Forest Information Update (FIU) is a free weekly email newsletter sent to people interested in the inventorying and monitoring of natural resources. FIU is produced by Forest Information Services (http://home.att.net/~gklund/) and is supported by organizations, agencies and individuals working in the natural resources field. Currently FIU is sent to about 3500 email addresses world-wide. Many of these recipients forward FIU to their own mailing lists. To subscribe or sponsor, contact me at gklund@worldnet.att.net. Thanks Gyde
At the recommendation of one of our faithful readers, I am trying a new format to make FIU easier to read. In doing so it may make it more difficult at your end. If you have troubles, please let me know and I will revert back to the old format.
This week's input comes from Pekka Alhojärvi, Shivanand Balram, Mary Bates, Ed Pepke, John Nickerson, and Paul Romeijn . Thank you all for sharing your information!
EUROPE STORM DAMAGE - Ed Pepke writes, "The UN-ECE Timber Committee has established a clearinghouse for information on the December 1999 wind storm damage in European forests at: http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/. There you will find: 1. official government statistics on the windthrow (versus 1998 removal volumes); 2. Four ECE press releases on the site itself, safety (including the FAO/ECE/ILO Manual on Acute Forest Damage), damage statistics, and possible effects; and 3. links to national and regional websites with storm-related information. We would like to provide a service for the exchange of information. In the summer we will analyse the effects, if any, on forest products markets. We welcome your contributions of website links to additional information. Non-electronic information may be faxed to us." For more information contact Ed Pepke, Forestry Officer--Marketing, Timber Section, Trade Division, UN-ECE and FAO, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland. website: http://www.unece.org/trade/timber , Tel: +41 22 917 2872; Fax: +41 22 917 0041. Email: Ed.Pepke@unece.org
SDSS - Shivanand Balram writes "I am looking to get in contact with persons on the list who are working in the area of forestry spatial decision support systems (SDSS). I am interested in designing an SDSS for forestry management using the GIS software ArcView but I am not sure if this has been done before. My main interest is in the applications of SDSS to evaluate optimal land use strategies within a forest reserve. The aim is to establish a spatial decision model that incorporates a variety of objectives (such as agriculture, tourism, sustainable logging, etc) to be used for optimal land-use configurations within the forest reserve (under defined constraints). Does anyone know of good SDSS forestry sites, books, software or any other forestry SDSS information ?" Please contact Shivanand directly at McGill University, Department of Geography, Burnside Hall, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal QC, H3A 2K6, CANADA Email: shiv.balram@physics.org or sbalra@po-box.mcgill.ca
INVENTORY FORESTER 1 - Calpella, California, USA approximately 2 hours North of San Francisco. Filling early 2000. DUTIES - Participate in meeting the overall objectives of inventory and planning goals for Mendocino Redwood Company. Those objectives include: Developing and maintaining a stand-based inventory. Linking inventory data to habitat conditions. Monitoring management activities as they relate to management plans and assist timber harvest plans. Developing and maintaining a database/program capable of performing growth and yield scenarios, harvest scheduling, habitat modeling, and reporting. Perform sampling activities for monitoring forest growth, current inventory, and special research projects. Participate in the production of management plans. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Field sampling, production of maps, production of charts and graphs, stand identification, writing and editing, data analysis, and supervision of field staff. QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of sampling theory. Ability to navigate with maps and compasses. Computer proficiency with database use (Access), Excel, ArcView, and Word. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Driver’s License required. Familiarity with the CFPA and other state and federal regulations. EDUCATION: BS degree, or higher, in forestry or related field - please attach transcripts MS is a plus, as well as any experience or coursework in databases or GIS. Expected rate of pay - $30000-40000 USD. Send resume and three references to John Nickerson, johnnickerson@mendoco.com, or mail hard copy to P.O. Box 390, Calpella, CA 95418. USA. Please visit the web page at mendocinoredwoodco.com to learn more about the company.
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Obtain from your local library or from the sources provided. For listing of publications from previous FIUs see http://home.att.net/gklund/~invpub.html .
