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|Acronym=SIPAFIT
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|Name=Sistema Informativo Provinciale per l’Assestamento Forestale in Trentino
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|Contact person=Gianfranco Scrinzi
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|Contact email=gianfranco.scrinzi@entecra.it
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|Type of the owner organization=local administration
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|Website=http://www.foreste.provincia.tn.it/organizzazione/org_index.htm
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|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.
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|References=Colle et al., 2010; Scrinzi et al., 2008; Scrinzi et al., 2011; Wolynski et al., 2009
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|Development start year=2009
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|Institutional framework=research prototype (R&D project), proprietary development (forest enterprise)
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|Temporal scale=medium term (tactical), short term (operational)
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|Has full name=Sistema Informativo Provinciale per l’Assestamento Forestale in Trentino
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|Spatial context=spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
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|Has acronym=SIPAFIT
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|Spatial scale=forest level
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|Has wiki contact person=Gianfranco Scrinzi
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|Decision making dimension=single decision maker
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|Has wiki contact e-mail=gianfranco.scrinzi@entecra.it
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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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|Status=used (under upgrade)
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|Has software=SIPAFIT.Software
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|User profile=public land managers (i.e. state-owned, federal, cantonal, communal forests)
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|Initial deployment effort=<= 1 day
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|Adaptation effort=parametrised by the user
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|Maintenance organization=Forest Service of Trentino Province, CRA-MPF (Trento, Italy)
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|User support organization= Forest Service of Trentino Province, CRA-MPF (Trento, Italy)
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|Support team size=4
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|Number of real-life applications=&lt;=30
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|Last utilisation year by users=2012
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|Typical use case=one forest stand managed at a time
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|Number of users=&lt;=10
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|Utilisation in education=no
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|Manual=Yes
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|Accessibility=restricted access
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|Online demo=
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|Deployment cost=&gt;10‘000€
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|Country=Italy
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|Species=all the species of Trentino forests
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|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.
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|Silvicultural regime=user defined
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|Has modelling scope=Forest indicators
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|Forest management goal=biomass estimation, economic evaluation, forest inventory, yield prediction, wood supply planning, multi-functional
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|Has temporal scale=Medium term (tactical), Short term (operational)
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|Risk evaluation=N/A
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|Has spatial context=Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations
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|Input data requirements=Forest inventory data
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|Has spatial scale=Forest level
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|Modelling dimension=Forest indicators
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|Has objectives dimension=Multiple objectives
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|Planning scenario=what-if analysis
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|Has goods and services dimension=Market wood products, Non-market services
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|Parameterised GUI=Yes
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|Has decision making dimension=Single decision maker
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|Has forest management goal=biomass estimation, economic evaluation, forest inventory, yield prediction, wood supply planning, multi-functional
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|Supports tree species=all the Trentino forest types
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|Supports silvicultural regime=user defined
 
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{{DSS description, Models and techniques to support decision making
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|Optimisation algorithm=nonlinear programming
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|Has typical use case=one forest stand managed at a time
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|MCDM methods= Analytical Network Process (ANP)
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|Has country=Italy
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|Knowlegde management methods=workflow, database, best practises/lessons learned,
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|Has number of users=<=10
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|Forest models= yield models
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|Has number of real-life applications=<=30
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|Ecological models=N/A
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|Has utilisation in education=no
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|Social models=quantitative non-industrial forest owner typology, qualitative non-industrial forest owner typology
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|Has tool dissemination=workshop, scientific and technical publications
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|Data mining=N/A
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|Uncertainty evaluation=frequentist statistics
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|2D map interface=Yes
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|3D map interface=No
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{{DSS description, Support for knowledge management processes
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|Tool dissemination=workshop, scientific and technical publications
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|Has decision support techniques=SIPAFIT.Decision support techniques
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|Supported KM processes=Knowledge Storage, Knowledge Transfer
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|KM tools used during the development of the DSS=Workflow, Database, Best Practices
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|Kind of knowlegde and information processed=Explicit Knowledge
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{{DSS description, Support for participatory planning
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|Participatory planning tasks supported=N/A
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|Has knowledge management processes=SIPAFIT.Knowledge management process
 
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{{DSS description, Development process
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|Number of forest specialists in the development team=7
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|Has support for social participation=SIPAFIT.Support of social participation
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|Development team size=12
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|User access control=no
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|Team profiles=researchers in forest management and geomatics, GIS expert, computer science expert
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|Software development methods=to be filled
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|User-friendliness of GUI=only multiple choice closed options, on-line help
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|Number of developer months=18
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|Development cost=&gt;10‘000€
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|Percentage of HR cost=90
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|Technical documentation=Yes
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|Number of users on participating in specification=0
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|Operating system=Linux/Unix, Windows, OS X
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|Has DSS development=SIPAFIT.Description of DSS development
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|Programming language=C++
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|System type=extension (based on standard software), stand-alone GUI
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|Communication architecture=web-based tool
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|Database=Access
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|GIS integration=ESRI
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|Optimisation package=N/A
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|Application architecture=N/A
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|Format of the input data=database
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|Format of the output data=GUI, pre-programmed summaries
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|Internal data management=database, temporary files
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|Data validation=missing/wrong data, error handling
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|GUI technology=Html + Javascript
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|Scalability=Yes
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|Spatial analysis=N/A
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|Related tools=N/A
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|Integration with other systems=N/A
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|Computational limitations=N/A
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|Can be used commercially=No
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|Has website=http://www.foreste.provincia.tn.it/organizzazione/org_index.htm
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|Has technical documentation=Yes
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|Has reference=Scrinzi et al., 2008; Wolynski et al., 2009;Colle et al., 2010
 
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= ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (needs to be migrated using the "edit with form" link) =
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=== General System description ===
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System name: Sistema Informativo Provinciale per l’Assestamento Forestale in Trentino
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Acronym: SIPAFIT
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== Brief overview ==
 
== 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.
 
