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−	{{DSS description, Name, responsible organisation and contact person	+	{{DSS, Wiki quality control
−	|Name=Sistema Informativo Provinciale per l’Assestamento Forestale in Trentino	+	|Has flag=N/A
−	|Acronym=SIPAFIT	+
−	|Type of the owner organization=local administration	+
−	|Institutional framework=research prototype (R&D project)	+
−	|Contact person for the Wiki=Gianfranco Scrinzi	+
−	|Contact e-mail for the Wiki=gianfranco.scrinzi@entecra.it	+
−	|Contact person for the DSS=Gianfranco Scrinzi	+
−	|Contact e-mail for the DSS=gianfranco.scrinzi@entecra.it	+
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, Scope of the tool	+	{{DSS, Name, responsible organisation and contact person
−	|Description=It’s a forest management system that integrates statistical and sampling methods with computer and technological resources allowing an effective georeferenced description of the dendroauxometric and structural forest parameters.	+	|Has full name=Sistema Informativo Provinciale per l’Assestamento Forestale in Trentino
−	|Modelling dimension=Forest indicators	+	|Has acronym=SIPAFIT
−	|Temporal scale=medium term (tactical), short term (operational)	+	|Has wiki contact person=Gianfranco Scrinzi
−	|Spatial context=spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations	+	|Has wiki contact e-mail=gianfranco.scrinzi@entecra.it
−	|Spatial scale=forest level	+
−	|Objectives dimension=multiple objectives	+
−	|Goods and services dimension=market wood products, non-market services	+
−	|Forest management goal=biomass estimation, economic evaluation, forest inventory, yield prediction, wood supply planning, multi-functional	+
−	|Supported tree species=all the Trentino forest types	+
−	|Supported silvicultural regime=user defined	+
−	|Decision making dimension=single decision maker	+
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, Concrete application	+	{{DSS, Software identification
−	|Typical use case=one forest stand managed at a time	+	|Has software=SIPAFIT.Software
−	|Country=Italy	+
−	|Number of users=<=10	+
−	|Number of real-life applications=<=30	+
−	|Utilisation in education: kind of utilisation (demo, use)=no	+
−	|Tool dissemination=workshop, scientific and technical publications	+
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, Installation and support	+	{{DSS, Description
−	|Status=used (under upgrade)	+	|Has description=It’s a forest management system that integrates statistical and sampling methods with computer and technological resources allowing an effective georeferenced description of the dendroauxometric and structural forest parameters.
−	|Accessibility=restricted access	+	|Has modelling scope=Forest indicators
−	|Commercial product=No	+	|Has temporal scale=medium term (tactical), short term (operational)
−	|Deployment cost=>10‘000€	+	|Has spatial context=spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
−	|Computational limitations=N/A	+	|Has spatial scale=forest level
−	|User support organization=Forest Service of Trentino Province, CRA-MPF (Trento, Italy)	+	|Has objectives dimension=multiple objectives
−	|Support team size=4	+	|Has goods and services dimension=market wood products, non-market services
−	|Maintenance organization=Forest Service of Trentino Province, CRA-MPF (Trento, Italy)	+	|Has decision making dimension=single decision maker
−	|Price=	+	|Has forest management goal=biomass estimation, economic evaluation, forest inventory, yield prediction, wood supply planning, multi-functional
		+	|Supports tree species=all the Trentino forest types
		+	|Supports silvicultural regime=user defined
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, Data, data model and data management	+	{{DSS, Concrete application
