Southern Forestry GIS 2000 Concurrent Sessions:

Papers:

A1 (4 papers) 10/11/2000 10:00 AM – Custom Forestry Interface Tools and Software

  1. New Applications for Novice End-Users: A GeoBook Library -- B. Lawlor, K. Green
  2. Making Forest Management Maps in Ten Easy Steps – D. Kass
  3. Maptitude: A low cost GIS/Desktop Mapping Alternative  -- J.Baumann
  4. FoRMS: Forest Resource Management Software -- J. McQuaide

A2 (4 papers) 10/11/2000 10:00 AM – Forest Management and Operations

  1. Visualizing the Impact of Proposed Management Activity in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Stands on the Eastern Shore of Maryland -- J. Adams, S. Prisley
  2. An Efficient Algorithm for Reconstructing Anisotropic Spread Cost Surfaces After Minimal Change to Unit Cost Structures -- J. Valdez, D. Dean
  3. Estimating Pine Basal Area Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Satellite Images -- T. Lowe, H. Whiffen
  4. Evaluating Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Forest Operations – J. Vona

B1 (4 papers) 10/11/2000 1:00 PM – Landuse and Landscape Valuation/Evaluation

  1. Computing the Level of Fragmentation Present in a Landscape Using a Quadtree Approach -- D. Dean
  2. Potential for the use of GIS and spatial analysis techniques to integrate information and understanding of  microsite topography, soil attributes, surface hydrology, and tree growth -- Y. Xu, J. Burger, W. M. Aust, S. Patterson
  3. Comparative Advantage and Spatial Interactions: Implications for GIS-Based Land Allocation Analysis -- D. Dean
  4. Identifying Regions at Risk for Landslides Using Combined GIS and Genetic Algorithm Procedures -- S. Stuart, D. Dean

B2 (4 papers) 10/11/2000 1:00 PM – Industrial Forestry Applications

  1. An Introduction to Industrial Forestry GIS Systems and Objectives -- S.Prisley
  2. Corporate Culture and Forestry GIS Design and Implementation -- J. Smith, M. Clutter
  3. Software and Hardware Solutions -- B. Keefer
  4. Managing Timberland Using Digitial Aerial Imagery -- J. DeWitt, W. Edwards, C. Jenkins, K. Green

C1 (3 papers) 10/11/2000 3:30 PM – Fish and Wildlife Evaluation and Management

  1. Managing pine plantations within an agricultural landscape to enhance nesting habitat for songbirds -- C. White, H. Whiffen, J. Ellenburger, M. Schaefhauer, J. Lanham, S. Schweitzer
  2. Modeling elk movement through a heterogeneous landscape in eastern Kentucky using GIS -- E. Springborn, D. Maehr
  3. Extent and Conjuncture of Service Roads in a National Forest - A GIS Description -- S. Shouse, J. Walker, C. Liu

C2 (3 papers) 10/11/2000 3:30 PM – Industrial Forestry Applications

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

D1 (4 papers) 10/12/2000 8:00 AM – GPS and Mobile Computing Tools

  1. Mapping and Inventory of Forest Roads with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) -- M. Milligan
  2. Use of GPS and GIS for Vehicle Guidance and Silvicultural Monitoring -- D. Gilluly
  3. Mobile Applications in Natural Resources – B. Ramachandran, S. Moore, and L. Arvanitis
  4. Initial Results from a Video-Laser Rangefinder Device N. Clark

D2 (4 papers) 10/12/2000 8:00 AM – Fire Management, Behavior and Impacts

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

E1 (3 papers) 10/12/2000 10:30 AM - Urban and Interface Forestry

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

E2 (3 papers) 10/122000 10:30 AM - Watershed, Wetland and Water Quality Management

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

F1 (4 papers) 10/12/2000 1:15 PM – Forest Inventory

  1. 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
  2. Neural Networks as an Alternative to Statistical Modeling in the Semivariogram Analysis Portion of Krigging Procedures -- E. Giroux, D. Dean
  3. A Comparison of Geostatistical Algorithms for Incorporating Satellite Imagery into the Mapping of Volume – S.L. King, M. Hoppus, and A. J. Lister
  4. Using Auxiliary Information to Estimate Stand Tables – M. Clutter, E. Green

F2 (4 papers) 10/12/2000 1:15 PM – Forest and Vegetation Classification

  1. Classification and evaluation of forest sites using a GIS -- G. Newman, D. Taylor
  2. Vegetation Monitoring and Quantification -- B. Ramachandran, L Arvanitis, S. Moore
  3. Identifying Conifer Species from Satellite Data – D. Salajanu, C. Olson Jr.
  4. Linking STATSGO and FIA data for spatial and temporal analysesof carbon storage in forested land areas -- Y. Xu, S. Prisley

Posters

Harvest Planning

  1. Tactical Harvest Planning on Private Timber Sales in the southern USA -- O. Halleux, W.D. Greene

Forest Health

  1. Southern Forest Health Atlas of Insects and Diseases – E. Yockey

Environmental Evaluation

  1. Using GIS To Hierarchically Generate an Ecological Monitoring Grid at the Appropriate Spatial Scale -- J. Coulston

Wildlife Management

  1. Using GIS to Identify Habitat Characteristics and Requirements of the Black Bear in the Fragmented Chassahowitzka Ecosystem – J. S. Smith, D. S. Maehr, M. W. Cunningham, E. G. Springborn, T. M. Matthews, and T. Hoctor