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== General System description ==  
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|Has full name=Heureka PlanWise
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|Has acronym=Heureka PlanWise
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|Has wiki contact person=Tomas Lämås
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|Has wiki contact e-mail=tomas.lamas@slu.se
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{{DSS, Software identification
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{{DSS, Description
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|Has description=Heureka is a system for long and medium term forestry planning and scenario analysis. It consists of
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several applications: (1) StandWise for stand-level management analysis, (2) PlanWise for forest-level planning, (3) RegWise for regional scenario analysis, (4) PlanEval for multi-criteria deciion analysis to rank plans created in PlanWise and RegWise with one pr more stakeholders, and (5) Habitat Prognosis, a AcGIS-abased application for habitat suitability analysis of a given plan. The system covers the whole decision support process from data inventory to tools for selecting among plan alternatives with multi-criteria decision making techniques. The system is designed for both large-scale and small-scale forestry.
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The utilities handled today are
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timber and bio-fuel production,
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carbon sequestration,
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biodiversity, and
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recreation.
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|Has modelling scope=Economical indicators, Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Climate change
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|Has temporal scale=Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical)
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|Has spatial context=Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
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|Has spatial scale=Forest level
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|Has objectives dimension=Multiple objectives
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|Has related DSS=Heureka RegWise
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|Has goods and services dimension=Market wood products, Non-market services
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|Has decision making dimension=Single decision maker
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|Has forest management goal=multi-functional
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|Supports tree species=Several Scandinavian
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|Supports silvicultural regime=even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration
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{{DSS, Concrete application
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|Has typical use case=Forest management planning on an estate (company) level, long as well as short term. Landscape level analyses, e.g., watershed level
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|Has user profile=local communities, private legal entities (cooperatives / corporations / trusts / partnerships / condominium associations)
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|Has country=Sweden
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|Has number of users=<=100
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|Has number of real-life applications=<=100
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|Has utilisation in education=used by students
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|Has research project reference=Horstkotte, T., Moen, J., Lämås, T. & Helle, T. 2011. The legacy of logging. Estimating arboreal lichen occurrence in a boreal multiple-use landscape on a two century scale. PLoS ONE 6(12) e28779. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028779
  
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System name: Heureka
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Korosuo, A., Wikström, P., Öhman, K. and Eriksson, L.O. 2011. An integrated MCDA software application for forest planning: a case study in southwestern Sweden. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences 3(2), 75-86.
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=== Brief overview ===
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Heureka DSS is being developed within the Heureka research programme. It provides an analysis and planning set of tools for multi-purpose forestry and environmental protection.
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[[Category:Decision support system]]
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[[Category:Swedish DSS]]
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[[Image:Heureka_logotype.gif|thumb|300px|Heureka logo]]
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=== Scope of the system ===
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Heureka consists of a set of decision support tools for forest resources analysis and planning. This DSS is still in development. It will provide utilities as timber and bio-fuel production, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and recreation. It is divided into three different tools, depending on the potential users and problems:
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* [[Heureka/RegWise|RegWise]] - Regional analyses of forest development
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* [[Heureka/PlanWise|PlanWise]] - Planning and analyses for small and large companies
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* [[Heureka/StandWise|StandWise]] - Analyses of silviculture treatments and stand development for single stands
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=== System origin ===
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|Has website=http://www.slu.se/heureka
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* Heureka's research programme is carried by SLU and Skogforsk. It is planned to finish in October 2009.
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|Has manual=Yes
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* how was it developed
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* is it a commercial product
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|Has reference=Wikström, P., L. Edenius, Elfving, B., Eriksson, L.O., Lämås, T., Sonesson, J., Öhman, K., Wallerman, J., Waller, C., Klintebäck, F. 2011. The Heureka forestry decision support system: An overview. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 3(2): 87-94.
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* does it have real-life application cases
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=== Support for specific issues  ===
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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,...  
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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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* Transportation
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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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=== Capability to support decision making phases  ===
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''(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)''
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(Click [[Simon's decision making model|here]] to see a more detailed explanation)
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=== Related systems  ===
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Heureka aims to eventually replace two Swedish former DSSs<ref>ANDERSSON, M., B. DAHLIN et M. MOSSBERG (2005): The Forest Time Machine — a multi-purpose forest management decision-support system. ''Computers and Electronics in Agriculture'', 49, 114–128.</ref>:
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* the [[Hugin]] system, and
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* the [[FMPP|Forest Management Planning Package]].
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== Data and data models ==
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=== Typical spatial extent of application  ===
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Define the scale of use for the application (user defined, regional, multi-owner forest single ownership forest, Multiple scale interaction)
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=== Forest data input  ===
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This system combines field inventory and remote sensing data, allowing spatially explicit analysis with full coverage at high resolution.
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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....
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== Models ==
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=== Forest models ===
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Growth, Yield, Carbon, Wood quality, biodiversity and habitat suitability, environmental and external effects (fire, storms, pests, diseases, climate change, etc)
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=== Social models  ===
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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
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== Decision Support ==
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=== Definition of management interventions ===
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Define what is available for the manager to intervene in the forest: time of harvest, plantations, thinnings, reconversions...
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Existence of prescription writer, simple enumeration of all possibilities, scenario simulation , etc.
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=== Typical temporal scale of application ===
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Define the temporal scale of the application: E.g., operational and immediate level, Tactical planning (short term) and strategic level.
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=== Types of decisions supported  ===
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*Management level
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**strategic decisions
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**administrative decisions
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**operating control decisions
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* Management function
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* planning decisions
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**organizing decisions
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**command decisions
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**control decisions
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** coordination decisions
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*decision making situation
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**unilateral
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** collegial
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=== Decision-making processes and models ===
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*Logic modeling
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*Operations research modeling
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**Direct approaches
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**Heuristic manipulation of simulation models
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*Business modeling
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*Simulation (with and without stochasticity)
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*Multiple criteria/ranking
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*Other
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== Output ==
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[[Image:Heureka_visualization.png|thumb|300px]]
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Types of outputs produced (tables, maps, 3-D visualizations, pre-programmed summaries, etc)
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=== Spatial analysis capabilities  ===
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* integrated capabilities
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* facilitates links to GIS (wizards, etc.)
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* allows spatial analysis (e.g. topology overlays (e.g. multi layering of different maps, selection of objects based on selection criteria, aggregation by attributes (e.g. areas of similar characteristics), Linking by logical means, Statistics by area, analysis with digital terrain model)
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=== Abilities to address interdisciplinary, multi-scaled, and political issues  ===
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Evaluate interactions between different basic information types (biophysical, economic, social). Produce coordinated results for decision makers operating at different spatial scales facilitate social negotiation and learning
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== System ==
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=== System requirements  ===
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* Operating Systems: (Windows, Macintosh, Linux/UNIX, Web-based, Others)
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* Development status
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=== Architecture and major DSS components ===
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Describe the basic architecture of the system in software and hardware. Desktop client-server, web based, as well as the  integration with available systems. Basic data flow, focusing on retrieval of required input and propagation and implementations of decisions. Mention its modular and scalability capabilities.
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=== Usage ===
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Describe the level of use: Research level use, Industry use, Government use
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=== Computational limitations ===
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Describe the system limitations: e.g. number of management units, number of vehicles, time horizon
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=== User interface ===
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=== Documentation and support ===
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* Cost: (purchase price, development costs, demonstrated return on investment, cost of use, training costs, licence and maintenance costs)
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* Demo: allows the download/utilization of a trial version. If yes, where is it available and what are the trial conditions.
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==References==
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===Cited references===
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* LÄMÅS, T., G. STÅHL et B. DAHLIN: ''Facts About Heureka'' ([http://www.mistra.org/download/18.1eeb372100ece243b680008169/Facts+about+Heureka.pdf pdf available])
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 2 April 2013

