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Timber industry embracing geospatial technology tools.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 23-APR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Timber industry embracing geospatial technology tools.(Focus: Agribusiness & Timber)

Article Excerpt
When Robby Toombs, regional manager for Resource Management Service, LLC (RMS), goes out into the field visiting a tract of land in the more than 300,000 acres under the firm's control, he has an incredible amount of information--literally--at his fingertips. Using a laptop computer that contains data on the entire acreage, GIS (geographic information system) software and a hand-held GPS (global positioning system), Toombs can pull up current information gleaned from a combination of data collected in the field and remote sensing to help him make educated decisions on what that track of land needs.

"We are definitely using geospatial tools on a daily basis." said Toombs, who is based in Flowood. "We have a real solid program that is developed and managed by a group of RMS folks in Birmingham, Ala., that we utilize out in the field. Modern geospatial tools such as GIS and GPS allow us to maximize our effectiveness, and make sure that the timber...

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