Land Information System Green Belt Forestry LIS

Company Profile Ireland’s largest private forestry company Established Foresters 6 Administrative Staff 1 GIS technician Encompasses all aspects relating to forestry management. Imperative Energy Renewable Energy Solutions via Biomass Commercial & Industrial Expansion into Panama 2003 Approx ha of Teak plantations

Current Core Activities Afforestation (70% Turnover) 40% Market Share 5 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

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 …..€