Development of Forest Information Management DB System Considering Ease of Use

Abstract

Forest information in Japan is managed by using Geographic Information System (GIS). However, GIS has not been fully utilized because there are no human resources capable of operating it in forestry association. There is possibility of increasing the burden because the operation of the system is complicated. This paper describes the implementation of the forest GIS software specialized for required functions that can easily operate. We asked Ayabe City Forestry Association to cooperate, investigated the existing system and usage situation, and created forest GIS software which can easily operate with only necessary function.