Forestry

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Gain operational efficiency in forest management

Modernizing forest mapping and data collection

Forestry organizations of all sizes and types are embracing digital innovation, mapping, and GIS for greater success. Foresters are incorporating technological advances and modernizing forest management practices to improve how they collect, analyze, and use authoritative information for data-driven decision-making. Today, more forestry organizations than ever are leveraging the power of ArcGIS to deliver real-time operational intelligence and improve forest health with the help of innovative mapping.

  • Public forest agencies

    Managing public forest lands is increasingly difficult with changes in climate, population, ecological pressures, and public expectations. GIS helps agencies balance these changes when managing, preserving, and restoring forests for a sustainable future.

  • Commercial forestry organizations

    Private forestry companies need to balance economic profitability with their responsibility to staff, the communities served, and future generations. Digital innovation helps support this balance by improving operational efficiency and decision-making.

  • Partner and community outreach

    The forestry community is broad and diverse with a wide range of workflows, concerns, and interests. Technology partners who have built solutions that service these needs play an integral role within the community to help support specific industry challenges.

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Consider a broad digital approach to sustainable forestry

  • Leverage maps, imagery, and remote sensing data of important forestry variables, such as soils, canopy, and habitat, to improve active forest management.
  • Integrate field, machine, and real-time data into operational dashboards that help improve workflow efficiency, maintain forest health, and ensure a low carbon sustainable future.
  • Deploy systems on-premises and/or in the cloud with modern architectures and SaaS/DaaS/IaaS infrastructures to improve dissemination and profitability.
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Forestry segments

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System of engagement

Location has a critical role in all natural resource industries. Use maps and analysis of spatial data to visualize, understand, plan, and act when coordinating forestry management programs. Optimize workflows and mitigate risk while improving sustainable forestry and preserving wildlife, habitat, and ecosystems.

Visualize data

Give data life through a series of maps, apps, and analytics that support your organization's digital transformation journey.

Understand and share

Provide easy access to relevant information in appropriate apps to uncover spatial patterns and analyze options for improvement.

Plan ahead

Energize the planning process with improved operational workflows while mitigating risk for enhanced business performance.

Act with confidence

Be confident in the agile decisions that you make and thrive as an organization with location at the center of operations.

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Join us virtually at the upcoming Pacific Northwest Forest Vegetation Management Conference, to be held December 3-5, 2024.

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