Strategies for evolving from database approach to knowledge approach using GIS applications at Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia

Alias Mohd Sood, . (2005) Strategies for evolving from database approach to knowledge approach using GIS applications at Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

Tropical forestry involves the management of a broad range of natural resources and ecosystems within a forested area. Managing forests in todays ever more educated and environmental concerned public and government is becoming an increasingly complex and demanding challenge to forest managers. Balancing between delicate ecosystems and forest land use requires substantial information. Consequently forest managers need a powerful and integrated tool that is able to incorporate forest operations data such as inventory monitoring analysis and modeling. Blissfully Geographical Information Systems GIS posses these capabilities generating better analysis and dicision making. Comprehending this the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia FDPM adopted GIS technology in late 1997 initially jointly with the European Commission EU for about two years. However until 2004 the focus was merely on developing databases and customizing operational GIS systems. It took much longer time than planned but was considered customary for a national GIS project. Beginning 2005 FDPM has plans to evolve towards a knowledge approach GIS. This demands pragmatic strategies to ensure success. Among the strategies include allowing easy access and sharing of GIS data through a web-based GIS system enhancing data accuracy developing analysis and projection models provide better understanding of the forest by generating more detailed forest classification and integrating more non-tree data of the forest to generate forest landscape maps as well as forest-biodiversity maps. This paper briefly elaborates on these strategies.

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Tropical forestry involves the management of a broad range of natural resources and ecosystems within a forested area. Managing forests in todays ever more educated and environmental concerned public and government is becoming an increasingly complex and demanding challenge to forest managers. Balancing between delicate ecosystems and forest land use requires substantial information. Consequently forest managers need a powerful and integrated tool that is able to incorporate forest operations data such as inventory monitoring analysis and modeling. Blissfully Geographical Information Systems GIS posses these capabilities generating better analysis and dicision making. Comprehending this the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia FDPM adopted GIS technology in late 1997 initially jointly with the European Commission EU for about two years. However until 2004 the focus was merely on developing databases and customizing operational GIS systems. It took much longer time than planned but was considered customary for a national GIS project. Beginning 2005 FDPM has plans to evolve towards a knowledge approach GIS. This demands pragmatic strategies to ensure success. Among the strategies include allowing easy access and sharing of GIS data through a web-based GIS system enhancing data accuracy developing analysis and projection models provide better understanding of the forest by generating more detailed forest classification and integrating more non-tree data of the forest to generate forest landscape maps as well as forest-biodiversity maps. This paper briefly elaborates on these strategies.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Summary En
AGROVOC Term:	FOREST MANAGEMENT
AGROVOC Term:	DATABASES
AGROVOC Term:	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AGROVOC Term:	DECISION MAKING
AGROVOC Term:	MALAYSIA
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16247

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