Forestry management is becoming an increasingly complex and demanding challenge in today’s ever changing world. Plans, resource considerations, and business decisions are made in an atmosphere of often-conflicting values and with considerable uncertainty. GIS has been emerging as a strong tool for many areas of forestry, from harvesting schedules to urban forestry.
What is GIS?
GIS is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analysing and displaying data related to positions on the Earth's surface.
Oklahoma Forestry Services uses the latest in GIS technology to provide forest management assistance to landowners with a wide range of objectives including of timber, wildlife habitat, water, range and recreation.