Table 2 Uptake and barriers to use of geospatial software amongst forestry companies
From: Uptake and barriers to the use of geospatial technologies in forest management
Software class | Software product | No. companies using software | Reason for not using software | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use an alternative product | No perceived benefit | Cost | Lack of staff Knowledge | |||
Geographic information system | ArcGIS | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MapInfo | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Open-source or freely accessible GIS | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Google Earth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
ERDAS imagine | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
Image analysis | ENVI | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
e-Cognition | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
Specialist forestry software | ATLAS GeoMaster | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
CYANZ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
LoggerPC | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |