The 7th SOFOR GIS Conference will encompass topics related to the use of GIS and other geospatial technologies in forestry and natural resource management. We welcome contributions in the following areas:
| Digital image processing | Environmental planning |
| Forestry inventory/management | Geodatabase management |
| Geospatial technologies | GPS |
| Habitat analysis | Landscape change |
| Landscape ecology | Recreation management |
| Socioeconomic analysis | Soils/soil management |
| Water resources management | Wildlife/Fishery management |
| Urban forestry |
CFEs: 9.5 hours of Category 1 CFE credits
Our keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Weih from the University of Arkansas-Monticello.
An Index for Carbon Release Potential Following a Catastrophic Wind Event
Michael K. Crosby
Mississippi State University
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Projected Loss of a Salamander Diversity Hotspot as
a Consequence of Global Climate Change
Joseph Milanovich
University of Georgia
Evaluation of LIDAR derived estimates of forest measurement
John Chapman, I-Kuai Hung, and Jeff Tippen
Stephen F. Austin State University
Quantification of a boundary shape: A scale dependent method for determining patch boundary convexity
Shannon Albeke, Nathan P. Nibbelink, Lan Mu, and Daniel J. Ellsworth
University of Georgia and University of Texas-Austin