KPS GIS Consulting

Kim's most recent papers, presentations and projects:

1994-1999 Forest Stewardship Management Plans for several landowners in northern New Mexico
1994-1999 General forestry presentations at Chama Conservation Day, Heron Lake State Park
1994-1999 Geospatial analysis and mapping for wildland fires and Stewardship plans, Chama District
1995-2008 GIS/GPS process integration with field forester workflow, all Districts
2000-2008 Geospatial analysis and mapping for wildland fires for NMSF Leadership and Governor's Office
2000-2008 Multiple training sessions on GIS/GPS for 1 - 8 staff members each
2003 Presentation "Fire Management System (FMS)"; USFS-BLM 03Geospatial, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2003 Presentation "Integrating ArcPad with business processes of the New Mexico State Forestry Division"; ESRI SouthWest Users Group Meeting; Jackson, Wyoming
2004 Presentation "Accomplishment Reporting Geographically"; UFSF-BLM Remote Semsing, Phoenix, Arizona
2004 State Forestry Science Days - Forestry 101 for all staff, taught Garmin eTrex usage for fires and timber projects
2005 Verbal defense Masters of Engineering in Geographic Information Systems Capstone Project: "New Mexico Forestry Division Customized ArcGIS"; Denver, Colorado
2005 Manager for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant: $750,000 + $250,000 match for Fuels Hazard Mitigation Modeling contracted with Univeristy of New Mexico Earth Data Analysis Center (UNM EDAC) and contributions to statewide DOQQ Aerial Flight/Data Acquisition
2005 Ranger Talk at Fenton Lake State Park on Forest Health
2006 Led USFS State and Private Forestry Review of New Mexico's Programs
2007 Contract Manager for web-based GIS projects: Cimarron Watershed GIS with UNM EDAC and New Mexico Resource Treatment extension of AZFIREMAP.org with University of Arizona [$200,000]
2007 Project lead for revision of New Mexico State Regulation NMAC 19.20.2 Commercial Timber Harvest Requirements
2007 Hosted Western States Foresters RoundUP - 11 Western State's Forestry agencies conference on timber harvesting, best management practices, etc
2008 New Mexico EMNRD Forestry Division's Forest Stewardship 5-Year Strategic Plan, with input and edits by Stewardship Committee
2008 Revised and updated New Mexico EMNRD Forestry Division's Forest Practices Guidelines
2008 Revised and updated New Mexico EMNRD Forestry Division Resource Protection Bureau's Proceedure Manual

Websites and Programming:

1996 New Mexico EMNRD Forestry Division's first website, conitnued as webmaster through 3 revisions and into the Department-wide mandated and designed Templates/Contribute, until leaving in 2008
2000 - 2001 Transitioned dBASEIII fire reporting database into web-based Fire Management System (FMS) with ColdFusion/SQL Server and MapGuide, co-developed with Department IT, Eileen Funck (now retired)
2000 - 2001 Transitioned dBASEIII accomplishment reporting database (MARS) into web-based Our Accomplishment Reporting System (OARS) with ColdFusion/SQL Server and MapGuide
2002 Added Contract and Grant Tracking to OARS
2004 Developed web-interface for easy upload/management of PDFs for news releases, RFP notices and fire restriction notices for Public Relations and Contract staff to maintain those areas on the nmforestry.com

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