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Tracking Systems for Project Management and Performance Reporting

October 2007

Bark Beetle Project Management Tracking

Over the last two decades, as electronic database and GIS tools have evolved, a number of independent applications have been developed to track data related to bark beetle management.  These tracking systems were developed to track the progress of detection and treatment activities and their associated costs.  The systems have also developed reporting functions that produce up-to-date descriptions of accomplishments, total and unit costs, and other information related to the administration of the beetle management program.  More recent applications are GIS-based and provide online input from users via the internet.

Essential components of a beetle management tracking system are:

1. Input of detailed aerial survey data (following provincial data standards as a minimum)
2. Input of ground survey data (following provincial data standards as a minimum)
3. Input of treatment data for each detected infestation  (following provincial data standards as a minimum)
4. Tracking of costs for each phase (aerial and ground detection and treatment)
5. Spatial representation of the detection and treatment data displayed as a map
6. Reports that summarize the required data for financial and strategic purposes

For more information on existing databases, please contact your local regional entomologist or Tim Ebata at Forest Practices Branch. 

Tracking of Other Forest Health Information

Formal tracking systems for other forest health activities (surveys, treatments, studies, etc.) have not been developed but are being evaluated by regional and provincial specialists.  Various options are being explored that may include using existing applications like RESULTS, the current forest health layer in the LRDW, or a customized application similar to the Invasive Alien Plant Program online application.  This site will be updated when progress on the development of tracking systems is made.

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Last updated on October 09, 2007
The contact for this web page is: tim.ebata@gov.bc.ca