HiForm Timber Harvest BMP Tool
Release Date
The HiForm Timber Harvest BMP Tool is an open web-based application that was developed by the USDA Forest Service's Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center in collaboration with the Geospatial Technology and Applications Center (GTAC), RedCastle Resources Inc., and the Southern Group of State Foresters.
This tool uses Google Earth Engine for addressing questions regarding where timber harvests are occurring in the south and their likely impact to soil and water. It includes both polygon and point export options which can be useful for prioritizing and locating sites in the field.
Key Uses
Forest Management
Scale
Landscape
User Experience Level
Intermediate
What do you need to get started?
Online access
Outputs
Maps of forest change related to timber harvesting
Strengths
Shows status of severe forest change with a focus on timber harvesting for the South at 10 meters resolution. This tool has user-defined date options.
Limitations
Extreme non-timber impacts can be included. The local availability of imagery depends on cloud cover.
Online Resources
People
- Person
Steve P. Norman, PhD
Research Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/steve.norman - Person
Bill Christie
Biological Science Information Specialisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/william.m.christie
Data and Tools
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Tool
https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/products/dataandtools/high-resolution-forest-mapping-hiform
Related Programs
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Center or Group
https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/centers/efetacStation
Last updated April 4, 2025