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General System description

System name:

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Brief Overview

SAGfLOR is the prescription writer of general system SADfLOR. SAGfLOR connects to the Management Information System inFlor allowing for complex area selection procedures and generation of prescriptions or Linear or MIP programming models to be solved by the decision support models (DECfLOR)

tool encourages decision maker to discover new problems or opportunities by exposing to new information or results
tool helps decision makers in recognizing upcoming problems for which solutions have been developed previously
tool allows decision maker to actively create new knowledge when faced with a new problem and to develop novel solutions
tool allows decision maker to capture knowledge, making it available to decision makers who are seeking solutions from previously solved problems

System origin

Who and when was it developed
how was it developed
is it a commercial product
does it have real-life application cases

Support for specific issues

Is the system designed to take into account specific uses? E.g. guidance on ways to characterize biodiversity, economic-biodiversity tradeoff analysis methods, risk assessment methods, landscape analysis methods, timber harvest effects, climate change effects, biological effects (pests, pathogens, invasives), fire,...

Support for specific thematic areas of a problem type

Silvicultural
Certification
Conservation
Restoration
Transportation
Development choices / land use zoning
Policy/intervention alternatives
Sustainability impact assessment (SIA)

Capability to support decision making phases

(NOTE I do not quite know what to do with this, as I do not understand it myself, although it seems related to system use)

Intelligence (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
Design (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
Choice (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
Monitor (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)

Related systems

Describe (and/or link to) other systems related

Data and data models

Typical spatial extent of application

It can be used both in forest and stand level.

Forest data input

Some data is required in order to build the management alternatives.

Type of information input from user (via GUI)

The user has to add some information in order to build the appropriate model, as target products flow or spatial relationships.

Models

Forest simulation models

SAGfLOR was built as an architecture that allowed adding modules for including several types of silviculture and species. In its current form it allows for simulation of the most important Portuguese forest species, namely:

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.)
Cork oak (Quercus suber L.)
Eucalypt (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.)

For simulation of Maritime pine stands was used on the northern coastal region, the stand level model DUNAS ^[1], and another model for inland mountainous regions ^[2]. For Eucalypt the version 1.0.1 of the GLOBULUS ^[3] model was implemented. Cork oak was the sole species that inclued an individual tree model, based on the SUBER ^[4] growth and yield individual tree model.

Decision Support

Definition of management interventions

Define what is available for the manager to intervene in the forest: time of harvest, plantations, thinnings, reconversions... Existence of prescription writer, simple enumeration of all possibilities, scenario simulation , etc.

Typical temporal scale of application

Define the temporal scale of the application: E.g., operational and immediate level, Tactical planning (short term) and strategic level.

Types of decisions supported

Management level
- strategic decisions
- administrative decisions
- operating control decisions
Management function
planning decisions
- organizing decisions
- command decisions
- control decisions
- coordination decisions
decision making situation
- unilateral
- collegial
- Bargaining / participative decision making

Decision-making processes and models

Logic modeling
Operations research modeling
- Direct approaches
- Heuristic manipulation of simulation models
Business modeling
Simulation (with and without stochasticity)
Multiple criteria/ranking
Other

Output

Types of outputs

Types of outputs produced (tables, maps, 3-D visualizations, pre-programmed summaries, etc)

Spatial analysis capabilities

integrated capabilities
facilitates links to GIS (wizards, etc.)
provides standard data import/export formats
allows spatial analysis (e.g. topology overlays (e.g. multi layering of different maps, selection of objects based on selection criteria, aggregation by attributes (e.g. areas of similar characteristics), Linking by logical means, Statistics by area, analysis with digital terrain model)

Abilities to address interdisciplinary, multi-scaled, and political issues

Evaluate interactions between different basic information types (biophysical, economic, social). Produce coordinated results for decision makers operating at different spatial scales facilitate social negotiation and learning

System

System requirements

Operating Systems: Microsoft^® Windows™ OS
Other software needed (GIS, MIP packages, etc...)
Development status

Architecture and major DSS components

It was developed using Microsoft Visual Basic™ and MapObject LT™.

Usage

Describe the level of use: Research level use, Industry use, Government use

Computational limitations

Describe the system limitations: e.g. number of management units, number of vehicles, time horizon

User interface

Describe the quality of user interface and the Prerequisite knowledge for using the system

Documentation and support

Describe the connection to Help-system and possibilities for assistance, as well as the required training and user support levels

Installation

Prerequisite knowledge: Level of effort to become functional
Cost: (purchase price, development costs, demonstrated return on investment, cost of use, training costs, licence and maintenance costs)
Demo: allows the download/utilization of a trial version. If yes, where is it available and what are the trial conditions.

