Purdue University PURDUE AGRICULTURE
FORESTRY &
NATURAL RESOURCES
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 Forest Measurement & Assessment/GIS

Develop integrated systems of quantitative techniques for assessing and analyzing forest and associated ecosystems and the resources they contain, and evaluate forest management strategies.

 Gladden forest aerial view

 

Faculty
William Hoover Tax law & policy for forest land and timber, economics of property rights, land use and forest fragmentation
W. L. Mills, Jr. Natural resource management decision-making; financial analysis, geographic information systems; natural resource education
John Moser (Emeritus)
Bryan Pijanowski Land-use modeling & spatial ecology,ecological assessment, natural resource economic impact analysis
Guofan Shao Smart applications of geospatial technology including remote sensing & geographic information systems
Patrick Zollner Behavioral ecology of ecological landscapes, forest management in changing landscapes, animal movements
Undergraduate Graduate Area of Specialization

Downloadable Plan of Study for Forestry

  • Remote Sensing, Monitoring and Sensor Networks
  • Modeling of Natural Resources
  • Geographic Information Science
  • Natural Resource Informatics
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Spatial Analysis
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