2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 ArcFVS: An Integration of a GIS and Forest Vegetation Simulator Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Author(s): Bogdan Chivoiu This paper presents the design and implementation of an integrated application called ArcFVS that links the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) and a GIS. FVS is the simulation system chosen for forests in the Upper Wabash river basin by two research projects in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. ArcFVS allows to select spatially or by attribute the forest plots to be projected by FVS, create the FVS input files for the selected plots and display in a geospatial environment different types of FVS output (FVS output files, tables with variables of interest and visualization image files). These functionalities are tested and demonstrated using FIA and newly collected field data from the Upper Wabash region. ArcFVS is designed using Esri ArcGIS software and ArcObjects in the VBA programming environment. Advantages of ArcFVS include the new GIS capabilities, enhanced format translation functions, and the standardized programming environment. Bogdan Chivoiu Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources 146 Arnold Drive Apt. 7 West Lafayette , IN 47906 US Phone: (765)496-4710 E-mail: chivoiu@purdue.edu |
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