Abstract
 Moving the Appalachian Trail: Inventory, Analysis, Models, and Maps Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Author(s): David Tulloch, Jean Marie Hartman Rutgers University's Landscape Architecture students employed GIS in a variety of ways for a project to redesign a historic portion of the Appalachian Trail (AT) at Bear Mountain State Park in New York. The undergraduate students used ArcGIS and ModelBuilder to conduct a comprehensive study that included inventorying the site, analyzing conditions, identifying potential trail routes, exploring the routes with 3D visualization, and communicating features of the final design. Working in partnership with the New York/New Jersey Trail Conference, the project will establish permanent, sustainable routes for the portion of the trail that runs through Bear Mountain State Park. Other project partners included the National Park Service and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. This paper/presentation will report on the entire project which featured advanced GIS applications, public participatory methods, and a remarkable interdisciplinary study of one of the AT's most notable sites. David Tulloch Rutgers University CRSSA 14 College Farm Road New Brunswick , NJ 08901 US Phone: 732.932.1581 Fax: 732.932.1940 E-mail: dtulloch@crssa.rutgers.edu Jean Marie Hartman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Dept of Landscape Architecture 93 Lipman Drive New Brunswick , NJ 08901 US Phone: 732.932.9317 E-mail: jhartman@rci.rutgers.edu |
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