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SuperACE/FLIPS 06 User`s Manual

1. Update Inventory from Cruise Data There two methods for moving cruise data into an inventory Site index and age must be assigned to each species on the type master screen before the cruise data can be processed Method 1 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 35 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 1 Select the stand or stands that have cruise data to be moved into inventory Note If no stands are selected then all cruise data in the project will be moved into inventory 2 From the menu bar select File and from the drop down menu select Cruise to Inventory Click the OK button at the prompt 4 If an inventory already exists you will be prompted if you wish to cancel the process or replace the existing inventory data w Method 2 1 Open the type master screen of the stand you wish to update the inventory 2 Click on the Update Inv button 3 Click the OK button at the prompt 4 If an inventory already exists you will be prompted if you wish to cancel the process or replace the existing inventory data Use Defaults Screen The defaults screen is accessed by choosing Defaults from the Setup drop down menu This screen enables the user to assign active tables and modify parameters for data input report calculation log scale calculation and statistical calculation The modifications are made by using the following tabs in the Defaults Screen These defaults do not effect the original data They are applied on
2. See also Assigning Tables to a Project Table Name required The table name reflects the choice of price table made from the Table Names dropdown list box located at the bottom left of the screen These tables may already exist or may need to be created See Creating a New Table Species required The species abbreviation for which the price is being determined Copy Species optional Use this to copy and apply the same prices for one species to another For example Red Alder and Big Leaf Maple may have the same prices so entering Red Alder in the Big Leaf Maple Copy Species column will apply Red Alder prices to Big Leaf Maple by sort and grade Product Name required An eight character wide alphanumeric field describing the type of log being priced For example a Japan export log with a minimum of 12 inches for the butt log diameter would be JAEX 12 Product optional The type of product expected Sorts required An alphanumeric field representing the sorts of the logs being priced E g JCK would mean that all 3 sorts Japan China and Korea would have the same price Up to five sorts can be assigned to a single price Grades required An alphanumeric field representing the grades of the logs being priced Up to five grades can be assigned to a single price Min Dia required The minimum allowed diameter of the log being priced Max Dia optional The maximum allowed diameter of the log being priced
3. SuperACE06 User s Manual Receive Tables ee dx 10 15 Species Table M Sort Table Grade Table Process Return 9 Tap Process The tables are transferred and can now be viewed and edited in Pocket SuperEASYTM Download Data from a CMT Unit 1 Connect download cable to com port 1 on the PC default setting in SuperACE and to com port 1 on the CMT 2 Select file from the opening menu of SuperACE and choose import from drop down menu 3 Select SuperACE from handheld e On CMT enter 7 to select Communications option e Enter 1 for Send Data Use arrow keys to select the project to send Select the type s in the selected project to send Press the F2 key to initiate the transfer 4 After the transfer process is complete a dialog screen appears in SuperACE in which the destination of the data is entered 5 The cruise project is now listed in the project screen Download Tables From PC to CMT Unit 1 Connect download cable to com port 1 on the PC default setting in SuperACE and to com port 1 on the CMT 2 Select file from the opening menu of SuperACE and choose export from drop down menu 3 Select Tables to handheld the mouse pointer turns into an hour glass e On CMT enter 7 to select Communications option Enter 2 for Recv Tables Enter a Y next to the tables to be received Press the F2 key to initiate the transfer 4 After the transfer proce
4. s Manual The percent of defect calculated for a given grade and log length GR CCF The total adjusted volume in CCF calculated for a given grade and log length with defect removed Spe The percent of total species adjusted gross ccf volume in a given grade and log length Percent Net Volume by Scaling Diameter in Inches The calculated percent adjusted gross ccf volume by scaling diameter classes See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Non Stocked and Non Timbered Acres Report Lists non stocked and non timbered acres by section See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Ownership Report Lists tract name legal acres type acres owner state and county by section See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Plot List Report Gives a list of plots in a selected type with calculated volumes and bole measurements Plot No Plot number Plot acres Total acres represented by a given plot Age Age class major species on the plot SI Site index of major species on the plot Maj Spc Major species on the plot Trees Me Number of measure trees on the plot Trees Ct Nummber of count trees on the plot 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 43 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual DBH DBH of the major species on the plot 16 FF Form factor of the major species on the plot Tot Ht Average total height of the major species on the plot Nor Stk Percent normal stocking of the plot BA Ac Basal are
5. DBH The tree diameter measured outside the bark at 4 feet above stump Sample Trees The number of trees measured with the same D4H in the sample area FF 16 Average form factor measured at 16 feet for sampled trees of a given D4H Av Ht Total Average total height of sampled trees with a given D4H Trees Ac Number trees per acre with a given D4H BA Ac The basal area per acre for a tree of a given species and D4H Logs Ac The number of logs per acre for a tree of a given species and D4H Average Log Net CuFt The net cubic feet in an average log of a given species and D4H Average Log Net BdF 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 46 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual The net board feet in an average log of a given species and D4H Tons Ac The tons per acre of wood for a given species and D4H Net CuFt Ac The net volume per acre in cubic feet for a given species and D4H Net BdFt Ac The net volume per acre in board feet for a given species and D4H Totals Tons The total tons of wood for a given species and D4H in the type or project acreage Totals Cunits The total net cunits of wood for a given species and D4H in the type or project acreage Totals MBF The total net MBF of wood for a given species and D4H in the type or project acreage See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Statistics A statistical analysis on the selected project or stand s in a project It reports on the total number o
6. or floppy disks The zip file contains the data in an Access file format and has an MDB extension i e filename mab Select the Backup Restore option in the File drop down menu 1 Backup restore dialog screen appears 2 Select the tab labeled Backup 3 Select a project to backup from the project list window 4 Type or browse to where you want it stored i e hard drive or floppy disk 5 Check the boxes if you want to include tables and multi volume in backup 6 Click OK See Also Restore a Project Change Communication COM Ports When the software is installed com port 1 is set as the default serial port for communication between the PC software and data collector software It may be necessary to change this setting on some PC s due to other input devices utilizing com port 1 i e mouse The com port settings are stored in the flips ini file which is located under the C windows directory Windows 98 C Winnt directory Windows 2000 XP To change the com port setting 1 Open the flips ini file using notepad or an editor software application 2 The file will look similar to this Directories FlipsDir C FLIPS04 CurrDB C FLIPS04 DEMO DEMO mdb CurrDataDir C FLIPS04 DEMO Setup ID 3CE3 4018 CruFlag 1 InvFlag 1 Company ComPort 1 ConvBoise 1 Customer DEMO ReportWeyco 1 ReportMB 1 ReportBoise 1 ReportHampton 1 ForestVIEW PassDataDir C FV37 Project CurrProject DEMO O 2007 Atte
