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Abstract
Tracking Forest and Land Management Activities with ArcGIS
Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Author(s): Frank Sapio, Brian Noyle, Mark Zweifler, David Buckley
This paper will discuss the use of ArcGIS technology in the development of a forestry decision support system for the Michigan DNR. Specifically, this paper will address the potential for successfully applying emerging GIS technologies to facilitate the tracking of forest and land management activities on the landscape to support a variety of disciplines. GIS software has traditionally been limited in its ability to track activities on the landscape where frequent, multiuser updates or edits to spatial data occur and an accessible historical record of landscape change is required. Previous attempts have focused on an area-event approach that utilized the static topology data model of Arc/Info 7.x. While effective, this approach lacks the dynamic topology available through ArcSDE geodatabases. To assist the Michigan DNR in addressing this issue, Space Imaging has developed a suite of tools for use within the ArcMap editing environment and ArcSDE geodatabases. These tools facilitate user management of landscape activities and the maintenance of a historical record of such events. The paper will explore and compare previous methods of dealing with maintenance of and updates to spatial data where tracking of activities and a historical record of landscape evolution have been required. In addition, new methods for implementing such systems of data management and analysis will be discussed in light of recently developed GIS technologies. Critical systems design and implementation issues will also be discussed.
Frank Sapio
Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
Forest Management Division
Stephen T. Mason Bldg
530 W.Allegan
Lansing 48909-7952
USA
Phone: 517-596-2504
E-mail: fsapio@state.mi.us
Brian Noyle
Space Imaging
Ann Arbor Regional Office
455 E. Eisinhower Blvd, Suite 70
Ann Arbor , MI 48108
USA
Phone: 734-213-1060
Fax: 734-213-1085
E-mail: bnoyle@spaceimaging.com
Mark Zweifler
Space Imaging
Ann Arbor Regional Office
455 E. Eisenhoser Blvd.
Suite 70
Ann Arbor 48108
USA
Phone: 734-213-1060
E-mail: mzweifler@spaceimaging.com
David Buckley
Space Imaging