Who will benefit from the Forestry GIS Data Transfer Standard and how?
Forestry companies will benefit from being able to transfer information between offices, clients, and government in a fraction of the time a paper based system takes. Costs of preparation, transcription, copying, and postage are virtually eliminated. Changes to core data sets can be conveyed instantly to everyone who is using the maps and spatial information for their operations. Government will be able to provide its forestry functions in a more cost effective, efficient, and timely way, improving customer relations, and costs savings for the taxpayer. Software companies can develop tools to transfer information based around the standards which are independent of proprietary GIS software.
