Workshop on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Informatics * The Evergreen State College * Dec. 13 - 15, 2004

    Sustainable Forests: Serving Information to Communities

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Table of contents

Sustainable Forests: Serving Information to Communities

My Multiple Responsibilities …

Inventory: My Vantage Point

Sustainability: My Vantage Point

Sustainability Criteria & Indicators

FIA Products and By-Products: multiple scales & diverse audiences

Six Major Points

Policymakers’ and their clients’ information needs are paramount

Understanding communities and their needs is vital

Remember equity when improving accessibility to information

Make mass customization possible

Don’t confuse stories with indicators with measurements

All maps, data layers, and derived products need metadata and validation metrics

Six Major Points, Reprised

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Author: Richard Guldin