7. s Manual The acreage of timber types which are predominantly conifer Hardwood Acres The acreage of timber types which are predominantly hardwood Total Acres Total acres in the report Conifer Cunits Volume in cunits for all species within timber types which are predominantly conifer Conifer MBF Volume in MBF for all species within timber types which are predominantly conifer Hardwood Cunits Volume in cunits for all species within timber types which are predominantly hardwood Hardwood MBF Volume in MBF for all species within timber types which are predominantly Hardwood Total Cunits Total volume in cunits Total MBF Total volume in MBF s See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Age Class Distribution By Spp Type Average Vol per Acre Report Reports on average volume and basal area per acre by predominant species distributed by age class Age Class Age classification Species Type Predominant species in age class Acres Total acres in which the dominant species occurs No Types Number of types included in the total acres Ave SI Average site index for the species Trees Acre Trees per acre represented by a given species BA Acre 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 37 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Basal area per acre represented by a given species by age class Ave DBH Average DBH for a given species by age class Ave T Ht Average total height for a given species b
8. 6 trees per plot or a total of around 150 sample trees will yield accurate answers that will cut out around or 10 67 of the time Stands with more variation require more plots Count plots should be used when the basal area per acre varies more than the volume per acre Count plots only measure species and basal area per acre Common sense and a basic knowledge of the various sampling systems are more important than sampling theory Key To Timber Cruise Sampling Method To use this key make estimates based on observation aerial photographs comparable data and personal knowledge of the timber stand Record the following stand conditions 1 total height 2 average diameter 3 acres 4 stand structure Start at the top of the key and review each of the conditions about the stand Select the sampling method to which the key leads REFORESTATION CRUISES Trees up to 20 feet tall Stocking Variable yectterasave arai rl Variable Radius Stocking even density adequate 0 0 eee ceeeeteeteeeeeeeteeetaeeeeeeeeeeeeaeseeeaetaeeeeeeatees Fixed Area TIMBER CRUISES Trees over 20 feet 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 3 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Small area up to 10 acres Area known Small trees up iii dees eiwhe sehr keene Fixed area Few large trees 100 Many large trees Strip or fixed Area unknown FLOWS GOS ici ctcrects OOO 100 MANY OOS 5 ise csesciesiccrancehncesutsasensse cust E
9. 8 Bilis Slane AG eaten rd O E E 8 TG TRANS usina ind todas eae depen ei did 8 TG r6e Edit SCCM tin iris mnie 8 TE Tos INPUbS eo dd 9 Type Master Baremo inci iba 12 COW 12 Add and Remove ZM ZP TyP S ic essccnevarencehecincigeees lanesvancnuthanestneseeusn anna daelevendaninenens 12 Adjust Timber Cruise VOlUME coooocccccnonoccccncconcncnnnnnncncnnnnnononnnnnnnnncnnnnnnn cnn nnnnn nana nrnnnnnnnnnnns 12 Adjust Inventory Volumes Serra cous aauedasvedaeet taeapedacsaddeeme nia rdseeutieustaetes 13 Adj st SNS WSK once a a eed cclics ach a clown tees deh ea Geto ea 14 Assign Tables to a Project siii 14 Backup a Pri A da 15 Change Communication COM Ports ooocoonnccccnncocccccnnconnccnonnnnnncnnnnnanncnnnnnnnnn cnn nnnnnnnnnnnns 19 Change Report Parameters occooooccccnononcccccnononccnncnonnnnnnncnnnncnnnnnnccnnnnnnnn cnc rnnnnn cnn nnnnnnnnnnnnns 16 Change Species Sort or Grade COdBS cooococccncconccccnnonccccnnnonancccnnnannncnnnnnnnnn cnn nnnnnnnnnnnns 16 Change a Tract NaMe cesaron ciar 17 Copy Cruise Plot di a a aai 17 Copy APO e E E E 17 E A OEE E EEEE E E T E A EET 18 Create or Add a PROS Clio ist ta ed ye ceaaceneaceueumenk cumseee 18 Create a New Stand esmas ninia dolida 18 Greate a New Table outils dio 18 Delete a Proein i 19 O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc FLIPS SuperACE 2006 User s Manual PAE A A taal ates E TAE Deletera Table ios aida Delete Cruise RIOS sons Aa Download Data from Pocket SuperEAS
10. A table describing the type of tax to be applied Code A two character wide alphabetic field describing the species of vegetation Description A field brief description the code Treatment This table refers to how a particular plot in a timber cruise should be viewed relative to the stand This takes into account whether a plot seems representative of the overall stand Code A two character wide alphabetic field that describes the way the plot should be viewed Description A brief description of the code For example with a code of NR the description would be NOT A REPRESENTATIVE conversely with a code of T the description would be TYPICAL PLOT OF THE STAND TreeSource A table classifying the origins of the trees in a stand Code A one character wide field describing the origins of the trees Description A brief description of the code For example with codes of S and N the descriptions are SEEDED and NATURAL respectively T3 Vigor A table that classifies the trees relative to their position in a stand or health diseased suppressed etc Code A one character wide alphanumeric field describing a tree s health or position in the stand Description A brief description of the code For example if a tree has mechanical defect from a pre commercial thin done to the stand the code would be M and the description would be MECH DEFECT Vegetation A table describing the type of vegetation found in the proje
11. Click OK Only the stands that meet your query parameters are displayed on the stand list screen To restore a complete stand listing simply select Stand from the menu bar and click on Clear Selected Types Oak oON Using the selection screen to query stands 1 Choose Selection from the Reports drop down menu 2 The selection screen appears 3 Click the criteria from the left side of the screen that you want to query on More than one criteria can be selected 4 As you highlight the criteria a tab is created on the input side of the screen 5 Fill in the minimum and maximum values for the criteria you ve chosen on the input side of the screen 6 If you wish to save the criteria values use the save jobs button and fill in the dialog screen to save for future use 7 Click on the process button 8 The reports selection screen appears for you to pick the report you wish to run the selection on 9 The resulting report is based on those stands which meet the criteria of your selection Record Blank Plots If a blank plot no trees on plot is encountered on a timber cruise it must be recorded in order to calculate an accurate cruise To record a blank plot enter the plot number prism or fixed radius code species and a 0 in the CT column If nested plots such as a combination of prism with fixed radius Fl thru F5 or strip cruise S1 thru S5 are being sampled and a blank plot occurs on any of the nested plots on the same sample p
12. Destination area fill in the legal description and type number of where the plots are to be copied 8 Browse to the Destination directory of where the project is you want to copy to 9 Choose a project it can be within the same project or enter the name of a new project 10 Select the plots to be copied by selecting the cells of the plot numbers you want copied 11 Click OK See Also Delete Cruise Plots Copy a Project PIN Choose Maintenance from the Project drop down menu The Project Maintenance dialog appears In the Original window enter the name of the project you are copying from In the upper Destination window enter the name of the destination project In the lower Destination window use the browse button and browse to the directory where the destination project is stored Select Copy in the options section and either Cruise or Inventory O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 17 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 6 Click OK See also Copy a Stand Delete a Project Delete a Stand Copy a Stand Select a stand to copy Choose Maintenance from the Stand drop down menu The Stand Maintenance dialog appears Select Copy and Cruise or Inventory from the Options area of the dialog Fill in the Destination Project and Destination Directory Choose the Type tab at the bottom of the dialog if a single stand is to be copied or select Section Tract if the types associated with an entire section or entire trac
