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|Name=Decision Support Dobrova
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|Acronym=DSD
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|Type of the owner organization=local administration, research institution
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|Institutional framework=proprietary development (forest administration)
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|Contact person for the Wiki=Harald Vacik
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|Contact e-mail for the Wiki=harald.vacik@boku.ac.at
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|Contact person for the DSS=Harald Vacik and Manfred J. Lexer
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|Contact e-mail for the DSS=harald.vacik@boku.ac.at
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|Additional information=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.
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[[Image:Karnten.png|thumb|300px|Map of the States of Austria, highlighting Kärnten]]
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|Description=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.
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|Has full name=Decision Support Dobrova
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[[Image:DSD_screenshot.jpg|thumb|300px|DSD screenshot]]
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|Has acronym=DSD
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|Modelling dimension=Economical indicators, Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Climate change
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|Has wiki contact person=Harald Vacik
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|Temporal scale=long term (strategic), medium term (tactical)
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|Has wiki contact e-mail=harald.vacik@boku.ac.at
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|Spatial context=non spatial
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|Spatial scale=stand level
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|Objectives dimension=multiple objectives
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|Goods and services dimension=market wood products, non-market services
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|Forest management goal=forest health, species selection, multi-functional
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|Supported tree species=Scotts Pine, Norway Spruce
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|Supported silvicultural regime=even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration
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|Decision making dimension=single decision maker
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|Participatory planning tasks supported=exploring options, evaluating options
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{{DSS description, Concrete application
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{{DSS, Software identification
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|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.
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|Has software=DSD.Software
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|User profile=Non-industrial private owners, local administration
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|Country=Austria
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|Number of users=<=3
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|Number of real-life applications=<=100
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|Utilisation in education: kind of utilisation (demo, use)=used by students
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|Utilisation in research projects: references=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.
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|Tool dissemination=None
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{{DSS description, Installation and support
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{{DSS, Description
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|Status=used (stable and not upgraded/not upgraded recently)
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|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.
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[[Image:Karnten.png|thumb|300px|Map of the States of Austria, highlighting Kärnten]]
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|Commercial product=No
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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.
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|Deployment cost=0
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[[Image:DSD_screenshot.jpg|thumb|300px|DSD screenshot]]
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|Installation requirements=desktop PC, Oracle (R) server
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|Has modelling scope=Economical indicators, Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Climate change
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|Computational limitations=not identified until now
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|Has temporal scale=Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical)
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|User support organization=BOKU Team
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|Has spatial context=Non spatial
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|Support team size=2
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|Has spatial scale=Stand level
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|Maintenance organization=forestry extension services Carinthia
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|Has objectives dimension=Multiple objectives
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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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{{DSS description, Data, data model and data management
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|Has forest management goal=forest health, species selection, multi-functional
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|Input data requirements=Ecological data, Forest ownership data, Data on policies and funding
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|Supports tree species=Not species specific
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|Format of the input data=database
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|Supports silvicultural regime=even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration
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|Data validation=error handling
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|Format of the output data=pre-programmed summaries
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|Internal data management=database
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|Database=Oracle
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|GIS integration=N/A
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{{DSS description, Models and methods, MBMS, decision support techniques
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|Forest models=growth models
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|Ecological models=conservation value
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|Social models=monetary values of non-market products and services
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|MCDM methods=Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT)
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|Optimisation package=N/A
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|Optimisation algorithm=N/A
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|Risk evaluation=pest management, wind hazard
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|Uncertainty evaluation=N/A
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|Planning scenario=Manager is able to choose among three objectives: timber production, nature conservation and biodiversity, or mantaining or improving site productivity. Changes according to preferences can be analyzed with what happens if scenarios.
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|Additional information=Growth models are used to estimate timber production rates and calculate costs and revenues. An additive hierarchical utility model (MAUT) is used in the multicriteria evaluation.
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{{DSS description, Support of knowledge management process
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|Supported KM processes=Knowledge Identification
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|Integrated KM techniques to identify and structure knowledge=Database
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|Integrated KM techniques to analyse and apply knowledge=Expert system (e.g Knowledge Based Systems)
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{{DSS description, Support of social participation
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{{DSS, Concrete application
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|Participatory planning tasks supported=defining the problem, exploring options, evaluating options, monitoring and evaluating the process, monitoring and evaluating the outcome
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|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.
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|Planning process monitoring and evaluation=based on automated documentation of the process (PDF)
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|Has user profile=Non-industrial private owners, local administration
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|Planning outcome monitoring and evaluation=based on indicators (MAUT)
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|Has country=Austria
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|Has number of users=<=3
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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=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.
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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.
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|Has tool dissemination=The tool is only available for the local administration in Carinthia.
 
