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Base Features | Forecasting & Valuation | Work Recording | Reporting | Technical

WoodPlan Forest Records Software – the number one companion for today’s forester.
Long term planning and informed solutions to help you realise the potential of your woodland.

What future can you expect from your woodlands? What can you expect in future revenue return from your woodland? How can you best achieve your management objectives for restocking and regeneration?

The WoodPlan Forest Records systems and Production Forecasting Module enables you to develop a long term plan for the future and help you maximise the profitability output from your standing timber stock. Forest Records is a GIS based system with full mapping capabilities and reporting tools, equally suited to amenity woodland and ecological management as it is to commercial forestry.

The system has seamless links with MapInfo, Esri ArcView, MapMaker PRO and Pears Mapping.

Base Features
• Physical information about each compartment as geographic units.
• Compartments may be linked with and queried from major GIS systems – MapInfo, ArcView, Pears Mapping
• Facilities to record up to six conservation categories and ancient monuments
• Terrain classifications may be recorded to help calculate harvesting costs
• Component species recorded per compartment may be described by storey
• Facilities to record herbaceous under-storey and site visit notes
• Inventory / stocking information recorded by species and age
• Timber volumes calculated by a choice of six methods
• Volume estimates may be calculated from species, age and Yield Class
• Facilities to set up thinning and felling policy
• Facilities to record actual thinning and felling per compartment
• History of previous stocking data retained to record biodiversity change
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Forecasting Features
The forecasting module is one of the most sophisticated ever produced for the UK and Ireland. It allows you ‘grow on’ your standing crop and provides information about tree or log output over the years. It has great user flexibility in that you can decide when to thin or fell each component per compartment and what to retain.

While it is based on widely used models it works by using your actual stocking data rather than those chosen from the nearest available model.

We provide similar systems for other geographic areas and species where we can obtain local growth model data.

• Thinning and felling output per year as physical volumes
• Financial output either as specified log categories or as whole trees
• Extraction costs included and made dependant on terrain classes.
• Ability to calculate Net Present Values and Internal Rates of Return

Valuation Features
• Market Categories may be set up as either standing trees or logs
• Prices may be set up depended on area, species, quality and extraction.
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Work Recording Features
• Jobs and costs may be recorded generally or per compartment
• Allows for recording labour, materials and equipment costs
• Budgets may be set up and maintained
• Stock control to monitor use of restricted substances.
• Job specific rates may be set per employee / contractor
• Contractor proficiency certification may also be recorded.
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Reporting
• Allows for user created reports as well as a full range of editable preset reports.
• Map reporting allows you to create detailed maps linked with and referenced by detailed and informative graphical reporting.
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Security
• User security features allowing passwords and restricted access.

System Requirements
Forest Records is supported on the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP, Vista
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June 2009
WoodPlan are now supplying the new Motion J3400 Tablet PC - undisputedly the best Tablet to hit the market to date; it's rugged, versatile and affordable! The perfect partner for WoodPlan software. Full feature coming soon

May 2009
Trafford Council choose WoodPlan Software to provide them with a new tree management system for Highways and Parks.

March 2009
Longleat Estate choose WoodPlan Mobile and GPS ready Motion Tablet PCs with Aerial photography and OS data pre-loaded to assist with tree management across the estate.

February 2009
Ground Control Limited choose WoodPlan Mobile software for tree hazard surveys.

December 08
East Ayrshire Council and the East Ayrshire Woodlands partnership choose WoodPlan software to enhance woodland management schemes in the local area.

November 08
London Borough of Ealing choose WoodPlan Amenity Tree Care 4 to replace their existing tree management system.

October 08
The Crown Estate select WoodPlan Amenity Tree Care 4 and Motion Tablet PCs to assist with the surveying and on-going management of public open space trees.

October 08
Amenity Tree Care 4 and WoodPlan Mobile allow users to integrate the CAVAT survey methodology where required.

August 08
Latest users:The Goodwood Estate Company.

APF 2008: Come and see us on stand E4B at the APF 2008 - 18, 19, 20 September, where we will be show casing our latest products incuding WoodPlan Mobile.

July 08
WoodPlan are pleased to announce that we are now able to supply Motion Tablet PCs. The Motion LE1700 and the latest Motion F5 offer tree surveyors superior mobile working solutions at competitive prices. Talk to us today to see how WoodPlan’s Mobile software range and Motion Tablet PCs can revolutionise the way you work. 0845 094 8628
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July 08
Forest Records update now available to all users. The latest update includes forecasting for Western Red Cedar. If you haven’t already received an update then please feel free to contact us.
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June 08
Welcome on board to our latest users:
Zoological Society of London Whipsnade Zoo

May 08
Welcome on board to our latest users:
East Durham and Houghall Community College and Scurrah Associates Ltd.

April 08
Welcome on board to our latest users:
Worthing Borough Council, Continental Landscapes, Sherborne Castle Estates, Luss Estates and CKD Galbraith Glasgow office.
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April 08
We are always looking for new ways to go that bit further and improve your support service...
We have recently invested in a remote user support module which allows us to give you instant interactive on-line training and support...
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March 2008
Asset Management and environmental control system is on the way for 2008
Development of a new asset management module and environmental control system using technology developed between WoodPlan Limited, the Korec Group and several major GIS suppliers is underway...
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March 2008
Greater compatibility for MapInfo and WoodPlan users, automatically update your workspace...
WoodPlan are pleased to announce that all our software products are now capable of providing a fully integrated linkup with MapInfo...
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March 2008
Planning module and tender documentation for Amenity Tree Care version 4...
A new planning module will be available to all Amenity Tree Care version 4 supported users at the end of March...
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February 2008
New Risk Assessment System
The WoodPlan Amenity Tree Care 4 risk assessment facility has been redeveloped to provide users with the most flexible and customisable system on the market...
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February 2008
Forest Records v3 and Woodland Grants Consultancy
WoodPlan Limited have recently been helping clients with Woodland Grant Applications for EWGS, SFGS and BWW in time for 1st April 2008 deadline...
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January 2008
Trimble Nomad Launched
WoodPlan have recently taken deilvery of a Trimble Nomad from the Korec Group...
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January 2008
Felled Timber – Major Upgrade and launch for 2008
WoodPlan are currently working on plans for a major upgrade to the Felled Timber software system...
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