Satellite-aided
Field Forestry Applications
Software Solutions
GIS software packages that support data collection and
interpretation are continually being improved and upgraded.
Key improvements include the ability to:
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Create user-friendly software interfaces such as customized
data entry forms
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Easily integrate GPS into
software functions increasing the accuracy of polygon
edits in the field
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Display
raster and vector data
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Smoothly export data from
field GIS systems to desktop GIS systems
Customized
data entry form for regeneration survey
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GPS
digitizing in ArcPad with satellite imagery
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Several
GIS software options suitable for forest management tasks
are compatible with the pen-based computers previously
discussed. Options that researchers at the University
of Minnesota’s Department of Forest Resources have evaluated
include ESRI’s ArcPad, Condor Earth’s PenMap,
PC GPS by Corvallis Microtechnologies, Sokkia’s
iMap and SOLO CE from Tripod Data Systems. The table
below compares
these software packages. Primary differences between
these options are the type of data that the software
can support.
Comparison of some GIS mapping software packages
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