Making Forest Management Maps in Ten Easy Steps

ABSTRACT

Foresters new to ArcView need a simple procedure to produce quality Forest Management Maps for landowners. With heads-up digitizing, using a set of default ArcView project and theme files, and following this 10-step procedure, a person can produce a good quality map complete with calculated acreages in less than 20 minutes. The project file and themes are completely customizable to meet the needs of any agency or company. New themes can be added and default colors, lines, and fills can be modified. DOQQ's, DRG's, or other rectified images can be used as backdrops. GPS data such as land measurement can also be brought into the map. This procedure is currently being used by the NC Division of Forest Resources to produce both Forest Management and Stewardship maps. A modification of it will be used on large incidents such as fires, floods, and storm damage.