Mapping and GIS/GPS Technology Services

Raven can create user-friendly maps to assist the small landowner in the management of their property or collect, manage, and analyze, complex spatial and tabular data to meet the specifications of larger landowners and projects. We utilize state of the art Geographic Information System (GIS) software and have both high precision and field grade Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receivers. Our staff is experienced in the interpretation of color infrared aerial imagery, U.S. Geologic Survey maps, and many other types of public domain spatial data that can be acquired free of charge via the Internet. This helps to minimize, and occasionally eliminates, the need to gather more expensive field-data so that we can pass these savings on to our clients.

Property Maps
Landowners, large or small, can benefit from our mapping services. A map that delineates property boundaries, roads, streams and other physical features is a good beginning for almost any type of land management plan. Raven can overlay these property features onto color aerial photographs and/or topographic maps, delineate management units, and deliver to the client a one-page tool for executing management plans and communicating that plan to others.

Land-use and Planning Maps
GIS software enables Raven to develop customized maps that describe both the property and any underlying inventory data. Examples of this data might include timber inventory for forest management units, the plan date and completion date for prescribed burn units, the location and type of unique plant communities or any other type of special-use zone. Area, length, distance to other features, and many other useful measures can also be calculated. The underlying data associated with any management unit can be exported as a hard-copy table, such as an Excel file, and used to periodically update a written management plan.

GPS Field Data Acquisition
Raven has the equipment, knowledge, and experience to collect GPS field data that meets the specifications and needs of any client. Our staff understands the importance of interoperability and compatibility with the client’s GIS projections, datums, and precision requirements.

GIS-GPS Project Support
Raven can provide turnkey GIS, GPS, and mapping services that range from basic ownership maps for the small private landowner to a fully integrated “virtual” management plan that combines any (or all) of our other environmental services with our GIS capability. Companies that wish to outsource their GPS field data acquisition can rely on Raven to fill that need while meeting precision, projection, and timeline specifications.