13. Net to gross ratio Tons Acre Tons per acre Logs Per Acre Logs per acre Avg Log Length average log length Lineal Ft per Acre Lineal feet per acre G CuFt SqtFt BA Gross cubic feet per square feet basal area N CuFt SqFt BA Net cubic feet per square feet basal area G BdFt SqFt BA Gross board feet per square feet basal area N BdFt SqFt BA Net board feet per square feet basal area Tons SqFt BA Tons per square feet basal area G CuFt G MBF Gross cubic feet per gross mbf N CuFt N MBF Net cubic feet per net mbf G BdFt G CuFt Gross board feet per gross cubic feet N BdFt N CuFt Net board feet per net cubic feet Tons G CCF Tons per gross cunits Tons G MBF Tons per gross mbf Lbs G CuFt Pounds per gross cubic feet Lbs N BdFt Pounds per net board feet N CuFt Lineal Ft Net cubic feet per lineal foot N BdFt Lineal Ft Net board feet per lineal foot Lbs Lineal Ft Pounds per lineal foot See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Adjustment Tables 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 49 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Adjustment tables are used to store the parameters and percent adjustment to be used for adjusting site index or board foot and cubic foot volumes in cruise or inventory data Several tables can be created for different adjustment scenarios The adjustment tables are accessed in one of two methods Method 1 1 From the menu bar choose Tables and from the drop down menu choose either Inventory Adjustme
14. Reforestation Plot Radius R1 thru R5 R1 11 78 1 100 acre plot Strip Cruise Blowup S1 thru S5 S1 4 00 25 strip cruise Identification A Age required A one digit numeric field for age code The age in years is input on the cruise master screen Default age is code 1 Up to nine ages can be input per type Age is used for calculating the tree form bark factors growth and for age class reports If no age is assigned then a default age of 30 is used for volume calculations Spp Species required A six digit alpha numeric field is provided for species The numbers or letters must match the active species screen A species table must be active before the cruise data is entered Species is very important It is usually not a good idea to group species Each individual species should be entered on the species table with appropriate factors and limits St Status optional A one digit alpha numeric field Input must match codes in the status table Status is used to indicate dead trees etc Ct Count optional The tree count A two digit numeric field is provided for tree count Count plots are used to adjust the trees per acre for the trees on the cruise plot Trees can be counted on the plots by species and diameter Count plots can be used with BAF fixed area plots and strip cruises Blank plots are entered as a count plot with a species code and a 0 in the Ct column Measurements DBH Diameter Breast
15. SuperACE06 User s Manual C Inventor at Adjustment T able Cruise Site Index Adjustment Adjustment GENERAL Cancel 4 Select Cruise and Volume Adjustment 5 Click on the Adjustment Table button in order to edit the adjustment parameters or to create a new adjustment table 6 In the adjustment pull down window select the table you wish to run the adjustments against 7 Click OK 8 From the cruise reports selection screen select the report to run and check the Apply Cruise Adjustments box at the bottom of the screen 9 Click the Process button 10 The volumes calculated in the reports will include the adjustments See Also Adjustment Tables Adjust Inventory Volumes Timber inventory volumes can be adjusted over an entire project or individual stands Volume adjustments are applied to the original inventory data Therefore stands that have been adjusted must be grown in order to calculate the results of the adjustments If an adjustment is applied then the name of the adjustment table is displayed in the Inv Adj window on the stand information screen Caution should be used when applying adjustments 1 From the menu bar select either project or stand depending on the level of adjustment 2 Choose adjustments from the drop down menu 3 The adjustments dialog screen appears ie t E 3 bees Adjustment T able ras SS C Cruise C Site Index Adjustment Adjustment GENERAL Cancel
16. aa AA aE E A OAN EAR aai aR Strip Larger area over 10 acres Area known Small trees Upto inicia Fixed area Tree over Briana titi Prism Even aged stand with large tree OVErStOry cooooccicccnccccocacanncnnancnannnanccnn non Prism plots plus 100 Variable Stocking riesis ieie a AN RE Prism plus count plots Homogeneous stand Spp and DBH e eeceeceeseeeeeeeesereeeeeeeteeeeeeeaees Prism plus count trees Area UNKNOWN oocconccccocococccnocononc conc nan cnn na ron corona nono nan nc ran nnnr nana n nana na ninas Strip Sampling Methods Reforestation Cruise Reforestation surveys are used in stands with heights of less than 20 feet Timber stands taller than 20 feet have measurable volume and should be sampled with a timber cruise program Reforestation surveys are entered in the TC Tree Input screen of SuperACE by placing R1 R2 R3 R4 or R5 in the PF column to indicate a fixed radius reforestation plot Values are assigned to the R1 thru R5 factors on the type master screen For example if you re running a stocking survey with 1 100 acre plots R1 is entered in the PF column for each tree record In the type master screen a value of 11 78 plot radius in feet for a 1 00 acre plot is entered in the cell next to R1 Values for R2 thru R5 are left blank since only one plot radius was used in the survey All blank plots must be recorded in order to calculate stocking All blank plots must be recorded in order to calculate stock
17. ane re vem aren eR A Eae eee ere Sere tn eer ere er 59 A ree ye Eai 59 WOO A add ste Races net nate Nakai taal Rey a A a Eia D a ect eS 60 LINKING FORESTVIEW TO FLIPS ccccccccccccccccccccccnccccccccncnnononcnnnnnoncnnnnnnnnnos 60 Inittiatinigithie Link to FPS cuac ii 60 Selecting Me Producir 61 Filling in the Match Fields Area oda napa 62 Filling in the Buffers Area it A od 62 Matching Me Data iaa lotto lia da dis 63 Making Choices for the FI FV Matched Area oooooocccccinoncccccnonocccnncnononcnnnnannnnnnnnnnnccnnnnna ner 63 Back t ForestVIEW miiran oeie ias a ads 64 Exiting and Saving in ForestVIEW ocacion ta ici 65 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc FLIPS SuperACE 2006 User s Manual TECHNICAL SUPPORT 65 Before Calling for Technical Support oooooccccnnoccccncnonccanononnnccnnnnnnoncnnnnnanc cn nnnnnnnncnrnnnannnn 65 Calling ACI Technical Support in the United States ccccccinonocoooccnncccnonanonannnnnnnnnnnnns 65 CUSTOMS a dodne 65 A A e 66 How to Find a Class Near You or Set up Customized Training cooonncccccnnnncccccnnnncncccnns 66 O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Welcome to FLIPS Atterbury Consultants is pleased to bring you FLIPS the windows version of our Forest Land Inventory and Planning System FLIPS Finally a user friendly flexible working environment to assist you in completing all of your forest inventory projects Below is a
18. areas a type designation Also the Priority column is filled in Priority assignments tell the software which field name is assigned to an area that two or more fields share in common For instance perhaps a light duty road crosses over a secondary highway Rather that have two records for the area contained in the intersection of their buffers the higher priority field contains the record 1 Click the cursor in a cell of the Inventory field next to the first ForestVIEW cell entry Inventory Priority crk1 chuf rbuf 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 62 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 2 Entera4name up to 4 alphanumeric characters long to identify the ForestVIEW buffer by 3 Set the priority for each buffer area by clicking in the cell and filling in with the desired priority assignment Matching the Data Once the fields have been picked to match on and the buffer names and priorities have been assigned it is time to let FLIPS and ForestVIEW search for data matches 1 Click on the Match Data button at the bottom of the interface screen Click Yes to the window that pops up This window appears if the user did not enter any names for the Buffers area Inventory fields FiFy N No Inventory buffers were entered Do you want to CONTINUE os No 2 After processing is finished three tabs appear on the lower left portion of the screen m FI FY Matched TOWNSH RANGE SECTIC TRA
19. brief list of some of the exciting new features available with FLIPS Stand View e View stands by species D4H and sort grade Update growth and create new sort grade records using old sort grade records Flexible Database Design Manipulate database easily due to component design e Attach more project information such as customer name and address project leader etc Include external information from sources such as satellite images aerial photos and ForestVIEW projects Interface with ForestVIEW Desktop Mapping Software if you have purchased this Update ForestVIEW data with FLIPS and vice versa e Create new inventory data from within ForestVIEW Seamless Integration with Timber Cruise Interchange data between FLIPS and our new timber cruise software SuperACE if you have purchased this e View plot and tree level data in the SuperACE timber cruise program directly from FLIPS Import Data from DOS Versions of our Forestry Software e Effortlessly import data created in MS DOS versions of FLIPS and SUPERACE Generate Numerous Reports and Graphs Create reports and graphs for an entire project individual stand or selected stands Use the new Data Selector to produce reports and graphs based on data selected by user defined stand parameters e Attach reports and graphs outside of ForestVIEW to the project Welcome to SuperACE Atterbury Consultants is pleased to bring you SuperACE the windows ve
