Draghi, Paul A.Hilty, Lorenz M.Gilgen, Paul W.2019-09-162019-09-162001https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/26760This paper describes an ongoing project aimed at uniting the technological tool of GISwith observations and inferences gained through a study of the cultural history of traditional forestry and hunting practices in the German-speaking areas of Europe to produce aGISlayer which may yield one more perspective from which to assess patterns of sustainability in the forests and wildlife of central and eastern Europe. The scope of this paper is to describe the premise and methodology of this study, and the forthcoming results, conclusions and outlook will be posted and updated on a dedicated website. 2Text/Conference Paper