Using DCOM to support interoperability in forest ecosystem management decision support systems

Potter, Walter D.; Liu, S.; Deng, Xipeng; Rauscher, H. Michael

doi:10.1016/s0168-1699(00)00091-0

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“…The selected features included extensibility and re-usability essential to compile integrated, distributed and layered systems (Marques et al, 2013a;Rauscher, 1999;Potter et al, 2000).…”

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Review. A brief overview of forest management decision support systems (FMDSS) listed in the FORSYS wiki

Packalen¹,

Marques

Rasinmäki³

et al. 2013

For. syst.

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Aim of study. The aim of the study was to overview forest management decision support systems (FMDSS) listed in the FORSYS wiki in terms of software design and architecture.Area of study. A total of 62 FMDSS from 23 countries were included into the study.Material and methods. First, all FMDSS listed in the FORSYS wiki were described in terms of functionalities, typologies and elements of architecture. Thereafter, the findings were compared with the desired architectural features of FMDSS to identify success or potential gaps. Finally, some measures were suggested to improve knowledge transfer and smooth integration of system components.Main results. Most of the systems listed in the FORSYS wiki originate from research projects and are either knowledge- or model-driven. There are only few compound systems or tools that can be used as sub-components in integrated systems.Research highlights. There is a lack of generic platforms or DSS generators that would facilitate construction of integrated systems. Further efforts are needed to study the potential of cloud services. Keywords: forest management; decision support systems; software architecture; typologies.

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“…The selected features included extensibility and re-usability essential to compile integrated, distributed and layered systems (Marques et al, 2013a;Rauscher, 1999;Potter et al, 2000).…”

Section: Gismentioning

confidence: 99%

Review. A brief overview of forest management decision support systems (FMDSS) listed in the FORSYS wiki

Packalen¹,

Marques

Rasinmäki³

et al. 2013

For. syst.

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“…Long-term management planning or strategic is that which has a planning horizon of more than 15 years. Potter et al (2000) state that forest ecosystem management implies the need to forecast the future state of complex systems, which often experience structural changes. It is by means of strategic planning that ecological integrity and sustainability (Gustafson y Rasmussen, 2002), risk management (Borchers, 2005y Heinimann, 2010 and future landscape (Aitkenhead and Aalders, 2009) are guaranteed.…”

Section: Development and Current Situation Of Forest Dssmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The highest level is on a regional or, in some cases, national scale. In this type of works planning is strategic and establishes the guidelines (Anderson et al 2005;Ascough, 2008;Carlsson et al 1998;Crookston and Dixon, 2005;Heinimann, 2010;Kurz, 2009;Mathews,1999;Mowrer, 2000, Potter, 2000Maitner et al 2005;Reynolds, 2005;Thompson et al 2007). These works have been developed mainly in the USA and in different regions in Scandinavia.…”

Section: Development and Current Situation Of Forest Dssmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decision Support Systems for Forestry in Galicia (Spain): SaDDriade

Pérez¹,

Franco-Vázquez²,

Álvarez-López³

2012

Sustainable Forest Management - Current Research

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“…Componentbased methods, on the other hand, tend to be developed to allow the integration and interoperability of modules, often using existing code, implemented in different languages and on various platforms. Potter et al (2000) evaluated the use of Microsoft's Distributed Component Object Model in forest ecosystem modelling, while van Evert and Bolte (this issue) describe MODCOM, a system which aims to facilitate the assembly of simulation models from previously and independently developed component models. However, it is notable that the community is still very fragmented: no common standards have emerged, and incompatible approaches are used by different groups.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Simile visual modelling environment

Muetzelfeldt

Massheder

2003

European Journal of Agronomy

144

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Simile is a visual modelling environment that has been developed to overcome the problems involved in implementing agro-ecological simulation models using conventional programming languages: problems such as the effort and skill needed to program the models, the lack of transparency in models implemented as programs, and the lack of reuseability of models and submodels. It combines the familiar System Dynamics (compartment-flow) paradigm with an object-based paradigm, allowing many forms of disaggregation to be handled, as well as spatial modelling and individual-based modelling. Its visual modelling interface makes it accessible to non-programmers, at the same time allowing models to be largely self-documenting. Models can be run very efficiently as compiled C'/'/ programs, and users can develop new visualisation tools for displaying model results. Simile has been used in international research programmes, including the modelling of Mediterranean vegetation dynamics and modelling the interaction between households and land at the forest margin in developing countries. Simile has been developed in a spirit of open standards for model sharing. Models are saved as a text file in a structured format, with a view to enable model sharing with other modelling environments and to encourage others to develop additional tools for working with models. #

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Using DCOM to support interoperability in forest ecosystem management decision support systems

Cited by 19 publications

References 19 publications

Review. A brief overview of forest management decision support systems (FMDSS) listed in the FORSYS wiki

Review. A brief overview of forest management decision support systems (FMDSS) listed in the FORSYS wiki

Decision Support Systems for Forestry in Galicia (Spain): SaDDriade

The Simile visual modelling environment

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