Contemporary remote sensing records, especially high-scale aerial photographs provide the most present data about the environment. This feature makes them indispensable for modern town management. Testing ground is a small town Puszczykowo located south of Poznań. Its specific localization near Wielkopolski National Park requires a special attention on problems related to the protection of natural environment of this area. The project of land information system based on the photomap at scale 1:2500 (2004) was proposed. The photomap is a main raster database related to geographical space. On this basis thematic vector layers were constructed, with special consideration of biologically active and protected areas. Each vector layer has its own text database, which is made for gathering of non-spatial data. Presented idea of land information system is an efficient tool for management and decision making. It makes environmental protection and utilization of town’s natural resources more effective and more environment-friendly according to sustainable development paradigm. Vital problem of LIS introduction, especially in small towns is a lack of economic and data resources, which are necessary for system initiation.

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