Abstract
Enterprise Mapping of Forest Practices in Virginia Using ArcGIS Server Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Author(s): Mindia Brown There are more than 15 million acres of forestlands in Virginia that require sound management if long-term protection and sustainability of this resource is to be ensured. To this end, the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) regularly provides private landowners with professional forest management advice and assistance in implementing practices. However, tracking these activities has historically been done with paper maps and in a tabular database, with obviously limited efficiency and usefulness. In 2004, VDOF began developing a centralized, Web-based enterprise information system that integrates GIS functionality to map a time series of forest management activity and forest stand conditions. The system uses SQL Server, ArcSDE, ArcIMS, and ArcGIS Server to facilitate the creation, editing, validation, storage, and management of spatial data elements. The result is a rich dataset providing timely and accurate information for decision makers throughout the entire department as well as to external customers. Mindia Brown Virginia Department of Forestry 900 Natural Resources Dr Suite 800 Charlottesville , VA 22903 US Phone: 4349776555 E-mail: Mindia.Brown@dof.virginia.gov |
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