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Forest Inventory and Planning System Project Description
The Forest Inventory and Planning System (FIPS) deals with the development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) that will assist the Forest Service in three key areas: 1. Provision of forest inventory data 2. Forest planning 3. Administration of forestry grants and premiums Data sets involved with this system include: Dùchas Datasets (Special Areas of Conservation, National Heritage Areas, Nature Reserves, Special Protection Areas and Sites and Monuments); 25 Raster Maps (Ordnance Survey Ireland - OSI); 1:40000 black and white orthophotography (OSI); Roads, Rivers and Lakes, 1:50000 dataset (OSI); Administrative boundaries ie. County, DED, Townland, (OSI); Sensitive Rivers; Agriculture Parcels (Land Parcel Identification System Dataset from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development); and Forest Soils and Productivity Coverage Additional information available at http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/display.asp/pg=204 |
