • ANR will NOT provide user technical support for retiring applications. • Application will no longer receive patches, fixes, or updates. • Application will be removed on the retirement date and will no longer be available for use after this date.

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Software Lifecycle

Product Release Date

General Availability

Mature Support Retired

ArcGIS Desktop 10.7.X X ArcGIS Server 10.8.X X ArcGIS Pro 2.7 X ArcGIS Pro 2.9 X Geodatabase Version (10.8) X Microsoft SQL Server 2017 X

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Data Lifecycle

# Dataset (ArcGIS Online Link) General Availability

Mature Support Retired

1 303(d) lake/pond X

2 303(d) streams/river X

3 303(d) watershed X

4 ACT250 Districts X

5 Act250 Permits X

6 AE/VCE Confirmed Vernal Pools X

7 AE/VCE Unconfirmed Vernal Pools X

8 Alpine Ski Area Leases X

9 ANR Land Dataset (Parcel) X

10 ANR Land Dataset (Unit) X

11 ANR Lands - Natural Communities X

12 Bathymetric Data X

13 Bedrock Geologic Map of Part of the Hartland Quadrangle, Vermont X

14 Bedrock Geologic Map of Part of the Mount Ascutney and Springfield Quadrangles, Vermont

X

15 Bedrock Geologic Map of Part of the Waitsfield Quadrangle, Vermont X

16 Bedrock Geologic Map of Parts of the Eden, Albany, Lowell, and Irasburg Quadrangles, Vermont

X

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17 Bedrock Geologic Map of Parts of the Huntington, Richmond, Bolton and Waterbury Quadrangles, Vermont

X

18 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Andover Quadrangle, Vermont X

19 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Arlington Quadrangle and a Portion of the Shushan Quadrangle, Vermont

X

20 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Bristol Quadrangle, Vermont X

21 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Cavendish Quadrangle, Vermont X

22 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Chester Quadrangle, Vermont X

23 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Chittenden Quadrangle, Vermont X

24 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Eden Quadrangle, Vermont X

25 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Essex Junction Quadrangle, Vermont X

26 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Gilson Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont X

27 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Hazens Notch and a Portion of the Lowell Quadrangles, Vermont

X

28 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Hinesburg Quadrangle, Vermont X

29 Bedrock geologic map of the Jay and North Troy area, Vermont X

30 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Jay Peak Quadrangle, Vermont X

31 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Johnson Quadrangle, Vermont X

32 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Knox Mountain Pluton Area, Marshfield and Peacham, Vermont

X

33 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Lincoln Quadrangle, Vermont X

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34 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Milton Quadrangle, Vermont X

35 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Morrisville Quadrangle, Vermont X

36 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Mount Carmel Quadrangle, Vermont X

37 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Mount Holly and Ludlow Quadrangles, Vermont

X

38 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Mount Mansfield Quadrangle, Vermont X

39 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Mount Snow and Readsboro Quadrangles, Vermont

X

40 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Mt. Ellen Quadrangle, Vermont X

41 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Pico Peak Quadrangle, Vermont X

42 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Plymouth Quadrangle, Vermont X

43 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Rochester Quadrangle, Vermont X

44 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Rutland Quadrangle, Vermont X

45 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Saxtons River Quadrangle, Vermont X

46 Bedrock Geologic Map of the South Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont X

47 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Southern Worcester Mountains Watershed, Middlesex and Stowe Quadrangles, Vermont

X

48 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Town of Charlotte, Vermont X

49 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Town of Williston, Vermont X

50 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Townshend Quadrangle, Vermont X

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51 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Underhill Quadrangle, Vermont X

52 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Wallingford Quadrangle, Vermont X

53 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Warren Quadrangle, Vermont X