Carver, Steve; Evans, Andy; Kingston, Richard; Turton, Ian. N.d. Geographical Information Systems on the World Wide Web: improving public participation in environmental decision making. Paper presented at the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology Conference, Lisbon, Portugal http://www.ccg.leeds.ac.uk/vdmisp/publications/easst.html
Deekshatulu, B. L.; Krishnan, R.; Jacob, Novaline. N.d. Spatial Analysis and Modelling Techniques - A Review. http://pages.hotbot.com/edu/geoinformatics/f138.html
Du Puy, D.J and Moat, J.F. 1998. Vegetation mapping and classification in Madagascar (using GIS): implications and recommendations for the conservation of biodiversity. In: C.R. Huxley, J.M. Lockand D.F Cutler (editors.). Chorology, taxonomyn and ecology of the Floras of African and Madagascar. Pp 97-117. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/testtag/madagascar/frank_paper.html
Ehler, Geoffrey; Cowen, David ; Mackey, Halkard. N.d. Design and Implementation of a Spatial Decision Support System for Site Selection http://www.esri.com/library/userconf/proc95/to100/p100.html
LeBlanc, John W. n.d. What Do We Own: Understanding Forest Inventory http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/departments/espm/extension/INVENTOR.HTM
Mennecke, Brian E. 1997. Understanding the Role of Geographic Information Technologies in Business: Applications and Research Directions. Journal of Geographic Information and Decision Analysis 1(1): 44-68. http://publish.uwo.ca/~jmalczew/gida_1/Mennecke/Mennecke.htm
Radke, John. N.d. A Spatial Decision Support System for Urban/Wildland Interface Fire Hazards http://www.esri.com/library/userconf/proc95/to200/p175.html
Stanners, David; Bourdeau, Philippe 1991. Europe's Environment - The Dobris Assessment. http://www.tpesp.es/informe/HOMEPAG1.HTM
Supit, Iwan. 2000. An exploratory study to improve the predictive capacity of the Crop Growth Monitoring System as applied by the European Union.. 186 p. ISBN 90-804443-5-9. Treemail Publishers. http://www.treemail.nl
Wilson, Edward O.; Perlman, Dan L. 1999. Conserving Earth's Biodiversity: A Unique New Approach to Studying Conservation Biology. A CD-ROM. See http://www.islandpress.org/wilsoncd/index.ssi for details.
Yakam-Simen, F.; Nezry E.; Supit, I. 1999: Early estimation of
crop surfaces, and agriculture monitoring using RADARSAT data.
Proceedings of IGARSS'99 Symposium, 28 June/2 July 1999.Vol.2, 3 p.,
Hamburg (Germany). Treemail Publishers. http://www.treemail.nl
Y'ALL COME! (MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES)
For previous listings of upcoming inventory and monitoring related meetings, see http://home.att.net/~gklund/invmeet.html .
25 January 2000. The Earth's Surface Temperature in the 20th Century:
Coming to Grips with Satellite and Surface-Based Records of Temperature.
Seminar. Washington, DC. 3:15-4:45 PM, Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room
G-11, Washington, DC. Contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global
Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750,
Washington, DC 20024 USA. Tel: +1-202-314-2235; Fax:+1-202-488-8681.
E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV . Additional information on the U.S. Global
Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on
the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov
. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this
site under the link: "Second Monday Seminars."
13-15 March 2000. GSDI Conference: Global Access to Geographic Information Critical for Sustainable Development. Contact: David Robertson, Spatial Data Infrastructure Programme, Australian Surveying and Land Information Group. Tel: +61-22-6201-4382. Fax: +61-2-6201-4366. Email: DavidRobertson@auslig.gov.au URL: http://www.gsdi.org
12-14 September 2000. 3rd International Symposium - Application of Remote Sensing in Forestry. Zvolen, Slovak Republic. A call for papers is open until 31 March 2000. Registration fee is 300 DM. Contact: Lubomir Scheer, Department of Forest Management and Geodesy, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, T.G.Masaryka 24, 9690 53 Zvolen, The Slovak Republic. Tel:(+)421-855-5206304; Fax:(+)421-855-5332654. E-mail: scheer@vsld.tuzvo.sk
18-20 September 2000. Fragmentation 2000 -- A Conference on Sustaining Private Forests in the 21st Century. Annapolis, Maryland, USA. The conference will have three functions: (1) Sharing: Bringing diverse experts together to examine what we know about private forests of all sizes, ranging from small bits to mega-hunks, (2) Comparing: To identify areas of agreement, disagreement or just-don't-know situations regarding prospects for sustaining private forests in the 21st century, (3) Reporting: Quickly assembling a proceedings that makes the conference papers and discussions widely available through as many communications channels as possible. Please submit poster and paper abstracts of not more than 250 words, by February 29, 2000 to: Terri Bates, 3325 Rose Lane, Falls Church, VA 22042 USA. Tel: +1-703-538-1134. E-mail: Bates-Stasny@erols.com Please include your abstract in the text of the message.
16-18 October 2000. IEP 2000: Issues in Global Change. Lisbon, Portugal. The conference focuses on changes in the use of water, air and land resources and how these changes are affecting science, policy and economic management. Papers are invited for oral and poster presentation at the conference focussing on the above themes. The deadline for submission of 300 word abstracts is 28 January 2000. For full details see http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/iep2000 or contact gill.heaton@virgin.net
18-20 October 2000 2nd International Symposium on New Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Agro-Applications. Tekirda, Turkey. See: http://www.mtnforum.org/mtnforum/calendar/winter20.htm#Tekirda
For listings of previous links see http://home.att.net/~gklund/invlinks.html
Environmental Glossary of New South Wales - http://www.nccnsw.org.au/glossary/
Forest Stewardship Glossary - http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/departments/espm/extension/GLOSS.HTM
Soils Glossary- http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/S-7/soilglossary.html
Overview of MAGIS: A Multi- Resource Analysis and Geographic Information System - http://www.forestry.umt.edu/people/hzuuring/magis.htm
British Columbia Cruising Manual - 1999 - http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/revenue/manuals/cruising/index.htm#TopOfPage
US Forest Service Historical Photograph Collection - http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/forest.html
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