CSTAF AIS Decision Support Systems

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           Objective

Assist land owners and extension officials in agroforestry planning and decision  making by developing an on-line applications for site information access and tree/shrub selection and evaluation.

 

Easy and friendly access to GIS data and tree species database.

          Subtropical Tree/Shrub Database

CSTAF is currently compiling and developing a tree and shrub database for agroforestry in the subtropics.  We are starting out with Florida spp. and will be continuously expanding or geographic scope.

 

The Subtropical tree and shrub DB contains information on plant descriptions, ecology and site adaptability, management and propagation and economic and environmental uses of the species.  Moreover, one can access text descriptions for many of the species plus view photos!

 

Check out the Subtropical Tree/Shrub DB

          Southeast Agroforestry DSS (SEADSS)

Too often landowners, extension agents and natural resource practitioners need specific geographical information for planning and management.   CSTAF is developing access to an online GIS to obtain valuable information on soils, vegetation, land use, property information and others.  SEADSS is being developed at the county level, starting out with Florida.

 

Need to know what you can plant at a specific site?  Need to decide on the ideal agroforestry spp. for your site and purposes?  SEADSS links a tree and shrub database to select trees and/or shrubs suitable to your specific site and  agroforestry management and production needs.

 

SEADSS is continually under development and different counties will be periodically added.  You can check it out at SEADSS.