Abstract

Identification of The Villages Forestz by Using ArcGIS 10
Track: Census and Statistical Data
Authors: Adhitya Kusuma

Background of this paper is increasing needs for quick villages identification inside, outside or on the edge of forest areas by using the ArcGIS 10 software. The identification can determine villages data immediately without field checking. This work will be able to save money for terrestrial survey.
In the Indonesian, the problems of villages which are located in the forest area are very complex due to their very wide territory areas. By having information of those villages then the government can quickly determine the decisions or policies which are necessary for rural development of those villages.
Software ArcGIS 10 will quickly find villages' data by utilizing 2 data support,namely: villages data.shp and forest data. Shp.
The tools that will be used is the 'selection' tools along with existing method support in this ArcGIS 10 software.