Wiki quality control

Has flag red

Name, responsible organisation and contact person

Has full name Heureka PlanWise
Has acronym Heureka PlanWise
Has wiki contact person Tomas Lämås
Has wiki contact e-mail tomas.lamas@slu.se

Software identification

Has software Heureka.Software

Description

Has description Heureka is a system for long and medium term forestry planning and scenario analysis. It consists of 
several applications: (1) StandWise for stand-level management analysis, (2) PlanWise for forest-level planning, (3) RegWise for regional scenario analysis, (4) PlanEval for multi-criteria deciion analysis to rank plans created in PlanWise and RegWise with one pr more stakeholders, and (5) Habitat Prognosis, a AcGIS-abased application for habitat suitability analysis of a given plan. The system covers the whole decision support process from data inventory to tools for selecting among plan alternatives with multi-criteria decision making techniques. The system is designed for both large-scale and small-scale forestry.

The utilities handled today are timber and bio-fuel production, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and recreation.

Has modelling scope Economical indicators, Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Climate change
Has temporal scale Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical)
Has spatial context Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
Has spatial scale Forest level
Has objectives dimension Multiple objectives
Has related DSS Heureka RegWise
Has goods and services dimension Market wood products, Non-market services
Has decision making dimension Single decision maker
Has forest management goal multi-functional
Supports tree species Several Scandinavian
Supports silvicultural regime even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration

Concrete application

Has typical use case Forest management planning on an estate (company) level, long as well as short term. Landscape level analyses, e.g., watershed level
Has user profile local communities, private legal entities (cooperatives / corporations / trusts / partnerships / condominium associations)
Has country Sweden
Has references about examples of application
Has number of users <=100
Has number of real-life applications <=100
Has utilisation in education used by students
Has research project reference Horstkotte, T., Moen, J., Lämås, T. & Helle, T. 2011. The legacy of logging. Estimating arboreal lichen occurrence in a boreal multiple-use landscape on a two century scale. PLoS ONE 6(12) e28779. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028779

Korosuo, A., Wikström, P., Öhman, K. and Eriksson, L.O. 2011. An integrated MCDA software application for forest planning: a case study in southwestern Sweden. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences 3(2), 75-86.

Has tool dissemination Courses

Decision support techniques used in the DSS

Has decision support techniques Heureka.Decision support techniques

Support of Knowledge Management

Has knowledge management processes Heureka.Knowledge management process

Support of social participation

Has support for social participation Heureka.Support of social participation

DSS development

Has DSS development Heureka.Description of DSS development

Documentation

Has website http://www.slu.se/heureka
Has online demo
Has manual Yes
Has technical documentation Yes
Has reference Wikström, P., L. Edenius, Elfving, B., Eriksson, L.O., Lämås, T., Sonesson, J., Öhman, K., Wallerman, J., Waller, C., Klintebäck, F. 2011. The Heureka forestry decision support system: An overview. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 3(2): 87-94.
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