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== General System description ==  
 
== General System description ==  
  
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System name: MELA
 
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=== Brief overview ===
 
=== Brief overview ===
 
MELA is an operational decision support system developed and maintained by Metla (Finnish Forest Research Institute) based on its forest research.
 
MELA is an operational decision support system developed and maintained by Metla (Finnish Forest Research Institute) based on its forest research.
  
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This system has been used since the 1980s in the analyses of wood production possibilities and the impact of different harvest levels at national and regional scale in Finnland<ref>GADOW, K.v., T. NUUTINEN et S. KELLOMÄKI (2008): Adaptative Design of Forested Landscapes. In GADOW, K.v. et T. PUKKALA (Eds.): ''Designing Green Landscapes''. Springer, New York, pp 3-30.</ref>.
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=== System origin ===
 
=== System origin ===
 
* It was developed by Metla researchers.
 
* It was developed by Metla researchers.
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* It has been different version releases. Some of them are MELA99, MELA2000, MELA2002, MELA2004 and MELA2005.
* is it a commercial product
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* MELA system has been installed by a number of clients in state, company and private forestry since its first release in the 1980s.
* does it have real-life application cases
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* MELA has introduced [[GAYA-JLP/J|JLP]] optimization software.
  
 
=== Related systems  ===
 
=== Related systems  ===
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* [[MELA/DemoMELA|DemoMELA]]
 
* [[MELA/NettiMELA|NettiMELA]]
 
* [[MELA/NettiMELA|NettiMELA]]
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== Data and data models ==
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=== Typical spatial extent of application  ===
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Although being extensively used in national and regional planning, MELA is not only used at this scale scenarios, but also in ownership planning.
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==References==
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===Cited references===
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===External resources===
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* [http://mela2.metla.fi/mela/ MELA website (in Finnish)]

Revision as of 13:10, 23 September 2009

General System description

System name: MELA

Brief overview

MELA is an operational decision support system developed and maintained by Metla (Finnish Forest Research Institute) based on its forest research.

This system has been used since the 1980s in the analyses of wood production possibilities and the impact of different harvest levels at national and regional scale in Finnland[1].

Scope of the system

MELA is a general analysis tool for forest management planning. It can be used e.g. in the computational updating of forest resource data and in the search of effective or optimal production programs for forest areas (a property or a company). When linked with end-user applications for forest planning, the MELA software supports interactive planning. For example, the current MELA version provides more diversified and detailed information for taking into account errors and risk. Furthermore, MELA allows flexible combinations of various data sources and models to improve cost-efficiency and effectiveness of forest inventory and planning.

System origin

  • It was developed by Metla researchers.
  • It has been different version releases. Some of them are MELA99, MELA2000, MELA2002, MELA2004 and MELA2005.
  • MELA system has been installed by a number of clients in state, company and private forestry since its first release in the 1980s.
  • MELA has introduced JLP optimization software.

Related systems


Data and data models

Typical spatial extent of application

Although being extensively used in national and regional planning, MELA is not only used at this scale scenarios, but also in ownership planning.


References

Cited references

  1. GADOW, K.v., T. NUUTINEN et S. KELLOMÄKI (2008): Adaptative Design of Forested Landscapes. In GADOW, K.v. et T. PUKKALA (Eds.): Designing Green Landscapes. Springer, New York, pp 3-30.

External resources