20. by either typing the information one cell at a time or by copying and editing a table that already exists 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 18 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Choose Tables from the menu bar Choose a table category from the pull down menu Click the New Table tool button The New Table dialog appears Select a Table Type from the drop down list of tables Name the table in the New Table box and click OK to begin entering table data If copying the table choose the most similar table from the Copy from Table list of available tables and edit it appropriately OX OT IO a Note that information can be cut and pasted from other Excel tables to fill in the new table information Delete a Project Note You cannot delete a project if it is currently active You must first make another project active then exit and reenter the program 1 Choose Maintenance from the Project drop down menu The Project Maintenance dialog appears 2 In the Original window enter the name of the project you are deleting Select Delete in the options section 3 Click OK The project is now deleted from the harddrive See also Copy a Project Copy a Stand Delete a Stand Delete a Stand It is easy to delete any selected stand or delete several stands by type section or tract name Select a stand to delete Choose Stand Maintenance from the Stand drop down menu The Stand Maintenance dialog appears Select Delete from th
21. describes the project area terrain Code A five character wide alphabetic field that describes the type of terrain Description A field that briefly describes the code For example with a code of STEEP the description would be MORE THAN 30 SLOPE Another example is for a code of INACC the description would be INACCESSIBLE NonStock A table containing Codes Categories and Descriptions of various Non stocked types Code A two character wide field describing the classification code of non stocked area Category A two character alphabetic field describing a catagory grouping the non stocked area Description A field that briefly describes the kind of non stocked area For example a non stocked area with dense brush might have a code of DB for dense brush a category of BR for brush and a description of DENSE BRUSH whereas an non stocked area that is light brush not dense might have a code of LB for light brush a category of BR for brush and a description of LIGHT BRUSH Another example for a non stocked area that is a clearcut which has been prepared for replanting would have a code of PL for plantable a category of CL for clearcut and a description of CLEARCUT PLANTABLE AS IS NonTimber 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 53 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual A table with descriptions of non timbered types such as roads creeks rock pits Code A two character wide field that describes the catego
22. e B1 is entered in the PF column and 33 61 is entered next to B1 in the type master screen Glass prisms should always be checked for the proper prism factor A letter followed by a number i e F1 R1 or S1 is referring to a Plot Factor in the type master screen These refer to various sampling systems and plot sizes If a cruiser requires that a tree be treated as a 100 cruise tree on a cruise plot enter the tree on a plot with the plot number preceded by a dash Up to 5 options for each sampling system can be used System Option Example As entered in the Cruise Master Screen Basal Area Factor B1 thru B5 B1 27 78 Fixed Area Plots F1 thru F5 F1 0 25 One quarter acre plot Reforestation Plot Radius R1 thru R5 R1 11 78 1 100 acre plot Strip Cruise Blowup S1 thru S5 S1 4 00 25 strip cruise Identification A Age required A one digit numeric field for age code The age in years is input on the cruise master screen Default age is code 1 Up to nine ages can be input per type Age is used for calculating the tree form bark factors growth and for age class reports If no age is assigned then a default age of 30 is used for volume calculations Spp Species required A six digit alpha numeric field is provided for species The numbers or letters must match the active species screen A species table must be active before the cruise data is entered Species is very important It is usually not a good idea to
23. of FP Top Diameters Top Diameters TDF top dia dia at Form Point Alpha Codes Alpha Codes Code of diameter at FP Code Inches Centimeters Code Inches Centimeters 0 Total Height A 1 2 5 N 14 35 0 1 10 B 2 5 0 O 15 37 5 2 20 C 3 7 5 P 16 40 0 O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 25 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 3 30 D 4 10 0 Q 17 42 5 4 40 E 5 12 5 R 18 45 0 5 50 F 6 15 0 S 19 47 5 6 60 G 7 17 5 T 20 50 0 7 70 H 8 20 0 U 21 52 5 8 80 l 9 22 5 V 22 55 0 9 90 J 10 25 0 X 23 57 5 K 11 27 5 W 24 60 0 L 12 30 0 Y 25 62 5 M 13 32 5 Z 26 65 0 Bole Ht Bole Height required A three digit numeric field Bole height is the distance from the stump to the Top Diameter Fraction or the Top Diameter outside the bark to the nearest foot or meter Tot Ht Total Height optional A three digit numeric field Total height is the distance from the stump to the tip of the tree Maximum tree height for a species is input on the species screen Bole height and tree height can be entered individually or together Classification optional Po T1 Position O over story Older age trees usually residual D dominant C co dominant intermediate S suppressed U under story younger trees than the main canopy CR T2 Crown Ratio percent of the tree length with canopy 1 10 2 20 3 30 4 40 5 50 6 60 7 70 8 80 9 90 Vi T3 Vigor H
24. of H with a description of HEAVY Soils A table that briefly describes the soils in the project area based on the type of tree species that can be grown there Code A five character wide alphabetic field that describes the soil type Description A brief description of the code For example with a code of NONCO the description would be NON CONIFER SITE CAN T GROW CONIFER SPP 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 55 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Sort GradeTable Overview The sort grade table is the table in which the project s sorts and grades are defined These definitions or classifications will be used when generating reports that have a reference to tree sorts and grades Belowis a description of the fields of the sort grade table Table Name required The table name reflects the choice of sort table made from the Table Names dropdown list box of existing tables located at the bottom left of the screen These tables may be existing or newly created See Creating a New Table Sort required One character wide alphanumeric field representing a specific sort For example an export table might assign a 0 to a cull log a 1 to an old growth log a 4 for a peewee Japan log an H for a hardwood sawlog etc Grade required A one character wide alphanumeric field that represents a specific grade Abrv required Two character wide alphabetic field representing a specific sort For example an export tab
25. position of a tree in a stand There are two fields Code and Description Code A one character wide numeric field describing the crown position Description A field that briefly describes the code For example with a code of D the description might be DOMINANT T2 Crown Ratio 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 51 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual A table describing the percent of total tree height covered by live crown There are two fields Code and Description Code A one character wide numeric field describing the crown ratio Description A field that briefly describes the code For example with a code of 2 the description might be 20 Component Defines the codes used in describing stand component in the species table There are two columns Code and Description Code A one character wide field representing the component Description A field in which the code is briefly described For example a code of C would have a description of CONIFER Component Cruise System A table defining the origins of the cruise data Code A two character wide alphabetic field describing the source of the data Description A field that briefly describes the code For example a code of TC would have a description of timber cruise and a code of RS would have a code of REFORESTATION SURVEY T4 Damage A table classifying the tree damage in a stand Code A one character wide field describing the type of tr
