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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Introduction

GIS has become an important tool for conducting assessments required by Land and Resource Management Planning (LMP). GIS is key to displaying and analyzing the land allocations, prescriptions, and management zones associated with forest planning and assessments. The Remote Sensing Lab (RSL) has supported various large scale planning efforts, resulting in the development of data standards and routines for maintaining LMP GIS layers. The RSL will continue to support these Regional standards as described in the Forest Resource Database (FRDB), data dictionary, and assist in the move to National standards as they are identified under the GIS Core Layer effort. The RSL is also helping Region 5 move to the Natural Resource Information System (NRIS), especially with database modules associated with vegetation, such as FSVEG and ecology, such as TERRA.

Acquiring GIS Information

Go to the GIS Clearinghouse. If you can't find want you are looking for in the GIS Clearinghouse please contact Christine Trillo, at christinetrillo@fs.fed.us or (916)640-1256.

Contracting Information

The RSL provides GIS services for information requests, interagency coordination, analysis, and technical support related to Land Management Planning and Monitoring. These services are provided through both in-house staff and task orders under existing Professional Service Contracts. These contracts are indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts awarded for up to 3 consecutive years. Competitive proposals and bids are required for any task orders awarded under existing contracts. For information on contracting services, please contact our Contracting Officer, Debbie Wendell, at dwendell@fs.fed.us, or your local contracting officer. The four Professional Service Contracts are available to any Forest Service staff, National Forest, or Ranger District office for accomplishing data capture, data base development, spatial analysis, modeling, and analytical tool development in support of any project. The current firms providing services to the Region are Sanborn and General Dynamics. To contact any of these companies please use the following contact information:

USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Region
Last Modified: Tuesday, 07 April 2009 at 18:44:28 EDT