Current Activities

• Conduct baseline assessments of the percent tree canopy within select localities in Virginia in partnership with the Virginia Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
• Organize and conduct GPS/GIS workshops to support Workforce Development programs in Virginia (http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gisworkshop/topics.html)

  ArcGIS Learners Permit

  Objective: Facilitate the adoption of geospatial products by local and state government agencies, and provide initial exposure to geospatial techniques through 1 day hands on workshops in partnership with the Virginia Community College System.

  Pictures, Points, & Places

  Objective: Facilitate the adoption of geospatial products (GPS receivers) by local and state government agencies, and provide initial exposure to geospatial techniques through hands on workshops in partnership with the Virginia Community College System. In addition, participants learn how to "link" GPS coordinates with digital pictures and other images (this could include pictures taken with a digital camera, or with other digital images such as scanned deeds, historic documents, etc.)

  Introduction to ArcPad

  Objective: Facilitate the adoption of geospatial products (ArcPad) by local and state government agencies, and provide initial exposure to geospatial techniques through hands on workshops in partnership with the Virginia Community College System.

  Location, Location, Information: Introduction to GIS

  Objective: Facilitate the adoption of geospatial products and services by local and state government agencies, and provide initial exposure to geospatial techniques through 2 day hands on workshops in partnership with the Virginia Community College System.

• Assisting with Potential Impacts of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) on the structure, function, and value of municipal street tree populations in Virginia.  Virginia Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation.
• Assisting with Sustainable Tourism Destination/Centerpiece Project for Floyd and Patrick Counties in Southwestern Virginia in the Rocky Knob area associated with the Blue Ridge Parkway. National Park Service.

Non-Referred Publications

• Dorr, J.L., J.K. Otey, and P.E. Wiseman. 2007. Tinker Air Force Base Urban Tree Inventory. Conservation Management Institute and Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. CMI-MLD R-48. 71 p.

Selected Presentations

• Wiseman, P.E., J.K. Otey, and P. Revell. 2007. Urban forest inventory and assessment using i-Tree. Virginia Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Resource Management Academy. Wirtz, VA. September 27th
• Wiseman, P.E. and J.K. Otey. 2008. A web-based GIS of Virginia Tech’s urban forest. The 6th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference. Orlando, FL. March 25th.

Awards

• 2007 VAMLIS Conference – Higher Education Category, 3rd Place