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== General System description == System name: Herbicide Advisor Acronym: n/a === Brief overview === Briefly define purpose & capabilities of the system and available components (if any) Should be a 1-2 sentence summary of system [[Category:Help documents]] __TOC__ === Scope of the system === * tool encourages decision maker to discover new problems or opportunities by exposing to new information or results * tool helps decision makers in recognizing upcoming problems for which solutions have been developed previously * tool allows decision maker to actively create new knowledge when faced with a new problem and to develop novel solutions * tool allows decision maker to capture knowledge, making it available to decision makers who are seeking solutions from previously solved problems === System origin === * Who and when was it developed * how was it developed * is it a commercial product * does it have real-life application cases === Support for specific issues === Is the system designed to take into account specific uses? E.g. guidance on ways to characterize biodiversity, economic-biodiversity tradeoff analysis methods, risk assessment methods, landscape analysis methods, timber harvest effects, climate change effects, biological effects (pests, pathogens, invasives), fire,... === Support for specific thematic areas of a problem type === * Silvicultural * Certification * Conservation * Restoration * Transportation * Development choices / land use zoning * Policy/intervention alternatives * Sustainability impact assessment (SIA) === Capability to support decision making phases === ''(NOTE I do not quite know what to do with this, as I do not understand it myself, although it seems related to system use)'' (Click [[Simon's decision making model|here]] to see a more detailed explanation) * Intelligence (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS) * Design (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS) * Choice (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS) * Monitor (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS) === Related systems === Describe (and/or link to) other systems related == Data and data models == === Typical spatial extent of application === Define the scale of use for the application (user defined, regional, multi-owner forest single ownership forest, Multiple scale interaction) === Forest data input === Describe the basic forest input (forest level, stand level, or individual tree level), and appropriate meta-data, such as data provenance (Areal coverage, Sample of plots, stands, Contiguous forest cover). GIS information is to be considered here, namely include cover tyes and type of information (raster or vectorial, necessity of topological information) If necessary describe surrogate sources of information If necessary describe other types of required data (economic, social) === Type of information input from user (via GUI) === Describe what is the information that the user directly inputs in the system if any): expert knowledge, opinion, goals and production objectives, preferences, stand/site information.... == Models == === Forest models === Growth, Yield, Carbon, Wood quality, biodiversity and habitat suitability, environmental and external effects (fire, storms, pests, diseases, climate change, etc) === Social models === historical and cultural values of sites, values due to peace and quiet, esthetic values, values due to recreational activities, ethical values): E. g. Recreation, Health, Game == Decision Support == === Definition of management interventions === Define what is available for the manager to intervene in the forest: time of harvest, plantations, thinnings, reconversions... Existence of prescription writer, simple enumeration of all possibilities, scenario simulation , etc. === Typical temporal scale of application === Define the temporal scale of the application: E.g., operational and immediate level, Tactical planning (short term) and strategic level. === Types of decisions supported === *Management level **strategic decisions **administrative decisions **operating control decisions * Management function * planning decisions **organizing decisions **command decisions **control decisions ** coordination decisions *decision making situation **unilateral ** collegial **Bargaining / participative decision making === Decision-making processes and models === *Logic modeling *Operations research modeling **Direct approaches **Heuristic manipulation of simulation models *Business modeling *Simulation (with and without stochasticity) *Multiple criteria/ranking *Other == Output == === Types of outputs === Tables of key information. === Spatial analysis capabilities === The herbicide advisor is an aspatial tool. === Abilities to address interdisciplinary, multi-scaled, and political issues === Implemented as a tactical stand level planning tool. == System == === System requirements === * Operating Systems: Web based tool - server Java code will run on any operating system supporting a JRE 1.4.2+(Windows, Macintosh, Linux/UNIX) * Other software needed (relational database eg Oracle), part of the stand level GB Forestry DSS portal * Development status : released === Architecture and major DSS components === Web based tool, user specifies target weed species and optionally any tree species present on the site. The system responds with a list of suitable herbicides along with supporting information on timing of applications, effectiveness, constraints (eg farm forestry only) and the impact on any tree species present on the site. === Usage === Some use in research, forestry industries and education sectors. === Computational limitations === Describe the system limitations: e.g. number of management units, number of vehicles, time horizon === User interface === Describe the quality of user interface and the Prerequisite knowledge for using the system === Documentation and support === Describe the connection to Help-system and possibilities for assistance, as well as the required training and user support levels === Installation === * Prerequisite knowledge: Level of effort to become functional * Cost: (purchase price, development costs, demonstrated return on investment, cost of use, training costs, licence and maintenance costs) * Demo: allows the download/utilization of a trial version. If yes, where is it available and what are the trial conditions. ==References== ===Cited references=== <references/> ===External resources===

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