References

Cited references

↑ FALCAO
↑ OLIVEIRA
↑ TOMÉ
↑ TOMÉ

External resources

[1] FALCAO

[2] OLIVEIRA

[3] TOMÉ

[4] TOMÉ

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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+== General System description ==
+System name:
+Acronym:
 ===Brief Overview===
 SAGfLOR is the prescription writer of general system SADfLOR. SAGfLOR connects to the Management Information System [[SAdFLOR/inFlor |inFlor]] allowing for complex area selection procedures and generation of prescriptions or Linear or MIP programming models to be solved by the decision support models ([[SADfLOR/DECfLOR |DECfLOR]])
-===Simulation===
+[[Category: Pinus pinaster]]
+[[Category: Eucalyptus globulus]]
+[[Category: Quercus suber]]
+[[Category:Harvest scheduling models]]
+__TOC__
+=== Scope of the system ===
+* tool encourages decision maker to discover new problems or opportunities by exposing to new information or results
+* tool helps decision makers in recognizing upcoming problems for which solutions have been developed previously
+* tool allows decision maker to actively create new knowledge when faced with a new problem and to develop novel solutions
+* tool allows decision maker to capture knowledge, making it available to decision makers who are seeking solutions from previously solved problems
+=== System origin ===
+* Who and when was it developed
+* how was it developed
+* is it a commercial product
+* does it have real-life application cases
+=== Support for specific issues  ===
+Is the system designed to take into account specific uses? E.g. guidance on ways to characterize biodiversity, economic-biodiversity tradeoff analysis methods, risk assessment methods, landscape analysis methods, timber harvest effects, climate change effects, biological effects (pests, pathogens, invasives), fire,...
+=== Support for specific thematic areas of a problem type  ===
+* Silvicultural
+* Certification
+* Conservation
+* Restoration
+* Transportation
+* Development choices / land use zoning
+* Policy/intervention alternatives
+* Sustainability impact assessment (SIA)
+=== Capability to support decision making phases   ===
+''(NOTE I do not quite know what to do with this, as I do not understand it myself, although it seems related to system use)''
+* Intelligence (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
+* Design (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
+* Choice (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
+* Monitor (+ explicit description of the support given by the DSS)
+=== Related systems  ===
+Describe (and/or link to) other systems related
+== Data and data models ==
+=== Typical spatial extent of application  ===
+It can be used both in forest and stand level.
+=== Forest data input  ===
+Some data is required in order to build the management alternatives.
+=== Type of information input from user (via GUI) ===
+The user has to add some information in order to build the appropriate model, as target products flow or spatial relationships.
+== Models ==
+===Forest simulation models===
 SAGfLOR was built as an architecture that allowed adding modules for including several types of silviculture and species. In its current form it allows for simulation of the most important Portuguese forest species, namely:
-*Maritime pine ('''Pinus pinaster, Ait.''')
+* [[:Category:Pinus pinaster |Maritime pine]] (''Pinus pinaster'' Ait.)
-*Cork oak ('''Quercus suber, L.''')
+* [[:Category:Quercus suber |Cork oak]] (''Quercus suber'' L.)
-*Eucalypt ('''Eucalyptus globulus, Labill''')
+* [[:Category:Eucalyptus globulus |Eucalypt]] (''Eucalyptus globulus'' Labill.)
+For simulation of Maritime pine stands was used on the northern coastal region, the stand level model DUNAS <ref>FALCAO</ref>, and another model for inland mountainous regions <ref>OLIVEIRA</ref>. For Eucalypt the version 1.0.1 of the GLOBULUS <ref>TOMÉ</ref> model was implemented. Cork oak was the sole species that inclued an individual tree model, based on the SUBER <ref>TOMÉ</ref> growth and yield individual tree model.
+== Decision Support ==
+=== Definition of management interventions ===
+Define what is available for the manager to intervene in the forest: time of harvest, plantations, thinnings, reconversions...
+Existence of prescription writer, simple enumeration of all possibilities, scenario simulation , etc.
+=== Typical temporal scale of application ===
+Define the temporal scale of the application: E.g., operational and immediate level, Tactical planning (short term) and strategic level.
+=== Types of decisions supported  ===
+*Management level
+**strategic decisions
+**administrative decisions
+**operating control decisions
+* Management function
+* planning decisions
+**organizing decisions
+**command decisions
+**control decisions
+** coordination decisions
+*decision making situation
+**unilateral
+** collegial
+**Bargaining / participative decision making
+=== Decision-making processes and models ===
+*Logic modeling
+*Operations research modeling
+**Direct approaches
+**Heuristic manipulation of simulation models
+*Business modeling
+*Simulation (with and without stochasticity)
+*Multiple criteria/ranking
+*Other
+== Output ==
+=== Types of  outputs ===
+Types of outputs produced (tables, maps, 3-D visualizations, pre-programmed summaries, etc)
+=== Spatial analysis capabilities  ===
+* integrated capabilities
+* facilitates links to GIS (wizards, etc.)
+* provides standard data import/export formats
+* allows spatial analysis (e.g. topology overlays (e.g. multi layering of different maps, selection of objects based on selection criteria, aggregation by attributes (e.g. areas of similar characteristics), Linking by logical means, Statistics by area, analysis with digital terrain model)
+=== Abilities to address interdisciplinary, multi-scaled, and political issues  ===
+Evaluate interactions between different basic information types (biophysical, economic, social). Produce coordinated results for decision makers operating at different spatial scales facilitate social negotiation and learning
+== System ==
+=== System requirements  ===
+* Operating Systems: Microsoft<sup>®</sup> Windows™ OS
+* Other software needed (GIS, MIP packages, etc...)
+* Development status
+=== Architecture and major DSS components ===
+It was developed using Microsoft Visual Basic™ and MapObject LT™.
+=== Usage ===
+Describe the level of use: Research level use, Industry use, Government use
+=== Computational limitations ===
+Describe the system limitations: e.g. number of management units, number of vehicles, time horizon
+=== User interface ===
+Describe the quality of user interface and the Prerequisite knowledge for using the system
+=== Documentation and support ===
+Describe the connection to Help-system and possibilities for assistance, as well as the required training and user support levels
+=== Installation ===
+* Prerequisite knowledge: Level of effort to become functional
+* Cost: (purchase price, development costs, demonstrated return on investment, cost of use, training costs, licence and maintenance costs)
+* Demo: allows the download/utilization of a trial version. If yes, where is it available and what are the trial conditions.
+==References==
+===Cited references===
+<references/>
-For simulation of Maritime pine stands, the stand level model Dunas was used. For Eucalypt the version 1.0.1 of the Globulus model was implemented. Cork oak was the sole species that inclued an individual tree model, based on the Suber growth and yield model.
+===External resources===