54 Bedrock Geologic Map of the Weston Quadrangle, Vermont X

55 Bedrock Geologic Map of Vermont - Dikes X

56 Bedrock Geologic Map of Vermont - Faults and Contacts X

57 Bedrock Geologic Map of Vermont - Geochronology Sample Locations X

58 Bedrock Geologic Map of Vermont - Units X

59 Bedrock Geologic Map of Woodstock, Vermont X

60 Bedrock Outcrop Points Compilation X

61 Bedrock Outcrop Polygons Compilation X

62 Big Game Reporting Stations X

63 Brownfields X

64 Completed Road Erosion Inventories for MRGP (2020-2021) X

65 Dams X

66 Deer Wintering Areas X

67 DFIRM - Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) X

68 DFIRM Floodways X

69 DFIRM Panels X

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70 DFIRM X-Sections X

71 Drinking Water Infrastructure (Linear features) X

72 Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Areas X

73 Environmental Enforcement Districts X

74 Fisheries Districts X

75 Fishing Access Areas X

76 Flood Hazard Areas (Only FEMA - digitized data) X

77 Floodplain Manager Regions X

78 Food Scrap Generators X

79 Forestry Districts X

80 Geology and hydrogeology of the Town of Calais, Vermont X

81 Glacial Lakes and the Champlain Sea X

82 Ground Water SPA X

83 Groundwater Interference X

84 Habitat Blocks and Wildlife Corridors X

85 Hazardous Sites X

86 Hazardous Waste Generators X

87 Hydrologically Connected Road Segments X

88 Indiana Bat (Towns) X

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89 Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (VT) X

90 Invasive Species X

91 Lake Inventory Watersheds X

92 Lake/Pond WBIDs and WBID Segments X

93 Lakes Inventory X

94 Landfills X

95 Landslides X

96 Lieutenant Chief Warden Districts X

97 Municipal Roads General Permit Scoring (outlets) X

98 Municipal Roads General Permit Scoring (segments) X

99 Municipal Wastewater Mapping Completed X

100 NWI mapping status X

101 Outdoor Recreation Sites Inventory X

102 Outstanding Resource Waters (streams/rivers) X

103 Park Districts X

104 Private Wells X

105 Public Water Sources X

106 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species X

107 Reporter for MRGP X

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108 Reporter for Municipal Roads General Permit X

109 River Corridor Easements X

110 River Corridors (August, 2019) X

111 River Main Stem Waterbodies (WBID) X

112 River Management Engineer Districts X

113 River Scientist Regions X

114 Sand and Gravel Deposits X

115 SGA Phase 1 Assessed Reaches X

116 SGA Phase 2 Assessed Reaches X

117 SGA Phase 2 Reach Segment Breaks X

118 SGA Project Locations X

119 SGA Reach Breaks X

120 Significant Natural Communities X

121 Small MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems) Area X

122 Snowmaking Intake X

123 Snowmaking Site X

124 Snowmaking Withdrawal X

125 Solid Waste Management Districts X

126 Special Fishing Regulation Lakes/Ponds X

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127 Special Fishing Regulation Streams/Rivers X

128 Stormwater District Contacts X

129 Stormwater Impaired Watersheds X

130 Stormwater Infrastructure (Area Features) X

131 Stormwater Infrastructure (Line Features) X

132 Stormwater Infrastructure (Point Features) X

133 Stormwater Permits - Issued Permits X

134 Stormwater Permits - Pending Permits X

135 Stream Crossings X

136 Stressed Lake/Pond X

137 Stressed Stream/River X

138 SurfaceWater Source Protection Areas (SPAs) X

139 Surficial Geologic Map of Charlotte, Vermont X

140 Surficial Geologic Map of Parts of Clarendon, Vermont X

141 Surficial Geologic Map of the Barre East Quadrangle, Vermont X

142 Surficial Geologic Map of the Bennington Area, Vermont X

143 Surficial Geologic Map of the Bolton Mountain Quadrangle, Vermont X

144 Surficial Geologic Map of the Bristol Quadrangle, Vermont X

145 Surficial Geologic Map of the Burlington Quadrangle, Vermont X

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146 Surficial Geologic Map of the Cabot Quadrangle, Vermont X

