Mapa numeryczna w nowej Instrukcji Urządzania Lasu na przykładzie nadleśnictwa Złotów

At the beginning of the paper, let us ask a question . Do forest maps have to be made in digital form? The answer is positive, because the new Instruction on Forest Management issued in 2003 says so. The same refers to the digital forest map (LMN) standard, introduced by Regulation No. 74/2001 of the Director General of the State Forests, which constitutes an integral part of the Regulation. Economic maps and survey maps as well as various thematic maps, which are necessary elements in forest management plans, are to be based on LMN. A thesis is advanced that in near future the whole forest management plan will be transferred to a forest district by means of an electronic carrier and approved by electronic signature. The works presented were performed by PROLAS company commissioned by the Z3otów Forest District and consisting in adaptation of the maps of the forest district to the LMN standard. The following issues are discussed: 1) source data provided by the employer to the contractor producing digital maps, 2) verification, updating and adaptation of the maps of the Z3otów Forest District to the LMN standard, 3) thematic maps made on the basis of the LMN. Attention was drawn to a number of problems resulting from implementing nature of these works. At the end, other experiences of the PROLAS company are presented, resulting from the fact that after completing works in the Z3otów Forest District, the company performed the same task in neighbouring Lipka Forest District and is conducting similar works in a few other forest districts. Attention is draw, among other, to problems connected with delineation of common boundary between these forest districts. It is concluded that: 1) introduction of digital maps in all forest districts is the best method to eliminate irregularities, 2) it is necessary to currently organise resources without waiting for the forest managements works to begin.