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GIS means geographic information system,
or as I tell others – computerized mapping. Many people use the
products of a GIS, such as foresters, farmers, wildlife managers,
fisheries managers, wild rice habitat improvement folks, population
planners, pollution monitors, land surveyors, reservation planners,
police and conservation officers. The users of GIS maps receive
information to improve their decision-making and increase the
efficiency of their jobs. Not only will GIS be used within Fond du
Lac Reservation boundaries, but also with the 1837 and 1854 ceded
territories.
The neat thing about GIS is that it
uses data from many sources to make a system of many components.
There is a lot GIS data already available from Fond du Lac, the
state, BIA, and the Ceded Territory Authorities, which can be used
to create new information for Fond du Lac’s needs. Satellites will
also play an important part of the GIS. A GPS (Global Positioning
System) will be used to collect data accurate to within a few feet
of its place on earth. Also, satellite images and aerial photos,
which can show objects the size of cars and trucks, can be used as
background pictures to maps.
Houston, this is Earth Rover
calling...
Fond du
Lac Maps Site
For more information contact:
Tim Krohn
GIS Specialist
Fond du Lac Environmental Program
1720 Big Lake Road
Cloquet, MN 55720
Phone: (218) 878-8028
Email
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