147 Surficial Geologic Map of the Colchester Quadrangle, Vermont X

148 Surficial Geologic Map of the East Corinth 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Vermont X

149 Surficial Geologic Map of the Groton 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Vermont X

150 Surficial Geologic Map of the Jeffersonville Quadrangle, Vermont X

151 Surficial Geologic Map of the Joes Pond Quadrangle, Vermont X

152 Surficial Geologic Map of the Knox Mountain Area and the Towns of Marshfield and Peacham, Vermont

X

153 Surficial Geologic Map of the Manchester Quadrangle, Vermont X

154 Surficial Geologic Map of the Pico Peak Quadrangle, Vermont X

155 Surficial Geologic Map of the Plainfield Quadrangle, Vermont X

156 Surficial Geologic Map of the Proctor Quadrangle, Vermont X

157 Surficial Geologic Map of the Richmond Quadrangle, Vermont X

158 Surficial Geologic Map of the Roxbury 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Vermont X

159 Surficial Geologic Map of the Southern Two-Thirds of the Woodbury Quadrangle, Vermont

X

160 Surficial Geologic Map of the Stowe Quadrangle, Vermont X

161 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Brandon, Vermont X

162 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Craftsbury, Vermont X

163 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Dover, Vermont X

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164 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Londonderry, Vermont X

165 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Randolph, Vermont X

166 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Rutland, Vermont X

167 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont X

168 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Williston, Vermont X

169 Surficial Geologic Map of the Town of Woodstock, Vermont X

170 Surficial Geologic Map of Town of Dorset, Vermont X

171 Surficial Geologic Map of Town of Monkton, Vermont X

172 Surficial Geologic Map of Vermont, 1970 - Rocklines, Striations, Till Fabric X

173 Surficial Geologic Map of Vermont, 1970 - Sand and Gravel Pits X

174 Surficial Geologic Map of Vermont, 1970 - Units X

175 Surficial Geology and Groundwater Hydrology of the Lake Carmi Watershed and Map Area A, Vermont

X

176 Surficial Geology of the Wallingford Quadrangle, Vermont X

177 Tactical Basin Planning X

178 Trails X

179 Uncommon Species and Other Features X

180 Underground Storage Tank (working) X

181 Urban Tree Inventory X

182 Use Value Appraisal Parcels X

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183 Vermont Biophysical Regions X

184 Vermont Conservation Design Community & Species Scale Components 2020 Vermont USA

X

185 Vermont Conservation Design Highest Priority Forest Blocks X

186 Vermont Conservation Design Landscape Scale Components 2020 Vermont, USA

X

187 Vermont Conservation Design Targets 2020 Vermont, USA X

188 Vermont Designated Natural Areas X

189 Vermont Highest Priority Connectivity Blocks X

190 Vermont Highest Priority Interior Forest Blocks X

191 Vermont Natural Resources Atlas X

192 Vermont Physical Landscape Diversity Blocks X

193 Vermont Roadside Ash Inventory Points X

194 VSWI Wetlands Advisory Layer X

195 VSWI Wetlands Class Layer X

196 VT Priority Lake/Pond X

197 VT Priority Stream/River X

198 VT Water Classifications X

199 Warden Districts X

200 Waste Facilities X

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201 Waste Water Facilities X

202 Wastewater Districts X

203 Wastewater Infrastructure (Linear features) X

204 Wastewater Infrastructure (Point features) X

205 Water Quality Monitoring Sites X

206 Watercraft inspection stations X

207 Watershed Planning Basins X

208 WBID Watersheds X

209 Wetland Ecologist Districts X

210 Wetland Restoration Model Site Prioritization (Lake Champlain 2017) X

211 Wildlife Districts X

212 Wildlife Management Units X

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Map Services Lifecycle

# Map Service Type Service General Availability

Mature Support Retired

1 MAP Service Blueprint_combined_scores

X

2 MAP Service Blueprint_conservation_scores

X

3 MAP Service Blueprint_wq_scores

X

4 Feature Service Watershed

X

5 EGC Service MAP_ANR_ANRCONSERVATIONDESIGNLANDSCAPE_WM_CACHE X

6 EGC Service MAP_ANR_ANRCONSERVATIONDESIGNSPECIES_WM_CACHE X

7 EGC Service MAP_ANR_VTHYDRO_SP_CACHE X

8 EGC Service MAP_ANR_VTHYDRO_WM_CACHE X

9 GPS Service GPS_ANR_BioFinder2016VCDLSReport X

10 GPS Service GPS_ANR_BioFinder2016VCDSCSReport X

11 GPS Service GPS_ANR_LANDCOVERCALCULATOR X

12 GPS Service GPS_ANR_POURPOINTSNAPPER X

13 GPS Service GPS_ANR_SGATUPLOAD X

14 GPS Service GPS_ANR_UPDATEEABAREAS

X

15 KML Service Shoreland

X

16 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASBASEMAP_WM_NOCACHE X 17 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASBASEMAPLITE_WM_NOCACHE

