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In response to Inventory and Monitoring Technology Development Proposal
2005 – IMTD Proposal – 15
Web-based Geographic Information System (WebGIS)

July 25, 2006

• A. Introduction
  
  
• B. The Current Status
  
  
• B.1 Current Uses and Applications of WebGIS in the Forest Service
  
  
• B.2 Use of WebGIS Outside the Forest Service
  
  
• B.3 Information Transfer with Web-based GIS
  
  
• C. Potential Uses and Applications of WebGIS in the Forest Service
  
  
• C.1 Potential Uses and Applications
  
  
• C.2 Web-based GIS in Support of Forest Service Workflow and Business Requirements
  
  
• C.3 Forest Service Resource Areas That Would Benefit from WebGIS Technology
  
  
• C.4 Public Collection and Entry of Inventory and Monitoring Data via the Internet
  
  
• C.5 How WebGIS should be applied within the Forest Service
  
  
• C.5.1 Access and sharing of Data
  
  
• C.5.2 Public Involvement
  
  
• C.5.3 Public Relations
  
  
• C.5.4 Recreation
  
  
• C.5.5 Resource Manager's Needs
  
  
• D. Potential Barriers, Solutions, Cost Savings and Pitfalls to Expanded Use of WebGIS
  
  
• D.1 Barriers
  
  
• D.1.1 Performance
  
  
• D.1.2 Accessibility and Security
  
  
• D.1.3 Standardization, Protocols and Quality Assurance
  
  
• D.1.4 Technology
  
  
• D.1.5 Education and Awareness
  
  
• D.1.6 Management Support
  
  
• D.1.7 Resource Reduction
  
  
• D.2 How Barriers to WebGIS can be Overcome
  
  
• D.2.1 Performance
  
  
• D.2.2 Accessibility and Security
  
  
• D.2.3 Standardization, Protocols and Quality Assurance
  
  
• D.2.4 Technology
  
  
• D.2.5 Education and Awareness
  
  
• D.2.6 Management Support
  
  
• D.2.7 Resource Reduction
  
  
• D.3 Cost Savings by Using WebGIS
  
  
• D.4 Potential Pitfalls of Using WebGIS
  
  
• E. Summary
  
  
• E.1 Current Use
  
  
• E.2 Potential Use
  
  
• E.3 Barriers
  
  
• E.4 Pitfalls
  
  
• F. Recommendations
  
  
• Appendix A
  
  
• Appendix B
  
  
• Bibliography