Tropic Forest Dataset Available on ArcGIS Online Esri Publishes
Woods Hole Research Center’s Carbon Density Dataset Redlands,
California—March 7, 2012 Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC) is
using Esri’s ArcGIS Online to make its new carbon stock datasets
available. Scientists and decision makers from around the world
can now access this data and use GIS to study tropical forest
carbon density and change, which impacts the atmosphere and
affects climate change. “One of our objectives is to make our
data available to decision makers so they can make wise
decisions based on science,” said Greg Fiske, associate
researcher and GIS manager at WHRC. “Sharing these data with
Esri and integrating it with ArcGIS Online is a great route for
achieving this goal.” The carbon density dataset includes carbon
contained in the aboveground live woody vegetation of tropical
America, Africa, and Asia. “We at WHRC are proud to be at the
very cutting edge of this type of research in tropical forests
and we are honored to partner wit