Heureka

General System description

System name: Heureka

Brief overview

Heureka DSS is being developed within the Heureka research programme. It provides an analysis and planning set of tools for multi-purpose forestry and environmental protection.

Scope of the system

Heureka consists of a set of decision support tools for forest resources analysis and planning. This DSS is still in development. It will provide utilities as timber and bio-fuel production, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and recreation. It is divided into three different tools, depending on the potential users and problems:

• RegWise - Regional analyses of forest development
• PlanWise - Planning and analyses for small and large companies
• StandWise - Analyses of silviculture treatments and stand development for single stands

System origin

• Heureka's research programme is carried by SLU and Skogforsk. It is planned to finish in October 2009.
• how was it developed
• is it a commercial product
• does it have real-life application cases

Related systems

Heureka aims to eventually replace two Swedish former DSSs^[1]:

• the Hugin system, and
• the Forest Management Planning Package.

References

Cited references

1. ↑ 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.

External resources

• LÄMÅS, T., G. STÅHL et B. DAHLIN: Facts About Heureka (pdf available)