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Appendix 2: Using GIS and GPS in Forests Audits

Because of this limitation, it is useful to try and get already
available data. For example, BPK uses Spatial data of land
coverage can be obtained from The Ministry of Forestry,
Land Sat imagery is obtained from LAPAN (National Institute
of Aeronautics and Space), and Google Earth is used wher-
ever possible.
• Hardware. Building a complete GIS laboratory is very
expensive. BPK has started using GIS using a laptop with
only 2GB DDRAM.
• Software. A software license is expensive. But, there is
open-source GIS software. BPK opted to use one single
user licensed software, and relies on open-source software
for the rest.
• People. The use of GIS requires specific skills and not all
auditors can use it. BPK has five auditors who have capa-
bilities of using GIS, one auditor is GIS Manager, one
auditor is GIS Analyst, and the rest are GIS Operators. 49
• Methodologies. The methodologies depend largely on
the availability of data and auditors creativity during data
analysis. BPK always uses intersect method during GIS
analysis for forestry.