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Abstract
Geospatial Technologies and Forest Ecosystem and Health Analysis
Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Author(s): Mark D. MacKenzie
This paper describes the application of geospatial technologies toward the development of a forest ecosystem and health analysis for the Ruffner Mountain Nature Center. The Nature Center is a 218 hactare urban forest located near downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Researchers are currently developing a monitoring system for the Nature Center incorporating the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) protocol. This project represents the first effort to implement FHM in an urban forest. Geospatial technologies, including GIS (ArcInfo and ArcView), image processing and remote sensing (ERDAS IMAGINE), and GPS have played a critical role in the development of the monitoring system.
Mark D. MacKenzie
Auburn University
106 M. White Smith Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5418
USA
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E-mail: mackemd@auburn.edu