ProgettoBosco: A data-driven decision support system for forest planning

Mathematical and Computational Forestry and Natural-Resource Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Ferretti, F ^a   Dibari, C ^b   De Meo, I ^c   Cantiani, P ^d   Bianchi, M ^c  

^a ARC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CRA MPF   (Italy)

^d CRA SEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data driven DSS; Italy; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; DATA DRIVEN; DATA-DRIVEN DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ITALY; SHARED INFORMATION; STANDARDIZED METHODS; SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATIONS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONITORING; PLANNING PRACTICE; TYPOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ITALY; REMOTE SENSING;

ITALY;

EID: 84857957852     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19467664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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