[ForestryTools] Forestry tools

[Lee]

Hey Abdoul,

My apologies for not responding sooner. We had a small flood here which
affected a lot of my projects. It's definitely the forestry busy season.

Have you registered on the mailing list associated with this project? That
might be a good place to start.

The short answer to your questions is that there's been very little
movement on most of these tasks. For the most part, we were in the
brainstorming stages and collecting various pieces of existing code when I
dropped the ball. That said, it's been on my list to start this again this
summer. I'm coming into some spare time, and I really want to push this
forward. If you and I moved our conversation to the mailing list, we might
be able to re-invigorate interest among the other participants as well.

Do you have any existing code from projects you've worked on that might
help? Specifically anything in C++, Python, or that can be easily
transferred over? WHat's your experience with QGIS and plugins?


--
All the best,
Lee
ISA Certified Arborist MI-4148A
Registered Forester #46043


On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Abdoul Dia <dia.abdoul at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Lee,
>
> I've had a glance on the table "Basic Development" on
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Forestry_Tools website. I would like to
> know who is leading which task and how to get into already set groups and
> how to move forward. For example, how to know whether the Data Entry task
> has been started and where the job done is on the track. I'm particularly
> interested on C1, C2 and D. I could help on others.
>
> All the best
> Abdoul
>
>   Task Item Description  A1 Database schema Develop a system for data
> (chiefly inventory and management prescriptions) that can be stored in a
> spatial database.  A2 QGIS-Database Link Link database with QGIS layers
> to support retrieval and viewing of data within QGIS.  B1 Plot layout Automatically
> generate plot points based on user-entered specifications (spacing, random
> or regular, etc).  B2 Plot-Stand Allocation Recognize plot location and
> allocate ownership to appropriate stands. Change if stand location changes.  C1
> Volume/Stand Calculations Develop functions to perform basic forestry
> calculations.  C2 Table Generation Use calculations to develop volume
> tables and stand tables for each stand or defined area.  C3 Report
> Generator Output information, tables, and figures into neat report.  D Data
> Entry Create system for data/inventory entry and recognition of possible
> outliers (errors).   Task Item Description  A1 Database schema Develop a
> system for data (chiefly inventory and management prescriptions) that can
> be stored in a spatial database.  A2 QGIS-Database Link Link database
> with QGIS layers to support retrieval and viewing of data within QGIS.  B1
> Plot layout Automatically generate plot points based on user-entered
> specifications (spacing, random or regular, etc).  B2 Plot-Stand
> Allocation Recognize plot location and allocate ownership to appropriate
> stands. Change if stand location changes.  C1 Volume/Stand Calculations Develop
> functions to perform basic forestry calculations.  C2 Table Generation Use
> calculations to develop volume tables and stand tables for each stand or
> defined area.  C3 Report Generator Output information, tables, and
> figures into neat report.  D Data Entry Create system for data/inventory
> entry and recognition of possible outliers (errors).
>
> 2013/4/12 Lee <muellerl at gmail.com>
>
>> I'm glad to see you're following the plugin discussions. Initially, I
>> generated a bit of interest in developing some tools. The goal remains to
>> develop a usable open-source alternative for forestry inventory and
>> planning software within the QGIS community. The wiki has some information
>> on our large-scale visioning:  http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Forestry_Tools.
>> I spent some time trying to develop a community and some discourse around
>> what was wanted or desired. Unfortunately, my time has been quite limited
>> and no large-scale development has taken place. That said, I've generally
>> developed personal utilities that i use within the R statistics
>> environment. I'm in the process of migrating those tools over to Python so
>> it might interface with QGIS.
>>
>> In short, I'm beginning to take the project up again. What's your
>> background in forestry? Do you currently use any utilities or have any
>> personally built material that might dove-tail nicely with a QGIS forestry
>> plugin?
>>
>>
>> --
>> All the best,
>> Lee
>> ISA Certified Arborist MI-4148A
>> Registered Forester #46043
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Abdoul Dia <dia.abdoul at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  Dear,
>>>
>>> I've been following your discussions on *[ForestryTools] QGIS Forestry
>>> Plugin*
>>>
>>> and I found it quite interesting. I'm a c++ programmer and forester. I
>>> would like to know whether this project is ongoing. Maybe I could be of any
>>> help.
>>>
>>> Please let me!
>>>
>>>
>>> Greetings
>>> Abdoul
>>>
>>> --
>>> Abdoul Ousmane DIA, Ing. f., MSc., Biol.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Abdoul Ousmane DIA, Ing. f., MSc., Biol.
>
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