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The Penn State Forestland Management Office integrates modern technology with progressive forest management. Practically every Penn State Forestland Management Office operational or management decision is aided by the use of a Global Positioning System, a Geographic Information System, the FORMS computer software program or Digital Equipment.

GPS

GIS

FORMS

Digital Equipment

Our Office Uses GPS to:

Determine Timbersale Acreages
Determine Deer Fence Perimeters
Determine Haul Road/Skid Trail Lengths
Locate Property Lines
Locate Forest Inventory Plots
Guide Herbicide Spray Contractors
Monitor Contractor Production
Navigate Forests

Our Office Uses GIS to:

Create and Archive Quality Maps
Conduct Spatial Analysis

Our Office Uses FORMS to:

Gather, Analyze, and Store Data
Archive and Retrieve Data From Past Activities
Conduct Spatial Analysis
Generate Reports
Create Forest Inventories

NOTE: FORMS is capable of conducting all the uses listed under GPS and GIS.

Our Office Uses Digital Equipment to:

Measure Tree Heights
Measure Horizontal Distances
Measure Plot Radii
Measure Tree Diameter Up the Bole

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