The Forestry Commission

The Forestry Commission

We are maximising the value of all Forestry Commission employees past and present to deliver the best possible service to citizens.

Ben Ditchburn
Head of Forestry Information Services

The Customer

The Forestry Commission protects and manages in excess of one million hectares of land and 24,000 kilometres of roads across the United Kingdom.

The Challenge

With disparate areas of responsibility, from forest development to timber production, accurate forecasting and data management are key to improving efficiencies

Solution

A centralised geodatabase enables spatial data to be shared across the organisation, providing access to sophisticated data modelling and forecasting tools.

Benefits

The Forestry Commission's GIS can meet government objectives by service sharing,  adherence to complex regulatory compliance and operational efficiencies can be realised.

61% of managers say GIS has a positive impact on the quality of their management decisions.

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