26. sort and grades tables an error message will appear in red to the right of the computed fields Once the segment is edited the message will disappear TC Tree Input Screen The TC Tree Input Screen is accessed by clicking on the TC Tree Input tab of the stand information screen It is this screen where timber cruise plot data is entered The data is entered directly into the screen cells and through the insert tree delete tree and replace buttons located at the bottom of the screen Plot No Plot Number required A Four digit plot number alpha numeric is assigned to each plot Each plot in a timber type must have a unique number Duplicate plot number will be computed as one plot The program will check for duplicate plot numbers when you start entering a plot Plot numbers should be pre assigned when more than one cruiser is taking plots in a type Tree No Tree Number A three digit numeric field Tree number is assigned by the computer except when measuring permanent plots Users input tree numbers when measuring permanent plots for growth and each tree is going to be measured more than once PF Plot Factor or Prism Factor required A two digit alpha numeric field When a two digit number is entered the field is a Prism Factor or Basal Area Factor i e 20 equals a 20 BAF If a decimal value is used for a prism factor then a B1 B2 B3 B4 or B5 is entered with the prism factor value defined in the type master screen i
27. that the Species Sort and Grade tables that are to be transferred are set as the active tables 4 From the menu bar select File Export Tables to Windows Mobile Device FLIPS SuperACE Project DEMO Location C FLIPS06 DE File Project Stand Ownership Reports Tables Setup View Help Cruise to Inventory Import Printer Setup Tables to Handheld Tables to Windows Mobile Device Willamette Industries Backup Restore m Q lt lt lt lt 8 lt lt lt lt 015 otw 24 UNITA 0005 24 72 5 The following screen appears Click on Copy Tables to Device mixi Make sure your device is connected to the PC via ActiveSync Conneded Copy Tables to Device 6 The following screens appear when the process and transfer is complete Click OK on both xl xi Process is complete A Data transfer is complete 7 In Pocket SuperEASY tap on the Utl option at the bottom of the Project screen and select Receive Tables send from SA first 7 PocketEASY dx 11 45 Project Type LJ30N123 015 01W 10 O J015 01Ww 10 TEST 0002 Calcs Transfer checked files to SA06 Receive Tables send from SA firs Change Db Location PocketEASY Information Master Plots Tbls Del Utl Exit Ej 8 Tap in the box next to the tables you wish to transfer to make a check mark appear 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 22 FLIPS
28. the maximum allowable time to be actively linked to FLIPS is 30 minutes per session Beyond this time the link is broken This process requires that you know how your data matches Initiating the Link to Flips 1 Click on the FLIPS link button EJ The following dialog appears ForestVIEW Link to FLIPS Select Polygon Coverage to link with inventory 2 Select the polygon coverage to which the inventory will be linked Note that this should be a coverage in ForestVIEW that has tabular fields that match tabular fields in a FLIPS project These fields will not necessarily have the same name but they must represent the same data 3 Click OK and wait while some processing occurs This may take several minutes depending on the size of the coverage Then the ForestVIEW interface screen appears 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 60 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual FlipsSH ForestVIEW ja Update Inventar Ja Update Forestvie Meter tie Weta Note that you can only select one coverage to link at a time however you can open a new session to link additional coverages as many times as you wish Selecting the Project Select the project for which you wish to create the link to FLIPS for in this next step 1 In the Select Project area of the interface screen select the project to which the data is to be linked A question appears asking if you wish to start processing 2 Answer yes to the question that
29. the way you want them You ll get great looking results on a wide range of printers and plotters Layouts are smart because they have a live link to the data they represent When you print a layout any changes to the data are automatically included so you know everything on your map will be up to date Projects All the components of your ForestVIEW session views tables charts and layouts are conveniently stored in one file called a project ForestVIEW s Project window shows you the contents of your project and makes it easy to manage all your work 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 2 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Sampling Forests are generally too large and have too many trees for a 100 inventory of every tree Limited time and money for cruising usually dictates that the population be sampled Samples are collected that hopefully will represent the entire population Sampling has to be done in a way that the answers are still reliable Reliability comes only when the stratification is done properly the acres are calculated correctly the right sampling method is used the trees are measured or estimated correctly and data are properly extended to useful information There is always some risk of not having the right answer when sampling Bias can cause a systematic distortion This can be caused by using the wrong sampling system bad measurements or poor estimates This can only be avoided by cruiser training and continua
30. will be automatically seen by FLIPS upon starting Exit from DOS Flips 10 Open FLIPS 11 Fill out the directory path to where the project is to be located then click Process The converted project is now active in the opening menu window 00 ENN ORO Pe 02 NOS Import a DOS based SuperACE Project Projects from DOS based SuperACE may be converted for use in SuperACE The following steps assume the project to be converted has already been restored into DOS SuperACE from a previous version of DOS Superace 1 Start the DOS based SuperACE program 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 29 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Go to the Timber Cruise option and hit enter Choose 3 Maintenance Select S Copy projects to windows Select the project to convert and press Enter Press F9 to run the operation This creates a Windows conversion file Close DOS SuperACE and open SuperACE Select file from the menu bar and select import from the drop down menu Select SuperACE from DOS SuperACE 0 Fill out the directory path where the project is to be located then click Process The converted project is now active in the opening menu window gt SO NO On 80 1 Open a Type Master Screen Access the master screen for a stand by double clicking the gray area to the far left end of the stand window beside the appropriate stand The stand type master screen appears Open a Table 1 Choose Tables from the opening screen menu
31. 30 days The complementary support period begins when you call for your installation code s To contact ACI s Technical Support Phone 503 646 5393 Fax 503 644 1683 Attn Tech Support E mail atterbury atterbury com Hours 8 00am to 5 00pm Pacific Time Monday through Friday except holidays Pay as you go Support Users in the United States may purchase technical support by simply calling ACI s Technical Support Center and charging the service to a VISA MasterCard or American Express credit card Call for current prioces Support for Single Users Single User Support Services receive ACI Technical Support Center for one year must specify contact person Customer services You can contact any of ACI s customer service groups via telephone fax or E mail during our normal business hours Monday through Friday excluding ACI holidays ACI Corporate Office 3800 SW Cedar Hills Blvd 145 Beaverton OR 97005 Phone 503 646 5393 Fax 503 644 1683 Hours 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific Time Customer Service for ordering billing shipping product information and order status 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 65 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Phone 503 646 5393 Fax 503 644 1683 E mail atterbury atterbury com Hours 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific Time Training Services ACI offers an introductory course on FLIPS Introduction to FLIPS These courses are taught at ACI s Educa
