Geographic information on forest and forest landscape: Specifics of creation and application

The project is focused on the specific features of the creation, storing and using of the geographical information (GI) in forestry, with emphasis on the spatial resolution, topicality and utilization of geoinformation technology. Procedures of collecting, processing, transferring, integration and utilization of localization and attribute part of the GI, using terrestrial methods and technologies (GNSS and inertial systems, terrestrial laser scanning, mobile GPS/GIS/GSM devices) and progressive Remote Sensing technologies (data with high spatial resolution, hyperspectral images, aerial laser data) will be verified. Structure and content of geographical database based on this GI, its integration with other sources, possibilities of transferring, publishing and its usability in information systems and decision support systems as well as procedures of GI utilization for mapping, advanced visualization, data mining, trees growth simulators and for the creation of knowledge base and decision rules for selected problems of precision forestry will be solved in the project too.