GIS Lab

The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF), USDA Forest Service, has been using the Global Positioning System (GPS) since 1992 for research activities, at both local and international levels. GPS is been use for research plot locations. Currently, new and historical research plots are being registered using GPS, documented and transferred to our Geographic Information System (GIS) database.

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Active Projects

Title	Staff
Integrating landscape attributes, ecosystem services, and stakeholder perceptions and incentives for determining land use suitability for conservation	William Gould
Puerto Rico Gap Analysis	William Gould
Integrating high spatial resolution imagery with GAP landcover to extrapolate habitat biophysical characteristics	William Gould
Ecological Resource Analysis and Biodiversity Conservation Research	William Gould
International Polar Year (IPY): Collaborative Research: Study of arctic ecosystem changes in the IPY using the International Tundra Experiment	William Gould

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