Land Information System

Green Belt Forestry LIS

Company Profile

Ireland’s largest private forestry company Established 1982

18 Foresters6 Administrative Staff1 GIS technician

Encompasses all aspects relating to forestry management. Imperative Energy

Renewable Energy Solutions via BiomassCommercial & Industrial

Expansion into Panama2003Approx. 1000 ha of Teak plantations

Current Core Activities

Afforestation (70% Turnover)40% Market Share5 year average 3000 ha/pa – 600 mapped applications per

annum Forest Road Construction (10% Turnover)

25 – 30 km per annum – 100 mapped applications per annum

Timber Harvesting (15% Turnover)50,000 tons per annum

Current optimisation of LIS is in Afforestation applications & procedures.

Afforestation Form 1

Application For Pre-Planting Approval

completed by the applicant and Registered Forester

contains a map drawn on an original OSI 6” map, accuracy important.

Current Forest Service proposal iNet.

Adequate facility for Green Belt Form 1 application

Afforestation Form 1 Historical

Labour intensive & paper intensive

Significant Cost & wastage

One Application per Map

Postal System no electronic transfer of data

Large space required for storage of paper data

Multiple requests for paper maps, multiple admin. staff, time lost.

Afforestation Form 1 Post LIS Full set of 6” data available on LIS allowing for easy &

immediate access to original 6” maps

No storing or ordering of paper maps

Cost effective with no waste

Multiple Applications per Map

Electronic transfer of data available

Central location for all mapping requirements, single point of contact

Afforestation Form 2

Application for Grant payment

Average monetary size – €35,000 per application.

Payment based on map submitted.

Template for payment of premium to Land owner – average €500 p/ha per annum, over a 20 year period.

Accuracy absolutely essential

Afforestation Form 2 Historical Ordering original 6” paper map….time lost.

Site mapped by hand …. Accuracy issue

Area calculated by grid square …. Accuracy issue

Presentation …. Monotonous

Time per application, 2 per day

Significant annual surveyor costs.

Significant storage required due to paper copies on all files.

4 Staff members 100% time allocation

Inspection Rates – Speed of payment

Afforestation Form 2 Post LIS

Maps readily available online

Site mapped using ArcGIS 9.3 … accuracy issue resolved

Area calculated by LIS … accuracy resolved

Presentation … variable, professional, integratable

Time per application, 6 per day, three fold increase.

Surveyor costs eliminated …. Due to GPS element within the LIS.

LIS provides a safe and accessible location for all data and maps relating to any site without having to hold any paper copies.

2 Staff members 50% time allocation

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

Mobile Mapper – Magellan CX

User Friendly

Improves Accuracy

In house surveying …. Significant cost savings

Post Planting use of LIS

ESB Compensation Package

Form 3

Reconstitution Mapping

Road Applications

Forest Inventory – key to expansion

Summary of Benefits

Time Saving ….. €

Maps – Storage, instant access

Less error more working capital …..€

Reduced staffing requirement …..€

Flexible system

Accurate Inventory & associated expansion for Green Belt …..€