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.
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== System origin ==
 
== System origin ==
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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 (Scrinzi et al., 2011). 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.
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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.
 
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).
 
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).
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The typical spatial extent of application is the forest management plan.
 
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.
 
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.
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== Forest data input ==
 
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The forest data input are dendrologic parameters collected during the field surveys (inventory phase).
 
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== Type of information input from user (via GUI) ==
 
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Geographic data are input from user.
 
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=== Models ===
 
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== Forest models ==
 
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The forest models are yield models in particular volume estimation models used in the forest management planning of Trentino Forest Service.
 
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== Social models ==
 
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The forest owners are public institutions, such as municipalities, administrations that manage goods of civic use, forest agencies, so they non-industrial forest owners and their goal is the land and forest protection this means that the forest exploitation is made in respect of forestry.
 
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=== Decision Support ===
 
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== Definition of management interventions ==
 
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The definition of management interventions is made by the consultants who perform the forest plan in agreement with the forest owner.
 
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== Typical temporal scale of application ==
 
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Planning and operational level.
 
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== Types of decisions supported ==
 
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* Management and sylvicoltural actions.
 
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* Strategic decisions.
 
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* Operating control decisions.
 
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== Decision-making processes and models ==
 
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SIPAFIT is a system in all respects and the results that outcome hierarchy from one sub-system are preparatory for the sub-system that follows, so each element is not considered to be independent of all the others, therefore the decision criteria are accordingly not considered to be independent of one another, and the alternatives are not considered to be independent of the decision criteria and of each other.
 
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=== Output ===
 
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== Types of outputs ==
 
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The outputs of SIPAFIT are quantitative parameters that described the forest from the dendrometric and productive point of view. The outputs are also thematic maps built by GIS.
 
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== Spatial analysis capabilities ==
 
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SIPAFIT runs in a spatial context with no neighbourhood interrelations and at forest level as spatial scale (de facto the spatial scale corresponds to the extension of forest owned by the public administration).
 
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== Abilities to address interdisciplinary, multi-scaled, and political issues ==
 
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At the moment SIPAFIT addresses specifically forestry issues, it produces results for decision makers operating at the unique forest spatial scale. It facilitates negotiation among the forest owner, the Trentino Forest Service and the consultants who performed the forest plan.
 
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=== System ===
 
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== System requirements ==
 
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SIPAFIT runs on Microsoft Windows environment, and it requires MS Access and ESRI GIS for the geographic data processing.
 
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== Architecture and major DSS components ==
 
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SIPAFIT is a modular system.
 
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== Usage ==
 
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Forest management and planning.
 
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== Computational limitations ==
 
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No limitations.
 
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== User interface ==
 
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The user has to fill the tables for each instability phenomena: in some case he has to select between the proposed values in the pull down menu.
 
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It’s not necessary specific computer knowledge for using the system, but geological and forestry comptences is required to choose the appropriate classes for each variable.
 
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== Documentation and support ==
 
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== Installation ==
 
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=== References ===
 
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== Cited references ==
 
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Scrinzi G., Clementele F., Colle G., Farruggia C., Floris A., Torresan C., 2011. L’inventario dendrometrico nella nuova pianificazione forestale aziendale trentina (NPFAT). © 2011 Provincia Autonoma di Trento – Servizio Foreste e Fauna. ISBN 978-88-7702-322-3.
 
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== External resources ==
 
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* Wolynski, A., Zanin, M., Scrinzi, G. 2009. Revisione della pianificazione forestale in Trentino a cinquant’anni dall’adozione della selvicoltura naturalistica. Atti del Terzo Congresso Nazionale di Selvicoltura. Taormina (ME), 16-19 Ottobre 2008. Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali, Firenze, p. 928-932.
 
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* Colle G, Clementel F, Floris A, Marzullo L, Scrinzi G, 2010. Strumenti evoluti di mobile GIS a supporto del monitoraggio e della pianificazione forestale. Forest@ 7: 148-157 [online: 2010-07-30] URL: http://www.sisef.it/forest@/?doi=10.3832/efor0622-007.
 
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* Scrinzi G., Clementel F., Colle G., Floris A., Galvagni D., Gecele S., Marzullo L., 2008 - Soluzioni statistico-matematiche, informatiche e tecnologie per la nuova pianificazione forestale aziendale trentina. III Congresso Nazionale di Selvicoltura, Taormina 15-18 ottobre 2008. Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali, Firenze, p. 915-920.
 

Latest revision as of 16:05, 3 April 2013

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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.

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