Conference Concurent Session Papers - Main Menu

A1 - Custom Forestry Interface Tools and Software

New Applications for Novice End-Users: A GeoBook Library - B.Lawlor, K. Green		n/a	n/a
Making Forest Management Maps in Ten Easy Steps - D. Kass
Maptitude: A Low Cost GIS/Desktop Mapping Alternative - J.Baumann
FoRMS: Forest Resource Management Software -- J. McQuaide

A2 - Forest Management and Operations

An Efficient Algorithm for Reconstructing Anisotropic Spread Cost Surfaces After Minimal Change to Unit Cost Structures -- J. Valdez, D. Dean
Estimating Pine Basal Area Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Satellite Images - T. Lowe, H. Whiffen		n/a	n/a
Evaluating Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Forest Operations - J. Vona		n/a	n/a
A Simple Mapping Program for Making Maps for Landowner Management Plans -- J. Kelly

B1 - Landuse and Landscape Valuation/Evaluation

Computing the Level of Fragmentation Present in a Landscape Using a Quadtree Approach -- D. Dean
Comparative Advantage and Spatial Interactions: Implications for GIS-Based Land Allocation Analysis -- D. Dean
Identifying Regions at Risk for Landslides Using Combined GIS and Genetic Algorithm Procedures -- S. Stuart, D. Dean

B2 - Industrial Forestry Applications

An Introduction to Industrial Forestry GIS systems and Objectives - S.Prisley
Corporate Culture and Forestry GIS Design and Implementation - J. Smith, M. Clutter		n/a	n/a
Software and Hardware Solutions - B. Keefer
Managing Timberland Using Digital Aerial Imagery -- J. DeWitt, W. Edwards, C. Jenkins, K. Green		n/a	n/a

C1 - Fish and Wildlife Evaluation and Management

Predicting nest site selection of eastern wild turkeys within a landscape dominated by agriculture and silviculture - C. White, J-H Whiffen, S.H. Schweitzer, J. Morgan.		n/a	n/a
Modeling Elk Movement Through a Heterogeneous Landscape in Eastern Kentucky Using GIS -- E. Springborn, D. Maehr		n/a	n/a
Extent and Conjuncture of Service Roads in a National Forest - A GIS Description -- S. Shouse, J. Walker, C. Liu		n/a	n/a

C2 - Industrial Forestry Applications

Data Sources and Their Impact on Systems Development and Implementation - S. Prisley and G. Triplett		n/a	n/a
Remote Sensing Opportunities - C. Dobson		n/a	n/a
Advanced Uses of Spatial Data - P. Van Deusen		n/a	n/a

D1 - GPS and Mobile Computing Tools

Mapping and Inventory of Forest Roads with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) -- M. Milligan
Mobile Applications in Natural Resources - B. Ramachandran, S. Moore, and L. Arvanitis
Initial Results from a Video-Laser Rangefinder Device - N. Clark

D2 - Fire Management, Behavior and Impacts

Fire Return Frequency in the Plant Communities of Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida -- M. Margosian
Identifying Likely Wildfire Ignition Points Using Topographic Analysis Statistical Investigations, and Artificial Intelligence Techniques -- B. Davis, D. Dean
South Carolina Forestry Commission's Computer Aided Forest Fire Dispatch System - J. Baumann
SpotFires, Custom Tools for Fire Protection -- E. Nile

E1 - Urban and Interface Forestry

Managing North Carolina State University's Urban Forest - C. Smith
Quantifying the Value of the Urban Forest in Macon, GA -J. Dewitt, C. Jenkins, K. Green, E. Fowler			n/a
Critical Forest Land in the Georgia Piedmont - C. Jenkins, L. Carmen, D. Hartel, K. Green		n/a	n/a

E2 - Watershed, Wetland and Water Quality Management

Deriving Decadal Vegetation Change From NALC Imagery for Southern Appalachian National Forest Watersheds -- W. Clerke, L. Vann Folwell
An Arc/Info Program to Model Stream Management Zones (SMZ's) as Defined by South Carolina Forestry Best Management Practices -- D. Lipscomb, T. Williams
Modeling Stream Management Zones (SMZ's) as Defined by South Carolina Forestry Best Management Practices in a GIS Environment -- D. Lipscomb

F1 - Forest Inventory

Integration of Remote Sensing, GPS with Traditional Forest Inventory Procedures -- H. A. Londo, P. A. Glass, D. L. Evans, K. L. Belli, R. C. Parker, T. G. Matney, E. B. Schultz
Neural Networks as an Alternative to Statistical Modeling in the Semivariogram Analysis Portion of Krigging Procedures -- E. Giroux, D. Dean
A Comparison of Geostatistical Algorithms for Incorporating Satellite Imagery into the Mapping of Volume - S.L. King, M. Hoppus, and A. J. Lister
Using Auxiliary Information to Estimate Stand Tables - M. Clutter, E. Green		n/a	n/a

F2 - Forest and Vegetation Classification

Vegetation Monitoring and Quantification -- B. Ramachandran, L Arvanitis, S. Moore
Identifying Conifer Species from Satellite Data - D. Salajanu, C. Olson Jr.			n/a