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=== Brief overview ===
 
=== Brief overview ===
 
British government Decision Support System, presented as a web application in its current version ([http://www.eforestry.gov.uk/forestdss Forest Research Decision Support Portal]; note that registration is required). It includes eight different tools according to the objectives that are sought:
 
British government Decision Support System, presented as a web application in its current version ([http://www.eforestry.gov.uk/forestdss Forest Research Decision Support Portal]; note that registration is required). It includes eight different tools according to the objectives that are sought:
* [[GB_Forestry_DSS/Conifer Timber Quality |Conifer Timber Quality]]
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* [[Conifer Timber Quality]]
* [[GB_Forestry_DSS/ESC |Ecological Site Classification]]
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* [[ESC|ESC (Ecological Site Classification)]]
* [[GB_Forestry_DSS/EMIS |EMIS: Tools for Forest Establishment]]
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* [[EMIS|EMIS (Establishment Management Information System)]]
* [[GB_Forestry_DSS/Forest Gales |Forest Gales]]
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* [[ForestGALES|ForestGALES (wind damage risk evaluation DSS)]]
* [[GB_Forestry_DSS/Forest Maps |Forest Maps]]
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* [[Forest Maps]]
* [[GB_Forestry_DSS/Herbicide Advisor |Herbicide Advisor]]
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* [[Herbicide Advisor]]
* [[GB_Forestry_DSS/Hylobius MSS |Hylobius Management Support System]]
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* [[HMSS|HMSS (Hylobius Management Support System)]]
* [[GB_Forestry_DSS/Stormrisk |Stormrisk]]
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* [[Stormrisk]]
 
Each of this tools is described in detail in its corresponding subpage.
 
Each of this tools is described in detail in its corresponding subpage.
  
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[[Category:GB Forestry DSS]]
 
[[Category:British_DSS]]
 
[[Category:British_DSS]]
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[[Category:Multipurpose DSS]]
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[[Category:Web application]]
  
 
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=== Scope of the system ===
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This [[DSS]] comprises the eight different tools before mentioned, and it has the ability to answer to a very wide range of management problems. All of the tools are specific for their use in the Great Britain.
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=== System origin ===
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Each tool has been developed more or less independently from the others, by different teams.
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All of them are hosted on the internet, and all of them are free to use, only needing to be registered, except the [[HMSS|Hylobius Management Support System]], who requires the payment of some subscription charges.
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=== Support for specific issues  ===
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Ecological site classification, afforestation scheduling, pest risks, wind hazard, herbicide and pesticide use or timber quality characterization.
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=== Support for specific thematic areas of a problem type  ===
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* Silvicultural
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* Certification
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* Conservation
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* Restoration
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* Development choices / land use zoning
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* Policy/intervention alternatives
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* Sustainability impact assessment (SIA)
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=== Related systems  ===
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* [[HaRPSS]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 07:52, 1 December 2010

General System description

System name: GB Forestry Decision Support System

Acronym: None

Brief overview

British government Decision Support System, presented as a web application in its current version (Forest Research Decision Support Portal; note that registration is required). It includes eight different tools according to the objectives that are sought:

Each of this tools is described in detail in its corresponding subpage.

Scope of the system

This DSS comprises the eight different tools before mentioned, and it has the ability to answer to a very wide range of management problems. All of the tools are specific for their use in the Great Britain.

System origin

Each tool has been developed more or less independently from the others, by different teams. All of them are hosted on the internet, and all of them are free to use, only needing to be registered, except the Hylobius Management Support System, who requires the payment of some subscription charges.

Support for specific issues

Ecological site classification, afforestation scheduling, pest risks, wind hazard, herbicide and pesticide use or timber quality characterization.

Support for specific thematic areas of a problem type

  • Silvicultural
  • Certification
  • Conservation
  • Restoration
  • Development choices / land use zoning
  • Policy/intervention alternatives
  • Sustainability impact assessment (SIA)

Related systems


References

External resources

Forest Research Decision Support Portal