MITIG Forestry Services Ltd.

Forest Management operations throughout Ontario require extensive GIS support.

This GIS support includes the ongoing development of a variety of specific purpose map products, and database development. Complex annual and 10-year plans are developed for all forest management operations.

MITIG provides this type of GIS support representing a large part of Ontario. This GIS support is delivered by MITIG staff, both on-site for the client, and it is also done (remotely from the client) using leading edge telecommunications.

MITIG offers map development and digitizing services to both the Provincial government and the forest industries. MITIG is accredited by the Ministry of Natural Resources OMNR) to produce the new Ontario Base Map / Forest Resource Inventories (FRI). MITIG is also approved for the Natural Resources Values Information System NRVIS) provincial automation projects. These large data bases require strong project management controls, and technical skills.

Forest inventories are complex and changing information sources that require significant skills to maintain and validate. Accurate forest inventories are critically important to forest management. MITIG has successfully completed numerous forest inventory consulting projects with both SFL and Government clients.

Forest Management Planning
MITIG uses an ESRI GIS
software platform for information management and map preparation services for Forest Management Plans / Annual Work Schedules - including volume estimates and summary tables.