X

18 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASBASEMAPRASTER_WM_NOCACHE

X

19 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASDWGWP_WM_NOCACHE X

20 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASFISHWILDLIFE_WM_NOCACHE X

21 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASFPR_WM_NOCACHE X

22 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASGEOLOGY_WM_NOCACHE X

23 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASRIVERSMANAGEMENT_WM_NOCACHE X

24 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASRIVERSPROGRAM_WM_NOCACHE X

25 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASSTORMWATER_WM_NOCACHE X

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26 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASWASTEMANAGEMENT_WM_NOCACHE X

27 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRATLASWATERSHEDMANAGEMENT_WM_NOCACHE X

28 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRBIOFINDER2016_WM_NOCACHE X

29 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ANRINVENTORYCONSERVATION_WM_NOCACHE X

30 Feature Service MAP_ANR_ANRPUBLICFEATURESERVICE_WM_NOCACHE X

31 MAP Service MAP_ANR_FOCUSFLOODS_WM_NOCACHE X

32 MAP Service MAP_ANR_FRPDFC1_WM_NOCACHE X

33 MAP Service MAP_ANR_FRPDFC2_WM_NOCACHE X

34 MAP Service MAP_ANR_ORGANICS_WM_NOCACHE X

35 MAP Service MAP_ANR_WETLANDPROJECTS_WM_NOCACHE X

36 MAP Service TacticalPlanning X

37 MAP Service VTWellHeaders 4/17/2019

38 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_BOUNDARIES_SP_NOCACHE_v2 X

39 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_CADASTRAL_SP_NOCACHE_v2 X

40 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_ECOLOGIC_SP_NOCACHE_v1 X

41 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_EMERGENCY_SP_NOCACHE_v2 X

42 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_ENVIRON_SP_NOCACHE_v2 X

43 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_FACILITIES_SP_NOCACHE_v2 X

44 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_GEOLOGIC_SP_NOCACHE_v2 X

45 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_TOURISM_SP_NOCACHE_v2 X

46 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_UTILITY_SP_NOCACHE_v1 X

47 Open Data Service OPENDATA_ANR_WATER_SP_NOCACHE_v2 X

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Application Lifecycle

# Application General Availability

Mature Support Retired

1 BioFinder 2016 X 2 Natural Resources Atlas X 3 ANR Atlas - Lite X

5 Fish Digest X 6 Focus on Floods X 7 Organics X 8 Wetlands Navigator X

Communications of Lifecycle Announcements Announcements regarding lifecycle status changes will be made for two reasons:

• A mature product is entering retirement and a retirement date is set. • A substantive change is made to any product. A substantive change would include the removal of objects (feature classes, tables, rasters,

relationships) and/or fields associated with these objects from an AGS Map Service (including geocoding services), renaming products, changing IDs, and/or changing vector feature types (points, lines, and polygons from one feature type to another). NOTE: Adding fields to an object DOES NOT constitute a substantive change. Data edits to features or attributes DO NOT constitute a substantive change.2

Lifecycle status announcements will be made 30 days prior to a data or map service change and 90 days prior to any software/application change. The primary channels for announcements will be:

1. VTANR GIS Team 2. VGIS-Listserv 3. VTANR Open Data Portal

It will be the responsibility of the end-user to subscribe to the listserv and/or check the VTANR Open Data Portal periodically to ensure there are no interruptions of service.

2 VCGI Life Cycle Support Policy - VCGI's ArcGIS Server Services. http://vcgi.vermont.gov/sites/vcgi/files/warehouse/services/VCGI_AGS_LifeCyclePolicy.pdf