Survey and inventory services

Distribution of woodland of 2 ha and over We can provide further analysis of data from the National Inventory of Woodland and Trees.

We also provide advice and consultation on the use of:

Geographical information systems
Digital mapping
Other data capture and production forecasting techniques.

We are currently using ArcView and ArcInfo systems to provide our customers with data derived from the National Inventory of Woodland and Trees digital Woodland Map. Data can be provided in a number of formats depending on content.

Data provision and analysis

Spatial data analysis can be carried out to accomodate specific customer requirements. For example, woodland data can be provided to show woodland types and woodland area within any given boundary, either in table form or a map.

Pie-chart of ownership of woodland of 2 ha and over in England This could be a Local Authority Region, District, Unitary Council, Forestry Commission Conservancy etc. or even National (England, Scotland, Wales).

Other examples might be to provide woodland data for areas within a fixed radius of a given point. For example within 20 km of a sawmill or within a 50 metre buffer of a road.

Special projects

GIS officer creating a paper copy of the Great Britain woodland map from the National Inventory of woodland trees digital woodland area. We can provide you with custom designed digital maps, for example to supplement and illustrate woodland data and statistic.

Contact

For further information please contact:

Graham Bull
Woodland Survey Unit
Biometrics Surveys and Statistics Division
Forest Research
Northern Research Station
Roslin
Midlothian EH25 9SY

Tel: 0131 445 6914
Fax: 0131 445 5124

Email: graham.bull@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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