Upcoming Workshops 8. Or maybe you have heard about all the GIS maps and data that are out there on the Internet, but you never can find what you're looking for. But there are four little gems the day before the conference that can help you cut through the hype and get down to business using GIS in ways that make sense to you. From instruction to digital aerial photos, and from forest resource data to digital topographic maps, the Internet is a treasure trove waiting to be mined by foresters and other natural resource managers. Deciding what imagery to use can be a formidable task.
Some solutions are too expensive, too difficult, or too confusing to the field forester.
This workshop will use CMT's GPS hardware and PC-GPS Forester's Toolkit package to illustrate GPS functions that foresters typically use. The Internet has a wealth of resources related to GIS and mapping. Chances are if you have a question about GIS, the answer can be found on the Internet. About a decade ago, quite a few foresters began using Hewlett-Packard's 200 LX Palmtop computers to collect field data for timber cruises. Many foresters have moved on to newer cruise programs and newer lines of more field-ready computers such as those from Husky, DAP and Juniper Systems.