Compartment and Sub-compartment Mapping

For an overview of mapping for Woodland Creation and Management in myForest, visit Woodland Creation & Management Mapping Overview.

Compartments and Sub-compartments are used to spatially sub-divide woodland into management units. The practice is a critical part of woodland management and planning, and underpins how you go about mapping your woodland and storing data. How you do it will depend on a number of factors including the scale and complexity of the site, the presence of special features or constraints, and your objectives.

The same principles apply to mapping or digitising both Compartments and Sub-compartments.

You can either import boundaries that have already been digitised, or start from scratch by drawing with your mouse.

SPECIAL FEATURE
Users in England can import RPA field parcel boundaries directly and convert them into Mapping Components. For more information see Importing RPA Land Parcels (England).

Once you have mapped a Compartment or a Sub-compartment, you can edit the boundaries using your mouse to add, delete and move vertices, and use snapping to ensure adjoining boundaries line up correctly.

You can also add Cutouts and Buffers to your Compartment and Sub-compartment Mapping.

Part 1 - Drawing
Part 2 - Importing
Part 3 - Editing Polygons
Part 4 - Sub-division
Part 5 - Cutouts and Buffers
Part 6 - Display Options