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Abstract
Integrating the USFS Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) with ArcGIS
Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Author(s): Mark Books, Ken Bunzel, Tim Eisler, Larry Capelle, David Buckley
This paper presents the use reviews of the integration and use of the USFS Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) growth and yield model in an ArcMap/ArcGIS-based Decision Support System developed by Space Imaging for Fort A.P. Hill, U.S. Army. The application integrates FVS with ArcMap, allowing users to simulate the effects of various forest management activities into the future. One or more scenarios are defined, and comparisons are made on timber availability, habitat suitability, and military training suitability. Spatial constraint layers can be defined to support users in choosing management activities for a given stand. Data is seamlessly moved into FVS for growth and yield modeling, and output FVS projections are seamlessly transferred into the ArcGIS geodatabase structure to facilitate querying, reporting, and mapping. The iterative scenario modeling design allows users to undertake constraint analysis for nonforest landmarks and adjust prescriptions to accommodate these values at risk. The system allows forest managers to define potential management activities using the full power of FVS and Suppose.
Mark Books
Fort AP Hill, Dept. of the Army
DPW Environmental and Natural Resources
19952 N. Range Rd
Fort A.P. Hill 22427-3123
USA
Phone: 540-220-4794
E-mail: mark_a_books@belvoir.army.mil
Ken Bunzel
Space Imaging
Emeryville Operations
5915 Hollis Street, Building B
Emeryville 94608
USA
Phone: 510-654-6980
Fax: 510-654-5774
E-mail: kbunzel@spaceimaging.com
Tim Eisler
Space Imaging
Regional Mgr., Emeryville
5915 Hollis Street, Building B
Emeryville , CA 94608
USA
Phone: 510-65406980
Fax: 510-654-5774
E-mail: teisler@spaceimaging.com
Larry Capelle
FAPH
David Buckley
Space Imaging