Difference between revisions of "ToSIA"
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|Description=ToSIA has been developed by EFI since 2006. | |Description=ToSIA has been developed by EFI since 2006. | ||
This new decision-support software tool help spolicy makers, business planners and other stakeholders to make decisions on issues related to the use of forest and other natural resources, the production and consumption of (wood) products. ToSIA analyses Forest Wood Chains as chains of production processes which are linked by products. Each process is characterized using indicators of environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The tool quantifies sustainability impacts of user-defined decision alternatives in policies, management, markets or technology in a transparent way to offer an objective platform for communication and argumentation about sustainable development in the forest based sector. | This new decision-support software tool help spolicy makers, business planners and other stakeholders to make decisions on issues related to the use of forest and other natural resources, the production and consumption of (wood) products. ToSIA analyses Forest Wood Chains as chains of production processes which are linked by products. Each process is characterized using indicators of environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The tool quantifies sustainability impacts of user-defined decision alternatives in policies, management, markets or technology in a transparent way to offer an objective platform for communication and argumentation about sustainable development in the forest based sector. | ||
| − | |Modelling dimension=user defined | + | |Modelling dimension=Economical indicators, Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Social indicators, user defined |
|Temporal scale=long term (strategic), medium term (tactical), short term (operational) | |Temporal scale=long term (strategic), medium term (tactical), short term (operational) | ||
|Spatial context=non spatial | |Spatial context=non spatial | ||
|Spatial scale=regional/national level, forest level, stand level | |Spatial scale=regional/national level, forest level, stand level | ||
| − | |Objectives dimension=multiple objectives | + | |Objectives dimension=single objective, multiple objectives |
|Goods and services dimension=market non-wood products, market wood products, market services, non-market services | |Goods and services dimension=market non-wood products, market wood products, market services, non-market services | ||
| − | |Forest management goal=user defined | + | |Forest management goal=multi-functional, user defined |
|Supported tree species=any | |Supported tree species=any | ||
|Supported silvicultural regime=even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration, uneven-aged/plantation, coppice system, agroforestry, user defined | |Supported silvicultural regime=even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration, uneven-aged/plantation, coppice system, agroforestry, user defined | ||
| − | |Decision making dimension=more than one decision maker/stakeholder | + | |Decision making dimension=single decision maker, more than one decision maker/stakeholder |
|Participatory planning tasks supported=defining the problem, exploring options, evaluating options, monitoring and evaluating the process, monitoring and evaluating the outcome | |Participatory planning tasks supported=defining the problem, exploring options, evaluating options, monitoring and evaluating the process, monitoring and evaluating the outcome | ||
|Additional information=The first versions of ToSIA are the products of the EFORWOOD project financed by the 6th Framework Program of the European Commission (ToSIA 1.0). The further development work of ToSIA has been taken up in the Northern Periphery Programme (NPP) project, Northern ToSIA (ToSIA 2.0). | |Additional information=The first versions of ToSIA are the products of the EFORWOOD project financed by the 6th Framework Program of the European Commission (ToSIA 1.0). The further development work of ToSIA has been taken up in the Northern Periphery Programme (NPP) project, Northern ToSIA (ToSIA 2.0). | ||
| − | The tool is data-driven, so the scope and content of assessment is entirely user-dependent and flexible, as long as value chains with material flow are assessed. | + | The tool is data-driven, so the scope and content of assessment is entirely user-dependent and flexible, as long as value chains with material flow are assessed. Indicators can be selected freely, and new ones can be added if neccessary. |
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{{DSS description, Concrete application | {{DSS description, Concrete application | ||
|Typical use case=any baseline-scenario case | |Typical use case=any baseline-scenario case | ||
| − | |User profile=Non-industrial private owners, forest owners associations, commons, national forest administration, NGO, service providers, local communities, other | + | |User profile=Non-industrial private owners, forest owners associations, private legal entities (cooperatives, corporations, trusts, partnerships, condominium associations), commons, public land managers (i.e. state-owned, federal, cantonal, communal forests), national forest administration, NGO, service providers, local communities, local administration, other |
|Country=Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States | |Country=Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States | ||