32. 4 Select Inventory and Volume Adjustment 5 Click on the Adjustment Table button in order to edit the adjustment parameters or to create a new adjustment table 6 In the adjustment pull down window select the table you wish to run the adjustments against 7 Click OK 8 Original inventory volumes are adjusted according to parameters set in the adjustment table See Also Adjustment Tables 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 13 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Adjust Site Index Site index can be adjusted for inventory data over an entire project or individual stands Site index adjustments are applied to the original inventory data Therefore inventory stands that have been adjusted must be grown in order to calculate the results of the adjustments If an adjustment is applied then the name of the adjustment table is displayed in the INV window on the stand information screen Caution should be used when applying adjustments 1 From the menu bar select either project or stand depending on the level of adjustment 2 Choose adjustments from the drop down menu 3 The adjustments dialog screen appears Adjustments Ed Inventor C Volume Adjustment Y Adjustment Table l C Cruise Si Adjustment GENERAL Cancel 4 Select Inventory and Site Index Adjustment 5 Click on the Adjustment Table button in order to edit the adjustment parameters or to create a new adjustment table 6 In the adjustment pull d
33. Atterbury Consultants Inc Atterbury Consultants Inc i ea TND S j SuperACE Flips 2006 sel 2 Copyright 1997 2006 Atterbury Consultants Inc This program is protected by U S and international copyright laws as described in the About Box User s Manual 3800 Cedar Hills Blvd 145 Beaverton Oregon 97005 Phone 503 646 5393 Fax 503 644 1683 http www atterbury com e mail atterburyOatterbury com FLIPS SuperACE 2006 User s Manual Table of Contents Welcome 10 FPS 1 Welcome to SuperAC E ic3 occa cnstc descnnntandeteadecandicagaalaiuads id 1 A A mecca a a cade tdiana A teats case ecsund aAa 1 Whats Forest VIEW 2 icasc ita ccestnsteaduaceccesh A A A 2 Working Spatially csc carr atei aaa wh e aiaia 2 Layos de raid 2 SAMPLING iiccicacaiianiaiaicniiiann nana p tan nen RRA RA A AR 3 Key To Timber Cruise Sampling Method ooconooccccnnonccccnncnconccnnonanccnnnnnnncccnnnnnnc cnn nnnnnnnnnns 3 A A ot gaat 4 Sampling Design and Intensidad ei 6 DATING UT aaa aara a aara r aaaea aaa aaa eA a aa aa aaia odaia aiaia 7 TOA DPP CO i cc il Ea aa a ees ereoeeeaseecnseneet ss 7 TC Extra Tree Measurements iors tniitaas iaa 7 FI History Planning Cree 7 Fl Land OS ii i 7 AREER o l E o O eit 5 ae EN E EES EE EA E EEN TAT T A EA T T 7 PAG SC ae E ET A EE ET 8 El SOME radeon aa i 8 Eli SP SUI en a a a do N 8 stand Information Sereen iii eaka EEEE E E REE 8 Pili 2S faniGIMPUDSCROCIN O
34. CE06 User s Manual Exiting and Saving in ForestVIEW When exiting from ForestVIEW save the project if you wish to maintain the link to FLIPS If you do not save the project the link will be lost however you can re establish this link by clicking on the join tables button ea or by selecting Join from the Tables menu when a table window is the active window Technical Support Before Calling for Technical Support Before you call ACI for technical support you should be at your computer with FLIPS running and prepared to give the following information The version of FLIPS you are using To find the current version number choose About FLIPS from the Help menu Your registration and product identification numbers To find your registration number choose About FLIPS from the Help menu Your product identification number Product ID or PIN is assigned to you when you register your product The type of hardware you are using including network hardware The operating system you are using The exact wording of any messages that appeared on your screen What happened and what you were doing when the problem occurred How you tried to solve the problem Calling ACI Technical Support in the United States Using ACI s Complementary Support Service Users in the United States who have registered their software are eligible to receive complementary support directly from ACI s Technical Support Center for a period of
35. CT BUFFER CountOft 115 04E 01 ROCKCK 97 115 04E 01 ROCKCK CBUF 8 113 04E 02 ROCKCK 82 I Create Inventory F Update Inventory MV Update Forestview 115 D4E 02 ROCKCK CBUF 12 H of Species po 115 04E 03 ROCKCK 55 118 O4E 03 ROCKCK CBUF 16 Coverage is over3 118 04E 04 ROCKCK Summary File OVERS 118 04E 04 ROCKCK CBUF 20 ree 118 O4E 05 ROCKCK reste inventor Je FrV Matchea_ lt EUnMateTE I Exit Program View PAT m Summary 5478 Total Pat 3758 Matched FI FY 1720 Un Matched FY 0 Un Matched FI 3 Resize the tab area in order to see all three tabs These are the FI FV Matched FV UnMatched and FI Unmatched tabs 4 Click on these tabs from left to right in order to view the data matches that occurred between FLIPS and ForestVIEW those records that did not match from the ForestVIEW data and those that did not match from the FLIPS data Note the Summary area of the screen that shows how many records fell in each of the three categories Making Choices for the FI FV Matched Area Now it is necessary to choose whether or not to create an inventory from the ForestVIEW data update the Inventory FLIPS data with the ForestVIEW data or update the ForestVIEW data with the inventory data The user will also select the number of species to be used in this process and the final summary file name 1 Check one of th
36. Copy the stand s to a new temporary project by filling in the Destination Project and Destination Directory of where the temporary project is to be stored 6 Choose the Type tab at the bottom of the dialog screen if a single stand is to be copied or select Section Tract if the types associated with an entire section or tract are to be copied 7 Inthe Destination area of the table in the dialog screen change the Tract name as needed If the stand is to be linked to ForestVIEW the tract name can not exceed eight characters 8 Click OK The stand s are copied with the tract name changes into the temporary project 9 Select the temporary project and verify that the stand s data has been copied correctly 10 Select the original project and delete the original stand s 11 Select the temporary project and repeat steps 3 through 4 12 Fill in the Destination Project and Destination Directory of the original project 13 Click OK 14 Select the original project and verify that the stand s data has been copied correctly 15 Once you have verified that all the data has been copied correctly you can delete the temporary project Copy Cruise Plots 1 Select a Stand 2 Click on Stand on the opening screen menu bar 3 Choose Plot Maintenance from the drop down menu 4 The Plot Maintenance dialog screen appears 5 Confirm that orignal project and type are correct 6 Check the copy option in the options area of the screen 7 Inthe
37. Ft per Acre is 413 there are 51 board feet of defect Fifty one equates to 0 78 of the 413 Net Bd Ft per Acre This is also calculated for the species as a whole all sort grade combinations included and for the project as a whole all species and all sort grade combinations included BdFt per Acre Gross The board feet per acre for a species sort grade combination before taking out any defect This is also calculated for the species as a whole all sort grade combinations included and for the project as a whole all species and all sort grade combinations included BdFt per Acre Net The board feet per acre for a species sort grade combination minus any defect This is also calculated for the species as a whole all sort grade combinations included and for the project as a whole all species and all sort grade combinations included Total Net Mbf The Net Mbf per acre times the number of acres Percent of Net Board Foot Volume Log Scale Dia The percent of total net board foot volume accounted for by logs of a given species sort grade combination that fall in a scaling diameter range For example 84 of the total volume of Douglas fir with a sort of 4 and a grade of 3 have a scaling diameter of 9 11 inches Percent of Net Board Foot Volume Log Length The percent of total net board foot volume accounted for by logs of a given species sort grade combination that fall in a log length range For example 22 of the total volume of Do
