DSD

Has description	[[Has description::DSD was developed by a research team at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien) for providing support for extension services by the local forest administration in Carinthia (southern Austria). The first prototype was implemented in 2001. Map of the States of Austria, highlighting Kärnten DSD supports two main silvicultural decision-making problems, both for individual stands: 1. The establishment of new stands. It seeks which species or species mixtures are suitable at particular locations within the project area, including considerations of the effect of climate change. 2. Stand treatments scheduling, given a particular set of management objectives aiming at a future species-mixture stand type. DSD screenshot ]]
Has modelling scope	Economical indicators, Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Climate change
Has temporal scale	Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical)
Has spatial context	Non spatial
Has spatial scale	Stand level
Has objectives dimension	Multiple objectives
Has related DSS
Has goods and services dimension	Market wood products, Non-market services
Has decision making dimension	Single decision maker
Has forest management goal	forest health, species selection, multi-functional
Supports tree species	Norway Spruce, White Pine, Oak, Maple
Supports silvicultural regime	even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration

Has typical use case	DSD has been developed to support the staff of forestry extension services in the Dobrova region in preparing informed recommendations for forest management to small private landowners based on the owner's goal preferences.
Has user profile	Non-industrial private owners, local administration
Has country	Austria
Has references about examples of application
Has number of users	<=3
Has number of real-life applications	<=100
Has utilisation in education	used by students
Has research project reference	Vacik H., Lexer M.J. and Englisch M. 2004. Einsatz des Decision Support Systems DSD v1.1 zur Unterstützung der forstlichen Beratung im Landesforstdienst. Forstarchiv 75 (5): 1-11. Lexer, M.J., Vacik, H., Palmetzhofer, D. and Oitzinger, G. 2005. A decision support tool to improve forestry extension services for small private landowners in southern Austria. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 49, 1: 81-102.
Has tool dissemination	The tool is only available for the local administration in Carinthia.

Has decision support techniques	DSD.Decision support techniques

Has knowledge management processes	DSD.Knowledge management process

Has support for social participation	DSD.Support of social participation

Has DSS development	DSD.Description of DSS development

Has website	http://www.wabo.boku.ac.at/dsd.html?&L=1
Has online demo
Has manual	Yes
Has technical documentation	Yes
Has reference	Lexer, M.J., Vacik, H., Palmetzhofer, D. and Oitzinger, G. 2005. A decision support tool to improve forestry extension services for small private landowners in southern Austria. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 49, 1: 81-102. Vacik H., Lexer M.J. and Englisch M. 2004. Einsatz des Decision Support Systems DSD v1.1 zur Unterstützung der forstlichen Beratung im Landesforstdienst. Forstarchiv 75 (5): 1-11. REYNOLDS K.M., TWERY M., LEXER M.J., VACIK H., RAY D., SHAO G,. et BORGES J.G.: Decision Support Systems in Forest Management IN BURSTEIN F. et HOLSAPPLE C. W. (EDS.) (2008): Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2: Variations. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 800 pp.

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