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== General System description ==
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System name: Heureka  
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=== Brief overview ===
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|Has full name=Heureka PlanWise
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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|Has acronym=Heureka PlanWise
suite of freely available software. It is developed by the [http://www.slu.se Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)].
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|Has wiki contact person=Tomas Lämås
 
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|Has wiki contact e-mail=tomas.lamas@slu.se
The first official version of the DSS was released in September 2009, and is currently being tested and improved.  
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[[Category:Swedish DSS]]
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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
[[Category:Operational planning]]
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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.
[[Category:Tactical planning]]
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[[Category:Strategic planning]]
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[[Category:Stand level]]
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[[Category:Forest level]]
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[[Category:Regional level]]
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[[Category:National level]]
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[[Image:Heureka.png|right|frame|50px|Heureka logo]]
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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 system is designed for both large-scale and small-scale forestry.
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The utilities handled today are  
 
The utilities handled today are  
*timber and bio-fuel production,  
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timber and bio-fuel production,  
*carbon sequestration,  
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carbon sequestration,  
*biodiversity, and  
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biodiversity, and  
*recreation.
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recreation.
 
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|Has modelling scope=Economical indicators, Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Climate change
The system consists of several applications:
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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
*[[Heureka/StandWise|StandWise]] - for stand-level analysis of silviculture treatments and development
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|Has spatial scale=Forest level
*[[Heureka/PlanWise|PlanWise]] - for forest-level planning and analysis
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|Has objectives dimension=Multiple objectives
*[[Heureka/PlanEval|PlanEval]] - for multi-critera decision analysis, to help comparing plans generated in PlanWise 
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|Has related DSS=Heureka RegWise
*[[Heureka/RegWise|RegWise]] - for regional and national scenario analysis
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|Has goods and services dimension=Market wood products, Non-market services
*[[Heureka/Ivent|Ivent]] - an application for field inventory - plotwise sampling of single-tree data (for Windows mobile devices)
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|Has decision making dimension=Single decision maker
*[[PlanStart]] - used for project initiation and data preparation (mainly import of data from different data sources)
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|Has forest management goal=multi-functional
*In addition, a ArcGIS tool has been developed for computing habitat suitability maps for a number of indicator species.
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|Supports tree species=Several Scandinavian
 
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|Supports silvicultural regime=even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration
[[Image:Heureka_visualization.png|right|thumb|300px|Screeenshot of the simulation visualizator StandWise, part of the Heureka project]]
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=== System origin ===
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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
* 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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|Has user profile=local communities, private legal entities (cooperatives / corporations / trusts / partnerships / condominium associations)
* The system was developed by a team of 4-5 professional developers.
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|Has country=Sweden
 
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|Has number of users=<=100
=== Related systems  ===
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|Has number of real-life applications=<=100
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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|Has utilisation in education=used by students
* The [[Hugin]] system, and
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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
* The [[FMPP|Forest Management Planning Package]].
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==Platform==
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* Windows XP and later
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* SQL Server as database server (SQL Server Express can be used and is is free)
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* Developed in Visual Studio 2005, programming language C#
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* Third party software: see more info [http://heureka.resgeom.slu.se/wiki/index.php?title=About_the_software here].
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== User interface ==
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[[Image:Heureka_StandWise.png|left|thumb|200px|Screenshot of Heureka StandWise]]
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==Availability ==
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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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==References==
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===Cited references===
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<references/>
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===External Resources===
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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.
* Homepage: [http://heureka.slu.se http://heureka.slu.se/wiki]
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|Has tool dissemination=Courses
* ''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])
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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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{{DSS, Decision support techniques used in the DSS
* Heureka annual report 2006 (in Swedish). ([http://www.mistra.org/download/18.4b231cd511170eec10e800054613/Heureka_arsrapport06_web.pdf Heureka Årsrapport 2006])
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|Has decision support techniques=Heureka.Decision support techniques
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|Has knowledge management processes=Heureka.Knowledge management process
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{{DSS, Support of Knowledge Management
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|Has knowledge management processes=Heureka.Knowledge management process
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|Has support for social participation=Heureka.Support of social participation
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{{DSS, Support of social participation
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|Has support for social participation=Heureka.Support of social participation
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{{DSS, Documentation
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|Has website=http://www.slu.se/heureka
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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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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.