1. New Technologies –
Web and Mobile Based
Bill Hubbard & Daniel Drummond
Southern Regional Extension Forestry
Athens, GA

2. Presentation Outline
 Brief overview of the Southern Regional Extension Forestry
Office and our role in the region
 History of SREF efforts in web & mobile technology
development
 Summary of SREF web and mobile based technologies for the
forestry and natural resources professions
 Summary of other web and mobile based technologies for the
forestry and natural resources professions

3. History of SREF &
Technology Development
 Office of the SREF was created in
1979
 Based at UGA in Athens, GA
 Regional Extension
Programming
 Liaison between Universities &
Forest Service
 Involved in the creation of some
very early websites using Mozilla
and Netscape
 Technology and regional
programming has been a good fit

4. Technology Development
at SREF
 Current employ 3 Internet
Technology Professionals
 Oversee, manage, and
update over a dozen
websites
 Involved in the creation of
several mobile applications
for both iOS and Android
devices
 Try to keep up with usable
web and mobile technologies
developed by other entities
and agencies.

5. In just ten years….

6. Technology issues

7. Design Aspect of Technology
Development is Critical

8. Technology Development:
SREF Products You Can Use
 Interactive Web-based
 http://forestproductslocator.net
 http://forestrywebinars.net
 http://handbook.sref.info
 http://forestthreats.org/threatsummary

9. Technology Development:
SREF Products You Can Use
 Mobile Application Based
 The Service Forester’s Toolkit
 Native Plants Guide
 Mobile ready websites

10. Technology Development:
SREF Products You Can Use
 Mobile Application Based
 The Service Forester’s Toolkit
 Native Plants Guide
 Cruise Angle iCMT
 iPSGISII

11. Technology Development:
Other Products You Can Use