Land Information System Green Belt Forestry LIS
Company Profile l Ireland’s largest private forestry company l Established 1982 l 18 Foresters l 6 Administrative Staff l 1 GIS technician l Encompasses all aspects relating to forestry management. l Imperative Energy l Renewable Energy Solutions via Biomass l Commercial & Industrial l Expansion into Panama l 2003 l Approx. 1000 ha of Teak plantations
Current Core Activities l Afforestation (70% Turnover) l 40% Market Share l 5 year average 3000 ha/pa – 600 mapped applications per annum l Forest Road Construction (10% Turnover) l 25 – 30 km per annum – 100 mapped applications per annum l Timber Harvesting (15% Turnover) l 50, 000 tons per annum l Current optimisation of LIS is in Afforestation applications & procedures.
Afforestation Form 1 l Application l For Pre-Planting Approval l completed by the applicant and Registered Forester l contains a map drawn on an original OSI 6” map, accuracy important. l Current Forest Service proposal i. Net. l Adequate facility for Green Belt Form 1 application
Afforestation Form 1 Historical l Labour intensive & paper intensive l Significant Cost & wastage l One Application per Map l Postal System no electronic transfer of data l Large space required for storage of paper data l Multiple requests for paper maps, multiple admin. staff, time lost.
Afforestation Form 1 Post LIS l Full set of 6” data available on LIS allowing for easy & immediate access to original 6” maps l No storing or ordering of paper maps l Cost effective with no waste l Multiple Applications per Map l Electronic transfer of data available l Central location for all mapping requirements, single point of contact
Afforestation Form 2 l Application for Grant payment l Average monetary size – € 35, 000 per application. l Payment based on map submitted. l Template for payment of premium to Land owner – average € 500 p/ha per annum, over a 20 year period. l Accuracy absolutely essential
Afforestation Form 2 Historical l Ordering original 6” paper map…. time lost. l Site mapped by hand …. Accuracy issue l Area calculated by grid square …. Accuracy issue l Presentation …. Monotonous l Time per application, 2 per day l Significant annual surveyor costs. l Significant storage required due to paper copies on all files. l 4 Staff members 100% time allocation l Inspection Rates – Speed of payment
Afforestation Form 2 Post LIS l Maps readily available online l Site mapped using Arc. GIS 9. 3 … accuracy issue resolved l Area calculated by LIS … accuracy resolved l Presentation … variable, professional, integratable l Time per application, 6 per day, three fold increase. l Surveyor costs eliminated …. Due to GPS element within the LIS. l LIS provides a safe and accessible location for all data and maps relating to any site without having to hold any paper copies. l 2 Staff members 50% time allocation l Reduced Inspection rates – Funds available quicker
Afforestation Form 2 Maps – Final Product
Afforestation Form 2 Maps – Final Product
Afforestation Form 2 Maps – Final Product
Afforestation Form 2 Maps – Final Product
Afforestation Form 2 Maps – Final Product
Post Planting use of LIS l Mobile Mapper – Magellan CX l User Friendly l Improves Accuracy l In house surveying …. Significant cost savings
Post Planting use of LIS l ESB Compensation Package l Form 3 l Reconstitution Mapping l Road Applications l. Forest Inventory – key to expansion
Summary of Benefits l Time Saving …. . € l Maps – Storage, instant access l Less error more working capital …. . € l Reduced staffing requirement …. . € l Flexible system l Accurate Inventory & associated expansion for Green Belt …. . €
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