38. Height This field is required when cruising volume plots and optional when cruising count and regeneration plots DBH is a four digit numeric field including the decimal point is provided for diameter This diameter is normally at 4 5 feet above the ground on the uphill side of the tree This diameter is measured four feet or 1 3 meters above the stump outside the bark Diameters less than 99 9 inches can be input to the nearest tenth inch Trees larger than 100 inches are input to the nearest inch FP Form Point required A two digit numeric field is provided for form point Default is DBH four feet above the stump Form point is where Form Factor is measured and or where the tree taken in with a BAF If form point is defined as four feet the program will automatically use a form point of 16 feet to calculate Form Factor Form point can be varied for each tree if needed FF Form Factor required A two digit numeric code Form factor is the percent relationship of the diameter at Form Point 16 feet divided by the DBH Default values for Form Factor by species are input on the species screen If no form factor is entered the form factor from the species table will be used TD Top Diameter required A one digit alpha numeric field Top diameter is the diameter outside the bark at the top of the bole This is entered as a single digit percent value or as an alpha value for diameter As shown below Top Diameter Fractions
39. Min Len required The minimum allowed length of the log being priced Max Len optional The maximum allowed length of the log being priced Rate required The number of dollars assigned to a Rate Type 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 54 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Rate Unit required Units of measure i e Thousands of board feet M cunits C tons T piece P etc Destination optional Name of the destination where logs will be delivered Load Size optional Average load size Margin optional Percentage Margin Unit optional Thousands of board feet M cunits C tons T piece P etc Roads A table that classifies types of roads Code A three character wide alphabetic field that describes a type of road Description A field that briefly describes the code For example an abandoned road might have a code of ABN with a description of ABANDONED ROAD Seed Zone A table that describes the seed zone that a stand falls in Code A three character wide numeric field describing the seed zone Description A brief description of the code For example a code of 041 would have a description of SEED ZONE 041 Slash A table that describes the distribution of slash on a site Code A one character wide alphabetic field that describes the distribution of slash Description A brief description of the code For example with Heavy slash distribution there would be a code
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41. TC Tree Edit TC Plot Loc TC Extra Tree Mea TC Scaling TC Transect Flips98 Master Fl Sort Grade Fl History Planning FI SppSum Fl Stand Input See Also Print a Report Graph Run a Stand Table Adjustment Cruise With this routine existing stand table information can be entered into the TC Tree Input screen to be run against existing cruise information Use this feature only if there is a high level of confidence in the stand table information The stand table data is actually used to adjust the volume of the collected cruise data This is useful in situations such as timber marking dot tally cruises or percent cruises Do not run this routine with count plots or count trees in the timber cruise The stand table information can be entered before or after the cruise is run Every species and diameter class must be represented by at least one cruise tree The stand data is entered by inputing STND in the plot number coulumn a species code tree count and diameter class The cruise data is entered as normal Below is an example of the TC Tree Input screen with stand table and cruise data entered 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 33 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual aa Fe O1N Rge 01W Sec 11 Tract TEST Type 1000 istmo 1 20 1 wH 99 120 un 2 20 1 wn 45 120 E 3 20 1 wH 20 14 0 4 20 1 wH 10 17 0 5 20 1
42. Y to SuperACE O6 cccccnnaccccccnnnncnnnnnnncnnos Download Tables to Pocket SuperEAS V TM cccccccnocccnonnnnannnonnnnnncnnnnnann cnn nnnnnn cra rana Download Data from a CMT Unison atasca en Download Tables From PC to CMT UNibicooccccnnnnccccccnononcncncnoncncnnonannncnnnnnn nc nn nnnnnccnnnannn cnn Edit Plot Data iaa alada Edit Pro lOltinsralcasdia A A A tedden Edit Tables sa Enter Plot Dala a a a a E E aa e a a raa aiaa a Teale Explode a Stand tdo Exporta REPO Gra Di e er a aaa Er a irte inicios A Grow a Pro ecos deta ts EE A niiaaniedenisuetand E T Import Cruise Data into Inventory aci o Import a DOS based FLIPS Proje t cian daa cessation Import a DOS based SuperACE PrOj8Ct ccocoononncccnnnonccccnnnoncnnnoncnncncnnnnnnnnrnn nano nn rnnnnanennn Open a Type Master Screen esse rra nena Poela condo ienaestatenieieet ip rene Bo 2 el Wrz 8 eer nee eer eer tee ceo ee nn ene een rte Penner ey tne rn errr re nore eee Print a RepordGraph iria ia A A A NAO AAAA ONT A Q ery Stands aee r e AEA aE AEAEE E eea SRAN tations Record Blank Plots misran na a a A A enaA Record Count PloS uera Sally a a is Record Count Trees cave RE A ia ERE aE Restore a Pri la idas Run ReporisiGrapriS escoria dci Run a Stand Table Adjustment CruiSl ooooccccnnnoccccconaccccnncnonnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnn nc n nana nec cn ranma Select Multiple tandas das Selecta Pra a vanes Saalwendsnnns tue SEIGCH id A eTo MOREE msvasisantena E ET E A mutase E E O Sta
43. a per acre of the plot Trees Ac Trees per acre of the plot Net CuFt Ac Net cubic feet per acre of the plot Net BdFt Ac Net board feet per acre of the plot Total Cunits Total cunits represented by the plot Total MBF Total mbf represented by the plot See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Species Sort Grade Report There are two types of species sort grade reports type and project that break down the percent of board foot volume attributed to the individual sort grade combinations by species The project report summarizes information by species from all types associated with the project while the type report summarizes information by type for each species Spp Species for which the information is being reported ST Species status code Sort A means of classifying the type of tree usually based on its destination For example a tree may sorted according to export sorts local market destinations or take vs leave trees Grade A means of classifying a tree based on its quality generally defined by the local scaling bureau Net BdFt 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 44 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual The percent of total net board feet for an individual species that a particular sort and grade combination comprises BdFt per Acre Def The percent of Net board feet for a species sort grade combination accounted for by defect For example if the Gross Bd Ft per Acre is 464 and the Net Bd
44. acceptable log length for a given log sort relative to the scaling rules Logs over this length are split scaled as 2 or more segments Defect optional The maximum amount of defect allowable for a particular log expressed as a percent Min Vol optional The minimum amount of volume that a log must contain in order to be classified as a given sort Vol Unit optional Refers to the choice of units used when defining minimum volume For example the units may be in cubic feet or board feet so would put a C or M respectively in this column Min Rings Per Inch optional The minimum number of rings per inch that the butt end of a log must contain to be classified as a given sort For user information only not used in the program Knot Size optional The maximum allowable diameter of knots for a particular log sort For user information only not used in the program Knot Frequency Per Foot optional The maximum number of knots per foot allowable for a given log sort For user information only not used in the program Strt optional Enter a Y or N in this column to express whether the log is straight or not For user information only not used in the program Sap optional 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 56 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual A measurement in inches of the minimum sapwood thickness For user information only not used in the program Min Age optional The minimum allowable age measured b
45. alculated for a given grade and log length Net MBF The total volume in MBF calculated for a given grade and log length after deductions for defect are removed Spc The percent of total species net mbf volume in a given grade and log length Percent Net Volume by Scaling Diameter in Inches The calculated percent net mbf volume by scaling diameter classes See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Log Stock Table Percent Cubic Feet Report This report breaks down the percent cubic foot volume attributed to the individual sort grade combinations by scaling diameter classes for individual species The scaling diameter classes are defined by the user in the report parameters screen It summarizes information for an entire project or selected types associated with the project Spp Species for which the information is being reported ST Species status code Sort A means of classifying the type of tree usually based on its destination For example a tree may sorted according to export sorts local market destinations or take vs leave trees Grade A means of classifying a tree based on its quality generally defined by the local scaling bureau Log Len The length of the log assigned to a grade classification for a given species GR CCF The total volume in CCF calculated for a given grade and log length without deductions for defect Def 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 42 FLIPS SuperACE06 User
