MAPPING & GIS SERVICES
SERVICES PROVIDED:
- Real-Time Mapping/Location Capability
- Project-Specific Map Creation, Including:
- Trail Location
- Tax Map Boundary Projection
- Area Calculation
MAPPING SERVICES
TIMBER SALE MAP
MANAGEMENT PLAN MAP
MANAGEMENT PLAN MAP
Our company uses desktop software, GIS field location services, and internet resources to create comprehensive maps that can identify resources from the buffer strip around an environmentally sensitive area to a landowner’s favorite tree stand. Clean, clear, and accurate maps are key to any successful harvest operation.
MANAGEMENT PLAN MAP
MANAGEMENT PLAN MAP
MANAGEMENT PLAN MAP
The goal of a productive management plan is a map. Using desktop software, GPS field collected data, geo-located sample points, and internet resources, our company creates clear, concise management plan maps which provide the basis for planning and forestry activities.
GIS SERVICES
Technology enhances accuracy and efficiency in forestry.
At Keister Consulting, Inc., we integrate advanced GIS and mapping technology into a traditionally “off-the-grid” profession—bringing greater accuracy, efficiency, and clarity to every forestry project.
All inventory plots are geo-located, providing real-time insights into a woodlot’s current condition. This data is seamlessly incorporated into management plans, treatment prescriptions, and timber sale maps, ensuring informed, site-specific decision-making.
Our GIS tools also document key landscape features such as watercourses, seeps, trails, and even a landowner’s favorite hunting stand—details that help create a complete picture of the property.
We regularly use our GIS and mapping services to assist landowners with NRCS grant documentation, helping ensure project locations are accurately mapped and compliant before final reimbursements are released.
While GIS and mapping technologies continue to evolve rapidly, we understand that successful application depends on knowing their capabilities—and their limits. Our expertise ensures that technology serves the land, not the other way around.
GIS TRAINING
At Keister Consulting, Inc., we use our knowledge and experience to give back to the industry.
In 2017, Susan Keister and Rob Wink, Ph.D., developed a continuing education course, “GIS Technology for Logging Professionals,” with support from New York Logger Training, the Empire State Forest Products Association, and the Workforce Development Institute. They later shared their insights in an article published in Northern Logger magazine.