−	|Input data requirements=Forest inventory data	+	|Has typical use case=one forest stand managed at a time
−	|Format of the input data=database	+	|Has country=Italy
−	|Data validation=missing/wrong data, error handling	+	|Has number of users=<=10
−	|Format of the output data=pre-programmed summaries	+	|Has number of real-life applications=<=30
−	|Internal data management=database, temporary files	+	|Has utilisation in education=no
−	|Database=Access	+	|Has tool dissemination=workshop, scientific and technical publications
−	|GIS integration=ESRI	+
−	|Spatial analysis=N/A	+
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, Models and methods, MBMS, decision support techniques	+	{{DSS, Decision support techniques used in the DSS
−	|Forest models=yield models	+	|Has decision support techniques=SIPAFIT.Decision support techniques
−	|Ecological models=N/A	+
−	|MCDM methods=Analytical Network Process (ANP)	+
−	|Optimisation package=N/A	+
−	|Optimisation algorithm=nonlinear programming	+
−	|Risk evaluation=N/A	+
−	|Uncertainty evaluation=frequentist statistics	+
−	|Planning scenario=what-if analysis	+
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, Support of knowledge management process	+	{{DSS, Support of Knowledge Management
−	|Supported KM processes=Knowledge Storage, Knowledge Transfer	+	|Has knowledge management processes=SIPAFIT.Knowledge management process
−	|Integrated KM techniques to identify and structure knowledge=	+
−	|Integrated KM techniques to analyse and apply knowledge=	+
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, Support of social participation	+	{{DSS, Support of social participation
−	|Participatory planning tasks supported=N/A	+	|Has support for social participation=SIPAFIT.Support of social participation
−	|Stakeholder identification support=	+
−	|Planning criteria formation support=	+
−	|Planning process monitoring and evaluation=	+
−	|Planning outcome monitoring and evaluation=	+
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, User interface and outputs	+	{{DSS, DSS development
−	|User access control=No	+	|Has DSS development=SIPAFIT.Description of DSS development
−	|Parameterised GUI=Yes	+
−	|Map interface=2D	+
−	|GUI technology=Html + Javascript	+
	}}		}}
−	{{DSS description, System design and development	+	{{DSS, Documentation
−	|Software development methodology=to be filled	+	|Has website=http://www.foreste.provincia.tn.it/organizzazione/org_index.htm
−	|Development start year=2009	+	|Has technical documentation=Yes
−	|Number of development years (100% equivalent)=1.5	+	|Has reference=Scrinzi et al., 2008; Wolynski et al., 2009;Colle et al., 2010
−	|Development team size=12	+
−	|Team profiles=researchers in forest management and geomatics, GIS expert, computer science expert	+
−	|Number of forest specialists in the development team=7	+
−	|Number of users participating in specification=0	+
−	|KM tools used during the development of the DSS=Workflow, Database, Best Practices	+
−	}}	+
−	{{DSS description, Technological architecture, integration with other systems	+
−	|System type=extension (based on standard software), stand-alone GUI	+
−	|Application architecture=N/A	+
−	|Communication architecture=web-based tool	+
−	|Operating system=Linux/Unix, Windows, OS X	+
−	|Programming language=C++	+
−	|Scalability=Yes	+
−	|Integration with other systems=N/A	+
−	|Related tools=N/A	+
−	}}	+
−	{{DSS description, Ongoing development	+
−	|Adaptation effort (man years)=parametrised by the user	+
−	}}	+
−	{{DSS description, Documentation	+
−	|Website=http://www.foreste.provincia.tn.it/organizzazione/org_index.htm	+
−	|Manual=Yes	+
−	|Technical documentation=Yes	+
−	|References=Scrinzi et al., 2008; Wolynski et al., 2009;Colle et al., 2010	+
	}}		}}
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Revision as of 16:42, 19 March 2013