|References about examples of application=http://tosia.efi.int/forest-wood-chains.html | |References about examples of application=http://tosia.efi.int/forest-wood-chains.html | ||
|Number of users=>100 | |Number of users=>100 | ||
| − | |Number of real-life applications=<= | + | |Number of real-life applications=<=30 |
|Utilisation in education: kind of utilisation (demo, use)=used by students | |Utilisation in education: kind of utilisation (demo, use)=used by students | ||
| − | |Utilisation in research projects: references=EFORWOOD (www.eforwood.com), Northern ToSIA (www.northerntosia.org) | + | |Utilisation in research projects: references=EFORWOOD (www.eforwood.com), Northern ToSIA (www.northerntosia.org), RoKFoR (www.rokfor.eu), BioE-BioD |
| − | |Tool dissemination=TMUG - | + | |Tool dissemination=TMUG - ToSIA Management and User group |
|Additional information=TMUG is the ToSIA Management and User Group. Any organisation interested in using and maybe even further improving ToSIA (an innovative, do-your-own-scenarios Tool for Sustainability Impact Assessment) for its further use, dissemination and development is welcome. | |Additional information=TMUG is the ToSIA Management and User Group. Any organisation interested in using and maybe even further improving ToSIA (an innovative, do-your-own-scenarios Tool for Sustainability Impact Assessment) for its further use, dissemination and development is welcome. | ||
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{{DSS description, Installation and support | {{DSS description, Installation and support | ||
| − | |Status= | + | |Status=used (stable and upgraded/updated recently) |
| − | |Accessibility= | + | |Accessibility=restricted access |
|Commercial product=No | |Commercial product=No | ||
|Deployment cost=N/A | |Deployment cost=N/A | ||
| + | |Installation requirements=PC, Java | ||
| + | |Computational limitations=internet connection required for database use | ||
|User support organization=European Forest Institute (EFI) | |User support organization=European Forest Institute (EFI) | ||
| + | |Support team size=2 | ||
|Maintenance organization=European Forest Institute (EFI) | |Maintenance organization=European Forest Institute (EFI) | ||
| + | |Additional information=Full use of ToSIA requires TMUG membership (http://tosia.efi.int/tmug.html) | ||
|Price= | |Price= | ||
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{{DSS description, Data, data model and data management | {{DSS description, Data, data model and data management | ||
|Input data requirements=user defined | |Input data requirements=user defined | ||
| − | |Format of the input data=XML, spreadsheet, other | + | |Format of the input data=XML, database, spreadsheet, other |
| − | |Data validation=missing/wrong data, error handling | + | |Data validation=missing/wrong data, error handling, logging facilities |
| − | |Format of the output data= | + | |Format of the output data=text file, table, graph, pre-defined report |
| + | |Internal data management=database, memory only | ||
| + | |Database=Access | ||
|GIS integration=N/A, other | |GIS integration=N/A, other | ||
|Data mining=N/A | |Data mining=N/A | ||
| − | |Spatial analysis= | + | |Spatial analysis=outside the model, concept exist and has been tested |
| + | |Additional information=ToSIA is composed of different components (see below) | ||
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{{DSS description, Models and methods, MBMS, decision support techniques | {{DSS description, Models and methods, MBMS, decision support techniques | ||
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|MCDM methods=Other discrete MDCM | |MCDM methods=Other discrete MDCM | ||
|Optimisation package=N/A | |Optimisation package=N/A | ||
| + | |Optimisation algorithm=N/A | ||
|Risk evaluation=N/A, user defined | |Risk evaluation=N/A, user defined | ||
|Uncertainty evaluation=Monte Carlo simulation, sensivity analysis | |Uncertainty evaluation=Monte Carlo simulation, sensivity analysis | ||
| − | |Planning scenario=ToSIA is an ex-ante sustainability Impact | + | |Planning scenario=ToSIA is an (ex-ante) sustainability Impact assessment tool. It is based on baseline - scenario comparisons |
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{{DSS description, Support of knowledge management process | {{DSS description, Support of knowledge management process | ||
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|User access control=Yes | |User access control=Yes | ||
|Parameterised GUI=No | |Parameterised GUI=No | ||
| − | |User-friendliness of GUI=consistency, flexibility, guidance and help | + | |User-friendliness of GUI=consistency, error handling and recovery, flexibility, guidance and help |
|Map interface=N/A | |Map interface=N/A | ||
| − | |Additional information=There are two user interfaces: | + | |GUI technology=Java Swing, other |
| + | |Additional information=There are two main components with graphical user interfaces: | ||
a) Database Client with a userinterface for entering data into the database | a) Database Client with a userinterface for entering data into the database | ||
| − | b) ToSIA GUI for running, comparing, assessing baseline and scenario results. Includes metadata, table and graphical | + | b) ToSIA GUI for running, comparing, assessing baseline and scenario results. Includes metadata, table and graphical result presentation, errorhandling, aggregation options, user-defined and standard reports, add-on analysis tools. |
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{{DSS description, System design and development}} | {{DSS description, System design and development}} | ||
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