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{{DSS description, User interface and outputs
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{{DSS, Decision support techniques used in the DSS
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|User access control=Yes
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|Has decision support techniques=DSD.Decision support techniques
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|Parameterised GUI=Yes
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|User-friendliness of GUI=user control, error handling and recovery, guidance and help
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|Map interface=N/A
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|GUI technology=Visual C++
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|Additional information=Users have to assign a particular forest property to one of the predefined site and stand categories, usin some easily available stand characteristics. They also have to choose the management objectives among the predefined ones employing pairwise comparisons. Manager is able to choose among three objectives: timber production, nature conservation and biodiversity, or mantaining or improving site productivity. Depending on the objective, a short- to mid-term (i.e., 30 years) as well as a long-term planning horizon is distinguished. Results can be viewed on the screen, stored in the database of DSD, and be printed in a comprehensive report.
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{{DSS description, System design and development
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{{DSS, Support of Knowledge Management
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|Software development methodology=a DSS master model was developed including the formal model, process model and implementation model
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|Has knowledge management processes=DSD.Knowledge management process
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|Development start year=2002
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|Number of development years (100% equivalent)=3
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|Development team size=4
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|Team profiles=IT developer, reseracher/analyst, decision maker
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|Number of forest specialists in the development team=2
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|Number of users participating in specification=10
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|KM tools used during the development of the DSS=Database
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{{DSS description, Technological architecture, integration with other systems
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{{DSS, Support of social participation
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|System type=client-server (desktop)
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|Has support for social participation=DSD.Support of social participation
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|Application architecture=GUI, database, reporting and documentation, Help/Hypertext, scenario manager
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|Communication architecture=DSD was implemented in Borland® C++™ as a client/server architecture, with Oracle(R) as the relational database system. Thus, the inteface component of the program resides on the desktop computer of the user, and the application logic is on the central server of the forest region authorities. The GUI is completely based on Borland's VCL (Visual C Library), and the generation of reports is based on Quickreport™, which uses components of the Borland® C++™ programming environment
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|Programming language=C++, other
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|Scalability=No
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|Integration with other systems=integrated with Oracle(R) as the relational database system.
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{{DSS description, Ongoing development
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{{DSS, DSS development
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|Adaptation effort (man years)=parametrised by the user
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|Has DSS development=DSD.Description of DSS development
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|Additional information=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.
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{{DSS description, Documentation
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{{DSS, Documentation
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|Website=http://www.wabo.boku.ac.at/dsd.html?&L=1
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|Has website=http://www.wabo.boku.ac.at/dsd.html?&L=1
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|Manual=Yes
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|Has manual=Yes
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|Technical documentation=Yes
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|Has technical documentation=Yes
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|References=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.  
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|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.
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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.
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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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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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Latest revision as of 06:12, 5 June 2013

Wiki quality control

Has flag N/A

Name, responsible organisation and contact person

Has full name Decision Support Dobrova
Has acronym DSD
Has wiki contact person Harald Vacik
Has wiki contact e-mail harald.vacik@boku.ac.at

Software identification

Has software DSD.Software

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 Not species specific
Supports silvicultural regime even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration

Concrete application

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.

Decision support techniques used in the DSS

Has decision support techniques DSD.Decision support techniques

Support of Knowledge Management

Has knowledge management processes DSD.Knowledge management process

Support of social participation

Has support for social participation DSD.Support of social participation

DSS development

Has DSS development DSD.Description of DSS development

Documentation

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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