Wiki quality control

Has flag	N/A

Name, responsible organisation and contact person

Has full name	Sistema Informativo Provinciale per l’Assestamento Forestale in Trentino
Has acronym	SIPAFIT
Has wiki contact person	Gianfranco Scrinzi
Has wiki contact e-mail	gianfranco.scrinzi@entecra.it

Software identification

Has software	SIPAFIT.Software

Description

Has description	It’s a forest management system that integrates statistical and sampling methods with computer and technological resources allowing an effective georeferenced description of the dendroauxometric and structural forest parameters.
Has modelling scope	Forest indicators
Has temporal scale	medium term (tactical), short term (operational)
Has spatial context	spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
Has spatial scale	forest 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	biomass estimation, economic evaluation, forest inventory, yield prediction, wood supply planning, multi-functional
Supports tree species	all the Trentino forest types
Supports silvicultural regime	user defined

Concrete application

Has typical use case	one forest stand managed at a time
Has user profile
Has country	Italy
Has references about examples of application
Has number of users	<=10
Has number of real-life applications	<=30
Has utilisation in education	no
Has research project reference
Has tool dissemination	workshop, scientific and technical publications

Decision support techniques used in the DSS

Has decision support techniques	SIPAFIT.Decision support techniques

Support of Knowledge Management

Has knowledge management processes	SIPAFIT.Knowledge management process

Support of social participation

Has support for social participation	SIPAFIT.Support of social participation

DSS development

Has DSS development	SIPAFIT.Description of DSS development

Documentation

Has website	http://www.foreste.provincia.tn.it/organizzazione/org_index.htm
Has online demo
Has manual
Has technical documentation	Yes
Has reference	Scrinzi et al., 2008; Wolynski et al., 2009;Colle et al., 2010

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (needs to be migrated using the "edit with form" link)

Brief overview

SIPAFIT is the forest management system used by the Forest Service of Trentino Province articulated in several sub-systems (and relative instruments and tools) which support the different steps of the management decision chain. In the following table the sub-systems - which support the different steps of the management decision chain – are described.

Forest management phase	SIPAFIT sub-system	Remarks
Correction of forest and forest compartments boundaries	Geodatabase, mobileGIS software	Using sampling methods, it is essential a precise knowledge of the extension and position of the forest elements (compartments, stands…).
Production of the “forest unit” map	Geodatabase, mobileGIS software, LiDAR (CHM) data, digital orthophotos, forest type map, other ancillary layers	This phase is essential to organize a standardized description of the forest and to build the strata on which the sample network will be launched
Dimensioning the sample size	SAMSIZE (VBA in Excel/Access environment), forest strata map, data entry by the user	This tool allows to produce a proper distribution of the sample among the strata according to the expected uncertainties. It is possible to simulate different sampling scenarios, in terms of forest structure variability and complexity, and exploitation temporal proximity
Creating the sample network	SAMSIZE outputs, geodatabase, .LAUNCHER sw tool (Model Builder and Python in ArcGIS environment).	It is possible to choose between random or systematic (on a squared grid) sample distribution, with different density among the strata
Ground inventory	.LAUNCHER outputs, RELASKOPE mobileGIS sw (VBscript and applet programming in ESRI Arcpad environment).
Inventory data control and processing	.CONTROL and .PROCESS sw tools (VBA in Excel/Access environment)
Result reporting	.REPORT sw tool (Vba in Access environment); thematic maps in vector and raster format

Scope of the system

SIPAFIT integrates statistical and sampling methods with computer and technological resources allowing an effective georeferenced description of the main (both dendroauxometric and structural) forest parameters of the managed forest stands. SIPAF allows simulation of different scenarios in terms of forest stratification, inventory strategies and sampling intensity.

System origin

Forest administration of the Province of Trento (North-Eastern Italian Alps, 400,000 ha of forest area, more than 50% of the province total area) has recently changed its inventory system from total census (full callipering, which had been progressively reduced in area, for cost reasons) to sampling methods; besides, the needs for a modern and efficient forest management require more information about an overall “description” of the forest, but at the same time can tolerate less accuracy in timber production estimates. A comprehensive system was developed to support the forest managers, the forest owners and the consultants (professionals who perform forest management plans), in each step of the forest planning. SIPAF and its sub-systems were initially tested on a pilot management plan in 2009, and then had several changes and improvements to tackle the problems met. A total of 12 experts were involved in system design, implementation and testing (5 researchers, 4 foresters from the Forest Service and 3 consultants involved in plan preparation). During this first period of application, a number of meetings and workshops has been realized with all the users of the system. The tools have been operatively used since 2009 by the forest managers of Forest Service in the Trentino Province, and therefore their users have extended from researchers to consultants and to other stakeholders (i.e. managers and technicians of the municipalities which are the public forest owners).

Support for specific issues

SIPAFIT support consultanst in field surveys, allowing an effective georeferenced description of the main (both dendroauxometric and structural) forest parameters, it support forest managers in inventory data control and procesing and it support forest manager in result reporting.

Support for specific thematic areas of a problem type

• Forest planning.
• Territorial planning.

Capability to support decision making phases

• Intelligence: the system use a fully automatic, congruent, progressive and recordable procedure.
• Design: forest planner input data in the inventory phase
• Choice: results give quantitative dendroauxometric parameters
• Monitor: a field test is implemented by the forest managers in the forest surveyed by the consultants.

Related systems

Data and data models

Typical spatial extent of application

The typical spatial extent of application is the forest management plan. The spatial unit for the output depends on what extension data input refer (the forest subjected to the planning process). Definitely we can say that the typical spatial extent of application is the single reale property scale.