Our Mission: I.R.I.S. has been providing cost-effective, highly-reliable Forestry, Natural Resource, and Environmental Information Solutions since 1986. Our mission is to help you use Information Technology (IT) to improve natural resources conservation, while helping you work more effectively and efficiently to boot. If you own, manage, conserve, protect, research, utilize, or have impact on forests, natural resources, or the environment, then you would benefit from our products and services!

Tree-Mendous Tech! ^TM I.R.I.S. distributes, implements, and supports many different information technologies to help you get the job done. We can provide you with the cost-effective, highly-reliable, ruggedized hardware, software, data, services, financing, and Solution Paks (see below) that will work in your demanding environment. Alternatively, we can do the work for you and put your name on it, so you get the credit! How's that for a deal? Some of the technologies that we support include:

Application Areas: I.R.I.S. has been providing cost-effective, innovative Forestry, Natural Resource, and Environmental Information Solutions since 1986. If your organization owns, manages, protects, utilizes, restores, or conserves forest, natural, or environmental resources, then you would probably benefit from our products and services! If your work involves natural resources and computers, we can probably help you. To date, we have done projects supporting:

Hardworking Hardware! I.R.I.S. is an Authorized Distributor for more than 90,000 products from 1400 suppliers. This includes a wide selection of highly-reliable, ruggedized computers, handhelds, peripherals, and accessories made by the top manufacturers in the industry! Although high-quality hardware costs a few dollars more initially, you quickly recoup the cost in reduced problems, headaches, and costly downtime! I.R.I.S. can meet all of your hardware needs with high-quality, ruggedized products from IBM, HP, Compaq, Dell, Husky, Itronix, General Dynamics, Epson, CalComp, Iomega, and Symbol Technologies, including:

Snazzy Software! I.R.I.S. is an Authorized Distributor, Systems Integrator, and Developer for a wide variety of general-purpose, specialized, and custom software programs. We can show you how to take general-purpose software and use it in integrated Forestry, Natural Resource, and Environmental Information Systems. Alternatively, we can help you find and implement specialized software that meets your needs. If we can't find software that you like, we can quickly design, develop, and document custom software using efficient 5th generation programming languages. I.R.I.S. can do all the work for you, or help you select and implement the best software for you. This includes increasingly low-cost, reliable software from Adobe, AutoDesk, ESRI, ERDAS, Intuit, Microsoft, Timber and Transportation Systems, and ourselves, such as:

Dazzling Digital Data and Marvelous Maps!^TM If a photo is worth 1000 words, then a detailed map is worth 10,000 words! I.R.I.S. can help you identify, analyze, select, and implement the digital data needed to produce accurate, high-quality maps that help you make your point at the lowest possible cost. We are an authorized distributor for 50+ major data suppliers including Sure!Maps, TopoScout, EOSAT, and Americal Digital Cartography. As such, we can provide you with many types of data, including HISTORICAL and CURRENT versions of the following (in DIGITAL and/or HARDCOPY format):

Full-Service Services! I.R.I.S. can help your organization reap the benefits of information systems without the headaches by providing a complete range of computer services supporting forestry, natural resource, and environmental information systems. This includes services such as:

Frugal Financing! Want to make improvements in your information systems, but don't have the cash on hand? I.R.I.S. can help arrange complete financing through Great America, an award-winning leasing corporation. I.R.I.S. can arrange financing plans that can cover the ENTIRE COST of bringing your information systems up to spec - including hardware, software, supplies, and services! Although most of us prefer to pay "cash money", in many cases, the increase in productivity from our systems makes lease financing an attractive and realistic alternative. Some of the advantages of leasing include:

I.R.I.S. Solution Paks!^TM/SM Confused about what to buy? Unsure about configurations? Need a comprehensive solution with all the parts working together? Don't want to spend a lot of time and money researching and learning? Let us help by putting together a Solution Pak design specifically for your information needs and budget! Each Solution Pak provides a comprehensive, integrated package of hardware, software, data, supplies, services, and financing designed specifically for your needs! Choose from three Solution Paks designed to meet your needs and budget:

Low-Tech Solution Paks^TM/SM
Mid-Tech Solution Paks^TM/SM
High-Tech Solution Paks^TM/SM

Content Clients! I.R.I.S. has successfully implemented cost-effective, highly-reliable Forestry, Natural Resource, and Environmental Information Solutions for a wide variety of clients since 1986. This includes a variety of private landowners, consultants, corporations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies, including:

Why Choose I.R.I.S.? Our mission is to help you make better decisions by providing you with better information, while also helping you work more effectively and efficiently. Some reasons to choose I.R.I.S. as your information products and services provider include: