UAM School of Forest Resources
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The University of Arkansas at Monticello
School of Forest Resources is located within the Henry H Chamberlin Forest Resource Complex on the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas
. The Chamberlin Forest Resources Complex also houses the Arkansas Forest Resource Center
. The School employs 17 faculty and offers three Bachelor of Science degrees, one Associate of Science degree, one Masters of Science degree, and five minors.
The UAM School of Forest Resources is the only forestry school in the State of Arkansas, appropriately located in the heart of Arkansas' timber-growing region.
Forest Resources - "The Forestry
major prepares you for a broad range of career opportunities involving the management, utilization or study of forest resources."
Wildlife Management - "The wildlife management major is a professional program designed to give students a broad scientific background for management and perpetuation of wildlife resources."
Spatial Information Systems - "The Spatial Information Systems (SIS) program at the UA-M School of Forest Resources will provide graduates to meet the growing demand for a geo-technology workforce." The Spatial Information Systems degree has emphases in both Land Surveying
and Geographic Information Systems, or GIS
.
The School also offers an Associate of Science in Land Surveying Technology and a Masters of Science in Forest Resources.
Degree minors are available in Forest Resources, Wildlife Management, Land Surveying and GIS.
ArcInfo and Leica Geosystems
' Erdas Imagine
, to analyze and interpret spatial data, like aerial photography or Remote Sensing
infrared images.
The SAL utilizes Sun UNIX
workstations, Windows
workstations and Dell, Inc. PowerEdge servers to both host and digitize terabytes of spatial data. Also, much like Fayeteville's Center for Advanced Spatial Technology, the SAL lab hosts a digital database for Arkansas oriented spatial data, such as land use or soil types. This data is available from an easily navigated web interface. SAL also is home to two publicly accessible survey data correction servers. The first is a constantly running mapping grade GPS
base station for use in differential correction of GPS data within 300 miles of Monticello. The second is a survey grade GPS base station that is part of the National Geodetic Survey's CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Station) network. The CORS station has a definitely known geodetic position and is used with other CORS stations for sub-meter GPS differential correction through the OPUS (Online Positioning User Service) service.
University of Arkansas at Monticello
The University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....
School of Forest Resources is located within the Henry H Chamberlin Forest Resource Complex on the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas
Monticello, Arkansas
Monticello is a city in Drew County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 9,327. The city is the county seat of Drew County. It is the home of the University of Arkansas at Monticello.-History:...
. The Chamberlin Forest Resources Complex also houses the Arkansas Forest Resource Center
Arkansas Forest Resource Center
The Arkansas Forest Resource Center is a University of Arkansas System Center of Excellence. It is primarily located on the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus, but center faculty members extend to Little Rock, Fayetteville, Hope, Pine Tree, and Batesville as well...
. The School employs 17 faculty and offers three Bachelor of Science degrees, one Associate of Science degree, one Masters of Science degree, and five minors.
The UAM School of Forest Resources is the only forestry school in the State of Arkansas, appropriately located in the heart of Arkansas' timber-growing region.
Degrees
The School offers Bachelor of Science Degrees in the following disciplines:Forest Resources - "The Forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
major prepares you for a broad range of career opportunities involving the management, utilization or study of forest resources."
Wildlife Management - "The wildlife management major is a professional program designed to give students a broad scientific background for management and perpetuation of wildlife resources."
Spatial Information Systems - "The Spatial Information Systems (SIS) program at the UA-M School of Forest Resources will provide graduates to meet the growing demand for a geo-technology workforce." The Spatial Information Systems degree has emphases in both Land Surveying
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
and Geographic Information Systems, or GIS
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
.
The School also offers an Associate of Science in Land Surveying Technology and a Masters of Science in Forest Resources.
Degree minors are available in Forest Resources, Wildlife Management, Land Surveying and GIS.
Spatial Analysis Lab
The Spatial Analysis Lab, or SAL, is one of the landmarks of the School. The SAL lab uses many high end GIS applications, such as ESRIESRI
Esri is a software development and services company providing Geographic Information System software and geodatabase management applications. The headquarters of Esri is in Redlands, California....
ArcInfo and Leica Geosystems
Leica Geosystems
Leica Geosystems based in eastern Switzerland produces products and systems for surveying and geographical measurement...
' Erdas Imagine
ERDAS IMAGINE
ERDAS IMAGINE is a remote sensing application with raster graphics editor capabilities designed by ERDAS for geospatial applications. The latest version is 2010, version 10.1. ERDAS IMAGINE is aimed primarily at geospatial raster data processing and allows the user to prepare, display and enhance...
, to analyze and interpret spatial data, like aerial photography or Remote Sensing
Remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth by means of propagated signals Remote sensing...
infrared images.
The SAL utilizes Sun UNIX
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
workstations, Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
workstations and Dell, Inc. PowerEdge servers to both host and digitize terabytes of spatial data. Also, much like Fayeteville's Center for Advanced Spatial Technology, the SAL lab hosts a digital database for Arkansas oriented spatial data, such as land use or soil types. This data is available from an easily navigated web interface. SAL also is home to two publicly accessible survey data correction servers. The first is a constantly running mapping grade GPS
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
base station for use in differential correction of GPS data within 300 miles of Monticello. The second is a survey grade GPS base station that is part of the National Geodetic Survey's CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Station) network. The CORS station has a definitely known geodetic position and is used with other CORS stations for sub-meter GPS differential correction through the OPUS (Online Positioning User Service) service.