Tabular Datasets:
I.R.I.S. can help you find, evaluate, and implement a wide
variety of forestry, natural resource, and environmental
data that resides in digital tables, tabular datasets, and
relational databases. The data in these datasets has frequently
been collected for decades or more and can provide valuable
historical, trend, and current information. These data can be
made even more useful by linking and displaying them in the
CAD/Mapping/GIS software of your choice!
CAD/Mapping Data Layers:
The digital maps on this page can be read directly by most
Desktop Mapping Programs (such as QuikPlot), CAD programs
(such as AutoCAD Map and TurboCAD); and most Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) programs (such as ArcGIS and GRASS).
When used with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology, this
data can show you exactly where you have been, where you
are now, and even where you are going (if you happen to be
on a road or trail)! Although the images displayed on this
page depict the area around Bradford, PA, I.R.I.S. can
can provide digital data and maps for all of
the U.S. and Canada and most parts of the world.
GIS Data Layers:Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) technology consists of "smart maps" that
contain "tabular" information that is linked to
"graphic" features on a map. This enables you to point
at features displayed on the screen (like roads,
streams, buildings, and timber stands), and see all
kinds of information about them. Alternatively, you
can search the tabular database for information (an address
for example), and automatically bring up a map of a
client's property. GIS data also provides you with
sophisticated modeling and analysis capabilities
when your organization requires more than just
"map and display".
USGS Topographic Maps: Based on the familiar
topographic maps you see in sporting stores, these
easy-to-use scanned images are available for the entire
US. In addition to using them like a standard
topographic map, you can zoom-in to an area of
interest, display them at different scales, "cut and
paste" portions into other documents, overlay property
boundaries on them, or use them as a "backdrop" for
drawing other features of interest. These digital maps
can be read directly by ArcView GIS Software and even
some "PC Paint" programs!
Aerial Imagery:These images provide
you with up-to-date, detailed ground information. Flown
at a scale of 1:12,000 and displayed in B&W, these
images have been digitally processed to remove all
geometric and radiometric distortions, and very
accurately display the location of features on the
ground. Although their size (over 50 MB each) makes
it necessary to distribute them in compressed format,
they can be read directly by ArcView Desktop GIS
software and even some "PC Paint" programs!
Elevation Datasets: This data is
extremely useful for forestry, natural resource, and
environmental analyses that need to take terrain and
topography into account. These dense grids of
elevation points enable you to visualize the terrain,
as well as generate maps of contour lines, aspects,
slopes, viewsheds, etc... This data can be read
directly by the 3D Analyst extension for ArcView
Desktop GIS software. Alternatively,
I.R.I.S. can process, model, and analyze this data to
produce the 3D elevation maps you need.
Satellite Imagery: A wide variety of high- resolution (down to 1 meter) multi-spectral imagery
collected from planes, helicopters, and satellites is now available.
Multi-spectral imagery is ideal for monitoring large
areas of land on a day-to-day basis. In addition to
providing "the big picture" from 200 miles up, this
imagery can be further processed using the Image
Analysis Extension for ArcView Desktop GIS software to
monitor pollution; identify man-made and natural
disturbances; as well as track land use changes and
trends. Infrared bands in the imagery can be used to
detect heat sources and monitor forest health, insect,
and disease conditions.
Other Digital Maps: Increasingly, all kinds of data, including scanned images of tax maps and radar imagery,
are available for the US. Collected using both planes
and satellites, radar imagery can provide information
about areas when satellite imagery cannot. This
includes the ability to "see through" heavy cloud
cover, see the "lay of the land" through thick tree
canopies, determine biomass, display soil moisture
gradients, identify geological features, and even
penetrate the surface of the ground for several meters.
All data products distributed by I.R.I.S. are fully
supported and backed by manufacturer warranties and our
Full Satisfaction Guarantee! Call us today to learn
more about the latest developments in desktop mapping and
GIS technology, and how they can help you!
