Multipurpose GIS Portal for Forest Management, Research, and Education

The main objective of this research was to develop a web-based geographic information system (GIS) based on detailed analysis user preferences from the perspective forest research, management and education. An anonymous questionnaire used elicit for hardware platform evaluations web-mapping applications, data, GIS tools. Mobile slightly more often than desktop GIS. Web-mapping applications that provide public present results were rated higher application. Orthophotos general purposes thematic layers such as stand maps, soils, protected areas, cadastre, roads preferred over highly specialized layers. Tools data searching, map printing, measuring, drawing digital maps tools online editing analysis. design new multipurpose portal University Forest Enterprise. designed with three-tier architecture top software library managing access, working interactively web applications. focus not available elsewhere, specifically timber harvest logistics, plots, hunting game management.