creating better information systems for comprehensive farm and rural policy

a. selected GIS systems and tools

Maizel, M. S., Muehlbach, G.B., Baynham, P., and Paul Welle. Using Components of the Chesapeake Bay Decision Support System in ARC/View: a Feasibility Assessment for Distribution of the Chesapeake Bay Decision Support System to the Northeast Regional Office. A Study, a Report and Northeastern US GIS Databases provided to NRCS/USDA. 1998.

Maizel, M., Xiaowen Huang and G Muehlbach. Setting Watershed Priorities for EQIP (1997 Farm Bill) Implementation in Thirteen States in the Northeastern United States. For the NRCS Northeast Regional Technical Office, and the Chesapeake Bay Board of Directors, NRCS/USDA. 1998.

Maizel, M. From the Watershed to the Nation: Using Agro-ecoindices for Cooperative, Hierarchical Decision Making. A Paper and presentation at the Michigan State Land Use Forum, January 9th and 10th, 1996.

Maizel, M., George Muehlbach.  A GIS facility, for the Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA. Established, staffed and supported the GIS facility within the Resources and Technology Division, ERS to develop the use of spatial analytical tools for economic analyses of farm policy. Information analysis, farm programs assessment. 1993-1995

Maizel, M., and K. Chan. Analyzing National Farm Conservation Policy in a National GIS  In Information Exchange on Models and Data Needs Relating to Impacts of Agricultural Practices on Water Quality: A presentation and publication Workshop Proceedings. U.S. Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior; Reston, Virginia. February 5-8. 1990

Neimann, B., Maizel, M., White, D., Chan, K. Analyzing the Food Security Act of the 1985 Farm Bill on Local and National Policy Levels. Tenth International Symposium on Automation in Cartography, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Auto-carto-11; Baltimore, Maryland A Presentation/abstract. 1989.

Neimann, Bernard J., Jr. and Maizel, Margaret S. Food Security Act of 1985 and 1990. Implications for Geographical Information Systems. GIS/LIS ’89, Orlando, Florida. November 26-30 (Abstract). 1989.

Maizel, M., White, D., Corson-Rikert, J. Using a GIS for Conservation Policy in Local Governments. American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America; Annual meeting, Anaheim, California. A Presentation. 1988.

Maizel, M., Denis White, John Corson-Rikert and Kelly Chan. A Natural Resources-Based Geographical Information System for Agricultural and Environmental Conservation Planning, in Rural Counties - Clarke County, VA. A GIS built for, and provided to, the County. 1987.

M. Maizel, and R. Denis White. Experts in Land Information Systems. Lincoln Institute for Land Policy. Monograph #86-11, Boston Massachusetts. A Publication. 1986.

Gray, Robert J and Margaret S. Maizel. A Survey of Geographical Information Systems for Natural Resource Decision Making in Rural Counties. The American Farmland Trust, Washington DC.  A Report. 122 pages. 1985.

LESA: Establishing LESA – A Pilot Project for the Land Evaluation and Site Assessment System (NRCS/USDA) in Clarke County, VA. One of four pilot projects completed to test and apply LESA for agricultural land protection and local public policy. A project and report to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA 1984.

B. National GIS Databases

Maizel, M., and G.B. Muehlbach. A Cartographic Database for Analyzing the National Resources Inventory-SOILS5 Databases in a Geographic Information System. Appendix B, pp 10. In Agricultural Chemical Use and the Potential for Groundwater Contamination: Where is the Problem ? A Monograph Paper, pp B1-B15. Soil Conservation Service, USDA. Washington, DC. 1993.   

Maizel, M., and K. Chan. Using the NRI to Shape and Respond to Public Policy. An invited presentation at the National Resources Inventory Workshop, Resources Inventory Division, Soil Conservation Service, USDA Denver, Colorado. A Presentation and Report. 1992.

Shafer, Bernard A., Maizel, M.S., and V. Cimmery. Georeferencing the National Resources Inventory. Proceedings of the GRASS Users' Conference, March 4-7, 1991. Berkeley, CA. pp 173-186. A presentation and publication. 1991.

White D, Maizel M, Chan K K-L, Corson-Rikert J.  Arraying The National Resources Inventory -- a Major Point-Sampled  Database -- into a GIS Framework for analyzing the State, Use and Potential of Private Lands in the United States. Polygon overlay to support point sample mapping:  the National Resources Inventory. A paper. Proceedings, Auto-Carto 9, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, pp. 384-390. 1989.

Maizel, M., and K. Chan. A Feasibility Study to Develop a GIS Capability for use in Policy Analysis of Space-Extensive Natural Resource Issues ; Endangered Species and the CRP. For The Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A Report, 120 Pages. 1988.

White, D., Corson-Rikert, J., Maizel, M. 'WHYSIWIG' Map Digitizing: Real Time Geometric Correction and Topological Encoding of Digital Data. Proceedings, Auto-Carto 8, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, A Paper, pp 739-743. Baltimore, Maryland. 1987.