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SERVICES
Mapping
Remote Sensing
GIS
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Sanborn’s software addresses the needs of enterprise-wide, distributed-office environments using the latest Internet technologies. Our extensive knowledge of commercial GIS offerings is enhanced by our skills in integrating software components to address strategic and tactical business requirements.
Forest Management System (FMS)
Sanborn has been actively developing GIS applications to support the operational forestry industry for over 10 years. These applications satisfy a range of requirements including strategic planning, tactical planning, database development and maintenance, forest economics, timber lands investment, timber sales and operational activity tracking. Our suite of solutions includes Forest Inventory Maintenance; Forest Activity Tracking; Query, Reporting and Mapping Tools; ArcMap User and Application Permissioning; and FVS Growth and Yield Integration.
Sanborn believes that no single generic forest management system can satisfy the needs of foresters across the varied landscapes and regulations found within the forestry industry. We prefer to offer custom solutions that tightly integrate a suite of core FMS applications using industry standard platforms to meet the specific needs of our clients. Typically, distributed access to FMS applications is required using either a centralized database model deployed in a single office, or in many offices across an operational area. By applying industry standard Windows Terminal Server and CITRIX technologies, Sanborn has successfully designed, built and deployed distributed enterprise-wide forest management systems using ESRI's ArcGIS platform.
Ecosystem Decision Support System (EcoDSS)
Sanborn has developed and implemented an Ecosystem Decision Support System (EcoDSS) based on the ArcGIS platform. EcoDSS contains a suite of applications for addressing integrated ecosystem management requirements. Originally developed to support integrated resource planning for military bases, the EcoDSS integrates tools to develop stand prescriptions, apply growth and yield projections, and plan forestry activities to achieve desired ecosystem management and military training objectives. The application identifies areas of concern and potential impacts for prescribed forestry activities.
Forest activities are continually being planned by local forestry staff based on a myriad of data parameters such as military training objectives, current and past forest stand data, growth and yield models, wildlife habitat models, insect and disease models, site criteria and location of threatened species and cultural resources, forest health monitoring data, and land form features. The goal of the EcoDSS is to provide information to aid staff in preserving and enhancing bio-diversity while maintaining sustainable forest resources. Most importantly, from a military base perspective, the priority is to preserve and improve the land to support the training mission. For non-military base scenarios, the priority is often to ensure natural resources are sustainable over time. The EcoDSS was specifically designed to utilize a forest inventory database with custom prescriptions, but the application can easily be customized for other management situations.
Fire Management Services
Sanborn’s Fire Management Services are based on the Fire Risk Assessment System (FRAS), which includes Fuels Mapping, and Fire Risk Modeling. To meet national fire plan directives, fire-planning professionals need to identify potential wildfire-prone areas and prioritize their actions to reduce wildland fuels, fire occurrence, and fire impact at the local, community and regional levels. The Sanborn approach is based on applying proven methods for conducting wildland fire risk assessments, along with subject-matter expertise in fuels and fire management. Our technical and domain expertise is unparalleled in the industry, due to a legacy of exclusive teaming relationships with the leading fuels and fire protection experts in the fire discipline.
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Database Development
Analysis & Modeling
Enterprise GIS Systems
Desktop GIS Applications
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