What is the Forestry Geographic information Systems data transfer standard?
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used widely throughout the Forestry Industries to help manage and plan forestry related information. Over the last 15-20 years many different GIS systems have been adopted, with different methods of data storage being used. It is difficult to transfer information between these systems, leading to many isolated “islands” of forestry data. The GIS Data Transfer Standard is a mechanism to facilitate information exchange, making the Industry more efficient and competitive. The Standard works with different GIS systems and does not require any specific data storage format, though some basic compliance to The Standard is necessary. New GIS and database systems being designed for use in the forestry industry should take note of the Data Transfer Standard, and have data models built in a compatible way. This in turn will further reduce barriers to the flow of information in the future. We have specified the GIS Data Transfer Standard to use appropriate
