BLM - National Invasive Species Information Management System - Plants

The Bureau of Land Management's National Invasive Species Information Management System (NISIMS) is designed to collect field data and store it in a standard database to allow for data sharing and reporting at the local, state and national levels. At this time, the system reports and tracks weed infestations only, Future versions of the system will report and track infestations by all taxa including weeds, birds, fish, and algae. The system also reports and tracks treatments of these invasive weed species infestations on public lands. The tools are based on the use of the BLM system of Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS) Architecture approved nationally in 2003. It also depends on the Geospatial Services Strategic Plan [...]