This article purposes to make a GIS database of South Korea rural village forest. So we first tried to collect data of their geographic coordinates or location from the many references on the rural village forest. As the result, we collected locations of the 634 forests. Boundaries of the 462 forests could be made by using their satellite imagery. Finally we implemented GIS database of the 462 traditional rural village forest in South Korea. Furthermore we surveyed 100 forests out of them. They were analyzed in the view of location, area, wood species, cultural assets and activities of inhabitants. These data can be used in the rural village planning and I look forward this database is helpful to preserve existing traditional rural village groves as a lasting legacy.

• 박미정(농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 농촌환경자원과) | Park, Mee Jeong Corresponding author
• 김상범(농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 농촌환경자원과) | Kim, Sang Bum
• 장철순(펜지아21) | Jang, Choul Soon
• 신민지(농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 농촌환경자원과) | Shin, Min Ji
• 김은자(농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 농촌환경자원과) | Kim, Eun Ja