WRIS: a resource information system for wildland management

Robert M. Russell; David A. Sharpnack; Elliot Amidon

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WRIS: a resource information system for wildland management

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert M. Russell, David A. Sharpnack, Elliot Amidon

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. PSW-RP-107. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 12 p

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Abstract

WRIS (Wildland Resource Information System) is a computer system for processing, storing, retrieving, updating, and displaying geographic data. The polygon, representing a land area boundary, forms the building block of WRIS. Polygons form a map. Maps are digitized manually or by automatic scanning. Computer programs can extract and produce polygon maps and can overlay, plot, and store them, as well as aggregate acreages and print summaries. WRIS is functionally oriented toward timber management, but can be used for other types of resource activites.

Keywords

timber management, wildland management, resource use planning, computer programs, map compilation, WRIS, management information systems

Citation

Russell, Robert M.; Sharpnack, David A.; Amidon, Elliot. 1975. WRIS: a resource information system for wildland management. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-107. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 12 p