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*Windows application (XP and Vista have been tested so far) | *Windows application (XP and Vista have been tested so far) | ||
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*[http://www.dotnetmagic.com/ DotNetMagic]. Advanced user interface controls. Requires a development license but is free for the end user. | *[http://www.dotnetmagic.com/ DotNetMagic]. Advanced user interface controls. Requires a development license but is free for the end user. | ||
*[http://www.onyxtree.com/ OnyxTree]. Used to create tree images used in StandWise. | *[http://www.onyxtree.com/ OnyxTree]. Used to create tree images used in StandWise. | ||
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Revision as of 17:24, 26 November 2009
The Heureka Unit at SLU is developing software for forest management planning and analysis, with special focus on multi-purpose forestry. The software applications are intended for both large-scale and small-scale forestry and are designed for different users' specific problem areas:
- StandWise for stand-level analysis (sw: BeståndsVis)
- PlanWise for forest-level planning and analysis (sw: PlanVis)
- PlanEval is a multi-criteria decision making tool for comparing alternatives generated in PlanWise
- RegWise for regional and national scenario analysis (sw: RegVis)
- Ivent is an application for field inventory - plotwise sampling of single-tree data (for Windows mobile devices)
- PlanStart is used for project initiation and data preparation (mainly import of data from different data sources)
Client platform
- Windows application (XP and Vista have been tested so far)
- .Net 2.0 is required, .NET 4.0 will be required in forthcoming versions
Distribution
- Freely available for registered users
- Download available from internet.
- Windows ClickOnce client applications. May be changed to MSI installer in 2010.
Development platform
- Development software: Visual Studio 2005 (Prof). Migration will be made to Visual Studio 2010 (in 2010).
- Programming language: C#
- Database server: SQL Server 2005
- Source control: Visual Source Safe
Third party software
- LP_Solve. Included in PlanWise for solving optimization problems. No license is required, LP_Solve is released under the GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
- ILOG CPLEX ®. Included in PlanWise for solving large optimization problems. Cplex is a commercial solver for solving LP and MIP problems. Note: The user must have a license to be able to run CPLEX from PlanWise.
- ZedGraph. Used for making graphs. Released under thte GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
- DotNetMagic. Advanced user interface controls. Requires a development license but is free for the end user.
- OnyxTree. Used to create tree images used in StandWise.