LOCAL CARTOGRAPHIC SERVICE FOR VISUALIZATION OF THE FOREST STATISTICS OF RUSSIA
Abstract
Data of sectoral statistical observations are included into the state forest register which integrates documentary information about forests, their use, protection and reproduction. Up to now the state forest register lacks the cartographic support. Our study is aimed at the improvement of the information support of the federal-level forest management by 1) practical application of GIS instruments for mapping and 2) use of web-technologies for map visualization and delivery to end users. Methods and experience of elaboration of a cartographic service for visualization of statistical data about the forests ofRussiaand their web-browsing are described. The content of the cartographic service includes layers with the data of the state forest register and a shortcut cartographic base with administrative-territorial units of theRussian Federationand territorial forest management units (forest districts). Maps were processed using ArcGis for Desktop ver. 10; prototypes were converted into SVG format by means of a special ArcGis add-in (Mappetizer 11.2). The atlas includes HTML-documents with embedded vector maps in SVG-format and pictures, as well as the scripts of scenario. Maps of the atlas are grouped into thematic sections and subsections, describing forests and forest resources, forest conservation and protection and forest reproduction. User interface in web-browser provides for viewing and printing the forest register data, switching on and off data layers, realize queries to spatial and attributive data. For users the atlas is a set of HTML-pages, hierarchically organized according to the sequence of acquiring information about forests (resource potential of a territory, forest use, conservation, protection and reproduction). A user could load these pages according to the predefined scenario turning them by web-browser similar to the Internet web-site pages. The computer atlas could be loaded on a local computer or server and is suitable for web publication. The suggested approach demonstrates that it is possible to produce cartographic representation of the state forest register data without installing expensive GIS software on the user’s server or local computer.
Keywords
Data of sectoral statistical observations are included into the state forest register which integrates documentary information about forests, their use, protection and reproduction. Up to now the state forest register lacks the cartographic support. Our study is aimed at the improvement of the information support of the federal-level forest management by 1) practical application of GIS instruments for mapping and 2) use of web-technologies for map visualization and delivery to end users. Methods and experience of elaboration of a cartographic service for visualization of statistical data about the forests of Russia and their web-browsing are described. The content of the cartographic service includes layers with the data of the state forest register and a shortcut cartographic base with administrative-territorial units of the Russian Federation and territorial forest management units (forest districts). Maps were processed using ArcGis for Desktop ver. 10,
prototypes were converted into SVG format by means of a special ArcGis add-in (Mappetizer 11.2). The atlas includes HTML-documents with embedded vector maps in SVG-format and pictures, as well as the scripts of scenario. Maps of the atlas are grouped into thematic sections and subsections, describing forests and forest resources, forest conservation and protection and forest reproduction. User interface in web-browser provides for viewing and printing the forest register data, switching on and off data layers, realize queries to spatial and attributive data. For users the atlas is a set of HTML-pages, hierarchically organized according to the sequence of acquiring information about forests (resource potential of a territory, forest use, conservation, protection and reproduction). A user could load these pages according to the predefined scenario turning them by web-browser similar to the Internet web-site pages. The computer atlas could be loaded on a local computer or server and is suitable for web publication. The suggested approach demonstrates that it is possible to produce cartographic representation of the state forest register data without installing expensive GIS software on the user’s server or local computer
About the Authors
N. V. Malysheva
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
T. A. Zolina
All-Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry, Pushkino, Moscow region
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
N. A. Vladimirova
All-Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry, Pushkino, Moscow region
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Malysheva N.V., Zolina T.A., Vladimirova N.A. LOCAL CARTOGRAPHIC SERVICE FOR VISUALIZATION OF THE FOREST STATISTICS OF RUSSIA. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2014;(6):32-38. (In Russ.)
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