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T1 SIMANFOR cloud Decision Support System: Structure, content, and applications
A1 Bravo Oviedo, Felipe
A1 Ordoñez Alonso, Ángel Cristobal
A1 Vázquez Veloso, Aitor
A1 Michalakopoulos, S.
K1 Forest management simulator
K1 Growth and yield
K1 Forest modelling
K1 Cloud service
K1 Silviculture
K1 Ecosystem services
K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal
AB Technological progress in the last decades has driven great advances in many fields of knowledge. A wide range of tools and services are now available and constantly evolving to handle vast amounts of available data as well as the increased complexity of real-world case studies and analytical alternatives. Most sectors have embraced new methodologies to provide solutions to their problems, and the forestry sector is no exception. Important steps have been taken to update the forestry sector and introduce new large-scale experimental designs, digital tools and more extensive forestry databases. However, assimilation of this progress by forest managers remains largely pending. The more specialized technical knowledge and computing skills required to use this new generation of tools constitutes a known barrier to uptake. In this work, we present the SIMANFOR cloud-based Decision Support System service for simulating forest management alternatives. Its evolution, internal structure and potential applications are described. A case study was developed to demonstrate simulator performance under diverse management scenarios and highlight the benefits of this tool for forest managers. SIMANFOR cloud services are free and can be accessed at www.simanfor.es.
PB Elsevier
SN 0304-3800
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/73630
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/73630
LA eng
NO Ecological Modelling, enero 2025, vol. 499, 110912
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 15-ene-2025