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== General System description ==  
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{{DSS, Name, responsible organisation and contact person
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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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The [http://heureka.slu.se/wiki Heureka DSS] is a system for multi-purpose forestry planning and analysis. It consists of a
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suite of freely available software. It is developed by the [http://www.slu.se Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)].  
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The first official version of the DSS was released in September 2009, and is currently being tested and improved.
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{{DSS, Support of Knowledge Management
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[[Category:Operational planning]]
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[[Category:Tactical planning]]
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[[Category:Strategic planning]]
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[[Category:Stand level]]
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[[Category:Regional level]]
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{{DSS, Documentation
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[[Category:National level]]
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|Has website=http://www.slu.se/heureka
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[[Image:Heureka_logo.gif|thumb|200px|Heureka logo]]
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|Has manual=Yes
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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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=== Scope of the system ===
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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 software applications are intended for both large-scale and small-scale forestry and are designed for different users' specific problem areas.
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The utilities handled today are 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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Heureka applications will be developed to cover all forest management decisions; from national and regional planning to small forest management planning, and from strategic level, long-term planning, to operational decisions<ref>ANONYMOUS (2005): ''The Heureka Research Programme. Final Report for Phase 1, October 2002–September 2005''. Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala. ([http://www.mistra.org/download/18.4047483510b64b38bc580008157/rapport_heureka_fasI_web.pdf pdf available])</ref>.[[Image:Heureka_visualization.png|thumb|300px|Screeenshot of the simulation visualizator StandWise, part of the Heureka project]]
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=== System origin ===
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* The system has been developed as a central part of the Heureka's research programme that was carried out during 2001-2009 by [http://www.slu.se SLU] and [http://www.skogforsk.se Skogforsk]. A [http://heureka.slu.se dedicated unit at SLU] is now responsible for system maintenance and development.
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* The system was developed by a group of 4-5 professional developers.
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* The system is freely available and can be [http://heureka.slu.se/wiki downloaded] from the internet. However, the system is not open source for the time being.
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* Currently, there are about 300 registered "downloaders". One forest company and one forest owners association have started to implement the system.
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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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==References==
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===Cited references===
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===External resources===
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* Homepage: [http://heureka.slu.se http://heureka.slu.se/wiki]
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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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* Heureka annual report 2006 (in Swedish). ([http://www.mistra.org/download/18.4b231cd511170eec10e800054613/Heureka_arsrapport06_web.pdf Heureka Årsrapport 2006])
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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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