Development and validation of a Watershed Forest Management Information System
by Zhang, Yanli, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, 2006, 144 pages; 3242323

Abstract:

In order to protect water quality and quantity, a decision support system, Watershed Forest Management Information System (WFMIS), was developed with Visual Basic® and ArcObjects® in ArcGIS® 9. There are three subsystems: the Watershed Management Priority Indices (WMPI) is a zoning method for forest management planning with respect to soils, water, and aquatic ecosystems; the Forest Road Evaluation System (FRES) is a module to evaluate roads and road-stream crossings in order to develop and implement preventive management strategies, and the Harvest Scheduling Review System (HSRS) is a module to estimate the cumulative hydrologic effect of timber harvesting on water yield and associated changes in water quality. The system is an extension to ArcGIS ® 9. It uses commonly available GIS data and has user friendly interfaces to assist foresters and planners to manage the watershed in an environment healthy way.
 
AdviserPaul K. Barten
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
SourceDAI/B 67-11, p. , Feb 2007
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsForestry; Environmental science
Publication Number3242323
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