Woodlot for Windows [enfor consultants ltd]




WOODLOT for Windows 2.1 - Reference Manual
4.4 What are the steps in WOODLOT?

The steps used to calculate a harvest rate in WOODLOT are:
  1. Start up WOODLOT by double clicking the icon
  2. For new projects, you will have to create a new lot file with your data. Once you create a .lot file, you may reuse and update this file whenever you wish.
  3. Enter your project information in the Project screen
  4. Enter your inventory data in the Polygon Data Screen
  5. Enter your timber management assumptions in the Polygon Data Screen
  6. Compile yield information in the Polygon Data Screen
  7. Set harvest ages in the Polygon Data Screen
  8. Check over your data in the Summary Screen, and adjust some variables if you wish
  9. Set your harvest order in the Calculations Screen
  10. Set your timber management constraints in the Calculations Screen
  11. Run your harvest calculations in the Calculations Screen
  12. Test the harvest rate and sensitivity of assumptions by running a few alternate scenarios in the Calculations Screen
  13. Use your own judgement to determine if the answer seems logical. As a rule of thumb for checking, the harvest rate should be in the order of magnitude of the (net area)*(average mai).
  14. Generate a report in the Report Screen
  15. Save your .lot file for another day. You should save your file regularly during the loading of information and calculations.
  16. Exit from WOODLOT in the Main Screen.
by Enfor Consultants Ltd. Last Updated March 1999