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== Work Program 2010 ==
 
== Work Program 2010 ==
 
=== Activities and Outputs ===
 
=== Activities and Outputs ===
* Classification of models and methods by
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* WG2 has increased its number of participants from 50 from 22 countries in 2009 to 53 from 23 countries.
** Develop an initial spreadsheet of DSS tools by country
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* A spreadsheet categorizing DSS tools and methods established.
** Focus on models and methods used in development
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* Presentation at the EURO XXIV - 24th European Conference on Operational Research (July, 12-14, Lisbon, Portugal) of an analysis of operations research methods found in European forest DSSs based on the data in the wiki.
** WG2 members to check and edit  the country contributions (by end Feb 2010)
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* Presentation at the EURO ForeStClim Mid-term Conference (September, 20-22 , Nancy, France) of an analysis of the applicability of existing forest DSSs for climate change analysis based on the data in the wiki.
** Develop a delphi approach to work information into logical framework and attach problem type descriptors after agreement with Steering Group and WG2  (during March 2010)
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** 2-3 iterations of Delphi process to agree and finalize the spreadsheet  (by end March 2010)
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== Work Program 2011 ==
** Convert spreadsheet to database and add tables to provide description of limits/constraints of models and methods, opportunities/benefits of models and methods, include tables to provide references and metadata (by end Jun 2010). This work will provide the basis for the functionality of approaches report.
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=== Activities and Outputs ===
** Add description information to models and methods and review and report progress to SG at 3 month intervals (end Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec).  
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# Adding content to the spreadsheet of DSS tools based on country reports and information on the wiki.
* Revise and improve WG2 content in the wiki at least at 3 month intervals (end Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec).
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# Additional reviews of new and innovative methods not currently applied in forest DSS development.
* Review of new and innovative methods not currently applied in forest DSS development (2 more by end April 2010) - possibility of additional reviews later in year to cover models and methods for specific problem types.
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# Continue the process of DSS meta-analysis together with other WGs:
* Presentations in Lisbon of STSM reviews  (April 2010).
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## Develop evaluation criteria.
* 1st working draft report (by end December 2010) of the functionality of approaches in DSS development.  
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## Select case studies.
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# STSM’s (as proposed in the call text) are going to be hosted by the members of WG2.
  
 
=Classification of approaches and models to describe topic groups=
 
=Classification of approaches and models to describe topic groups=

Revision as of 10:42, 7 January 2011

Working Group 2 - main objectives

WG 2 focuses both on the assessment of multi-functional forest models and on approaches to the integration of these and other pertinent models within the model base system of a DSS. It emphasizes the assessment and combination of models and methods to address multiple objectives and sustainability, multiple ownership, multiple temporal and spatial scales, risk and uncertainty and lack of information. Further, it addresses processes to manage and maintain the model base to improve the effectiveness of forest DSSs in direct linkage to the work of WG1.

Work Program 2009

Activities and Outputs

  • WG2 established - 50 participants from 22 countries.
  • Organization of the work on topic areas and (Classic optimization / Multi-criteria methods / Bayesian and Heuristic methods) and Forestry Domain (Spatial planning, species, forest type, classification systems / Operations planning, timing, method / Impact of operations on environment / Impact on communities and livelihoods).
  • WG2 sessions at Riga meeting.
  • A WG2 designated page on the wiki opened.

Work Program 2010

Activities and Outputs

  • WG2 has increased its number of participants from 50 from 22 countries in 2009 to 53 from 23 countries.
  • A spreadsheet categorizing DSS tools and methods established.
  • Presentation at the EURO XXIV - 24th European Conference on Operational Research (July, 12-14, Lisbon, Portugal) of an analysis of operations research methods found in European forest DSSs based on the data in the wiki.
  • Presentation at the EURO ForeStClim Mid-term Conference (September, 20-22 , Nancy, France) of an analysis of the applicability of existing forest DSSs for climate change analysis based on the data in the wiki.

Work Program 2011

Activities and Outputs

  1. Adding content to the spreadsheet of DSS tools based on country reports and information on the wiki.
  2. Additional reviews of new and innovative methods not currently applied in forest DSS development.
  3. Continue the process of DSS meta-analysis together with other WGs:
    1. Develop evaluation criteria.
    2. Select case studies.
  4. STSM’s (as proposed in the call text) are going to be hosted by the members of WG2.

Classification of approaches and models to describe topic groups

The work will be split into 4 main topic areas, each led by an expert with experience in the field.

No Topic Brief Description/Examples

1

Classic optimization Time series analysis, GLM, Time series, probabilistic methods, spatial (agent-based , cellular automata), Data fusion, validation, curve and surface fitting, sensitivity, etc
2 Multi-criteria methods Multi-objective approaches Multi-attribute approaches AHP
3 Bayesian and Heuristic methods Networks, decision graphs, decision trees, Optimization and parameterization, uncertainty, Monte Carlo simulation

Each topic area could be further sub-divided to review the topic within the domain areas shown below

No Forestry Domain
1. Spatial planning, species, forest type, classification systems
2. Operations planning, timing, method
3. Impact of operations on environment and/or biodiversity
4. Impact on communities and livelihoods

The review will examine methods and approaches, and where possible comment on the applicability of the approach in relation to a forestry context. However, it is expected that many methods will be from other disciplines, and in these cases opinion based on case studies from other domains will be very valuable.