1. General Model Information

Name: Harvester Schedule Generator, Forest Inventory Projection Tool

Acronym: HSG

Main medium: terrestrial
Main subject: biogeochemistry
Organization level:
Type of model: not specified
Main application:
Keywords: forest, forest management, forest inventory projection, spatially referenced, GIS, IDRISI,

Contact:

Mr. Murray Strome
Pacific Forestry Centre Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
506 West Burnside Road
Victoria, BC, CANADA V8Z 1M5
Phone: (250) 363-0705
Fax : (250) 363-0775

Tom G.E. Moore
Canadian Forest Service
Petawawa National Forestry Institute
Box 2000, Chalk River
ONT K0J 1J0 CANADA
Email: tmoore@pnfi.forestry.ca
Phone: +1 (613) 589-3048
Fax: +1 (613) 589-2275

Dendron Resource Surveys Inc.
880 Lady Ellen Place, Suite 206
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 5L9
Phone: (613) 725-2971
Fax : (613) 725-1716

MarxMenu System Software:
Computer Tyme
411 North Sherman, Suite 300
Springfield, MO 65802, USA
Phone: (417) 866-1222.

Licensor:
Joseph N. Anawati, P. Eng.
Science Marketing Officer
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 7th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K1A 0E4
Phone: (613) 947-8996
Facsimile: (613) 947-9090
Email:janawati@nrcan.gc.ca

Author(s):

Tom G.E. Moore,
Canadian Forest Service,
Petawawa National Forestry Institute

Abstract:

HSG (Harvest Schedule Generator) is a spatially referenced forest inventory projection tool developed by Tom Moore and Cary Lockwood of the Petawawa National Forestry Institute. This tool is designed to assist forest managers and others in the design and evaluation of forest management strategies.

HSG differs from conventional forest simulation models, in that the spatial identity of individual stands is maintained as a forest is projected in time. Benefits of this spatially referenced approach include:

stand-level inventory information is retained during forecasting, eliminating errors associated with the aggregation of stands;
outputs which retain stand boundaries are readily mapped and analyzed using geographic information systems (GIS);
silvicultural treatments can be scheduled with consideration given to spatially dependant factors which influence operations, such as road access.

In HSG, each stand is modelled as a group of components which are grown independently along user-defined yield curves. Though components are usually cohorts of trees expected to follow similar development patterns, they may also be defined by other parameters such as water yield or wildlife habitat. In this way HSG can be used to project future yields of non-timber values on a stand-by- stand basis.

HSG contains a suite of programs designed to assist the user in preparing inputs, running simulations and generating queries that graphically display and map simulation results. This PC version generates IDRISI compatible datasets that may be analyzed and displayed using the full range of tools from the IDRISI GIS.

The software system is being distributed in two versions:

a demonstration version suitable for classrooms and workshops which we are able to give away for almost free (except a $15 shareware fee on one of the supporting software packages); and
a fully supported version suitable for application on large forest management problems (e.g. 1 million ha, 30,000 stand datasets), available for fee from Dendron Resource Surveys Inc.

These two version have similar functionality, but the full version includes: additional software to support large datasets (using virtual memory management); full documentation; and full telephone support.

Source of abstract: partly from: ILR - HSG page

II. Technical Information

II.1 Executables:

Operating System(s): MS-DOS/PC, Unix

II.2 Source-code:

Programming Language(s): C

II.3 Manuals:

II.4 Data:

III. Mathematical Information

III.1 Mathematics

III.2 Quantities

III.2.1 Input

III.2.2 Output

IV. References

V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web

VI. Additional remarks

This software demonstration package contains programs that are copyright,as described in the README.DOS file. In particular, please note the $15shareware fee that is payable to Computer Tyme Software. This fee covers the cost of the runtime license for the MarxMenu menuing system. If you intended to keep this software for a period beyond a brief evaluation, you must pay the shareware fee.

You may freely distribute this zip file providing the README.DOS filedescribing the copyrights and conditions is included in every copy.

Last review of this document by: Wed Jan 27 13:45:15 CET 1999
Status of the document:
last modified by Tobias Gabele Wed Aug 21 21:44:44 CEST 2002