GIS has been emerging as a strong tool for many areas of forestry, from harvesting schedules to urban forestry. Find information about GIS software specific to forestry, case studies and more.

CityGreen
ArcView extension created by American Forests. Allows for analysis of several factors such as runoff and heat absorption in urban areas.

Forestry GIS (fGIS)
Forestry GIS (fGIS) is a robust GIS editor, digitizer, map printing and data query program created by the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin DNR. The freeware Windows software reads common spatial image and vector formats and writes shapefiles and geo-referenced images.

GIS and Foresty
Descriptions of uses of GIS in forestry. Case studies described.

GIS for Forestry
Brief overview by ESRI, the makers of ArcView and ArcInfo, on how GIS can help with mapping and spatial analysis of forestry issues.