BDL

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Has flag N/A

Name, responsible organisation and contact person

Has full name Forest Data Bank
Has acronym BDL
Has wiki contact person
Has wiki contact e-mail michal_orzechowski@sggw.edu.pl

Software identification

Has software BDL.Software

Description

Has description mBDL app (mobile Forest Data Bank)

The mBDL provides direct access to forest maps on phones and tablets. The basic content of the app is BDL's forest thematic maps, such as the standard map, forest stands map, map of ownership categories, plant communities map, game management map, forest site map, tourist infrastructure map, forest entry prohibited map, forest fire danger map.

In addition to branch maps, the user can view predefined raster underlays, such as a topographic map or aerial/satellite orthophotos, as well as maps from external WMS services. The addresses of the most popular services, e.g. cadastral data, orthophotomap or GDOŚ service, are permanently stored in the application for easy use. Other, arbitrary WMS services can be connected by entering a specific URL, which is then stored in the application.

After downloading the relevant data in advance, the application also works in the absence of Internet connectivity. The mechanism for downloading data for offline operation allows the use of forest districts and national parks maps. Along with maps, which are saved in raster form, vector data with descriptive attributes are downloaded for SF NFH forests.

From the mBDL application, the user has online access to a complete taxation description for forests of all forms of ownership. Such a description includes, among other things, the species of trees and shrubs present at a given location, their detailed description, forest address, economic indications and much more.

The application is additionally equipped with a number of useful functionalities in the field: area and distance measurement, point recording from GPS location or from map indication, route recording and simple navigation to the indicated point. Saved points and routes can be exported as a KML file, sent out into the world by any means, or imported on another device on which the mBDL application is also installed.

In mBDL, it is possible to search for forest subareas based on the so-called forest address, a parcel, or a point using its coordinates. This tool works similarly to the search in the web portal. A manual describing the basic functionality is also available in the Help menu, which is worth reading at the beginning of using the application.

Has modelling scope Economical indicators, Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Social indicators
Has temporal scale Short term (operational)
Has spatial context
Has spatial scale Forest level
Has objectives dimension Multiple objectives
Has related DSS
Has goods and services dimension
Has decision making dimension More than one decision maker
Has forest management goal
Supports tree species
Supports silvicultural regime

Concrete application

Has typical use case
Has user profile Non-industrial private owners, forest owners associations, private legal entities (cooperatives / corporations / trusts / partnerships / condominium associations), commons, public land managers (i.e. state-owned / federal / cantonal / communal forests), national forest administration, NGO, service providers, local communities
Has country Poland
Has references about examples of application
Has number of users N/A
Has number of real-life applications N/A
Has utilisation in education N/A
Has research project reference
Has tool dissemination

Decision support techniques used in the DSS

Has decision support techniques BDL.Decision support techniques

Support of Knowledge Management

Has knowledge management processes BDL.Knowledge management process

Support of social participation

Has support for social participation BDL.Support of social participation

DSS development

Has DSS development BDL.Description of DSS development

Documentation

Has website https://www.bdl.lasy.gov.pl/portal/mbdl-en
Has online demo
Has manual No
Has technical documentation No
Has reference https://www.bdl.lasy.gov.pl/portal/publikacje-en