46. appears 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 61 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual IN Do you wish to start Processing 3 Wait while some processing occurs Note that after the processing is finished the Match Fields and Buffers areas of the interface screen are populated with some data Filling in the Match Fields Area Now the user must choose which fields of the ForestVIEW project to match with fields in FLIPS It is recommended that the user match on township range and section 1 In the Match Fields area of the interface screen identify a field to use for searching for matches with FLIPS Note that a matching field may have a different name in ForestVIEW compared to the corresponding field in FLIPS Match Fields Forest VIEVY Inventory SECTION v 2 Click in the cell in the Inventory column adjacent to the ForestVIEW field to find the match for A dropdown listbox appears from which you may choose an appropriate match In the example above the ForestVIEW field SEC may be matched to the FLIPS field SECTION Filling in the Buffers Area When the user selected the project to work with earlier on some processing occurred during which buffer fields in the ForestVIEW project were identified This information may be viewed in the Buffers area of the interface screen In this portion of the screen the user may name the buffer fields with a 4 character long alphanumeric name basically giving these
47. at each species is broken down by DBH It then includes the remaining information of Site Index Basal Area per Acre Trees per Acre Logs per Acre Height per Tree Gross and Net Cubic Feet per Acre and Gross and Net Board Feet per Acre TC Transect Under construction TC Tree Edit Screen This screen is accessed by clicking the TC Tree Edit tab of the stand information screen It shows the data as it was entered in the TC Tree Input screen along with the computed values and error messages for each log segment This screen is used to edit the tree data that was entered in the TC Tree Input screen The tree data is edited directly into the screen cells and through the insert segment delete segment insert tree delete tree and replace buttons located at the bottom of the screen 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 8 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Computed These fields are calculated automatically by the program Cum Ht Cumulative Height Height of segments including trim Top DOB Top Diamater Outside Bark The small end of the log outside the bark as specified in the scaling rule Top DIB Top Diamater Inside Bark The small end of the log inside the bark as specified in the scaling rule Net CuFT The cubic feet in a log less defect deductions Net BdFt The board feet in a log less defect deductions If a tree segment does not meet any of the parameters defined in the species or
48. at the project level 1 Select the project with the cruise data 2 Onthe menu bar select File 3 From the drop down menu select Cruise to Inventory 4 The program moves all the stands with cruise data in the active project into inventory To import cruise data into inventory at the stand level 1 Select the project with the cruise data 2 Select the stand or stands which are to receive cruise data 3 Onthe menu bar select File 4 From the drop down menu select Cruise to Inventory 5 The program moves the cruise data into inventory for the selected stand s Update Fl Cruise data for an individual stand can also be imported into inventory by clicking on the _Update F_ button on the type master screen TC Tree Input screen and the TC Tree Edit screen Import a DOS based FLIPS Project Projects from DOS based FLIPS may be converted for use in FLIPS The following steps assume the project to be converted has already been restored into DOS FLIPS from a previous version of DOS FLIPS Start the DOS based FLIPS program Go to the Forest Inventory option and hit enter Choose 4 Reports Select C Update for Inventory Choose S Convert Data Files Select A Build Windows Text Select the project to convert and press Enter Move the cursor to either All Types or desired individual types to convert by pressing the enter key to select or deselect 9 Press F9 to run the operation This creates a Windows conversion file which
49. bar 2 Pick the table type from the tables pull down menu 3 A Table screen appears 4 On the upper left corner of the screen choose a table name from the drop down window Print a Report Graph After running a report you can print a report by clicking on the S button in the report preview window See Also Run a Report Print a Table 1 Click on Reports on the menu bar and select Tables from the drop down menu to show the table tree Click and highlight the table or tables to print from the table tree 3 Click the Process button at the bottom of the screen N 4 Inthe print preview screen click on the S button See Also Open a Table Print a Window Print a window by selecting Print from the File menu This will print anything visible in the window Query Stands It s easy to query stands based on stand attributes using the Query Builder dialog or by using Selection under the Reports drop down menu The query builder gives results based on the non calculated data for on screen queries while the selection screen gives results based on processed data for reporting Using the query builder dialog 1 Select Filter Query from the Stand drop down menu O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 30 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Use the filter query dialog screen to build your query using Boolean expressions If you wish to save the criteria values use the save button and enter a name for the query for future use
50. ber of plots needed to satisfy accuracy Statistical calculations of the samples will determine the actual sampling error Estimating the number of plots needed for the accuracy comes more from experience than from statistical calculations before the sampling is started Statistics from old cruises in an area can help in judging the number of plots that are required for a certain accuracy on types to be sampled Average timber types have coefficient of variation of around 40 50 and can be sampled to about 10 at 1 standard deviation with 30 to 40 plots Proportional plots require about 4 6 trees average or 120 to 240 trees Stands with more variation require more plots or trees To reduce the error by half requires four times the samples Determine the number of sample trees per plot Proportional plots determine the BAF by estimating the basal area per acre and divide by 5 trees Example BAF 100 sq ft per acre 5 trees 20 Fixed area plots estimate the trees per acre and divide by 10 Example Plot Radius 200 trees per acre 10 20 acre plot radius of 26 33 feet Determine plot spacing Square grid sqrt 43 560 x type acres number of plots Example Total acres 44 Plots 44 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 6 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Square grid sqrt 43 560 x 44 44 208 71 feet Acres per plot plot spacing 2 43 560 208 71 2 43 560 1 00 Rectangular grid Spacing betw
51. ck Copy Data from Device on the following screen EXT Make sure your device is connected to the PC va ActiveSync Connected Cansino 6 You will be prompted when the transfer is complete Click OK a x Process is complete 7 The following window will open allowing you to specify where the cruise data is to be stored on the PC Click Process after choosing the destination directory for your cruise data Note on some laptops and PCs this screen may appear on the taskbar at the bottom of the computer screen and will need to be restored to view it 51x File Edit View Help Destination C FLIPSO6 DEMO Browse T Split into Domestic and Export Projects based on Age Coc Process For Help press F1 NUM SCRL 4 8 You will be prompted when the transfer is complete Click OK C A Data transfer is complete The cruise project is now available for selection from the Project Selection screen in SuperACE 06 for accessing and reporting on the cruise data Download Tables to Pocket SuperEASY 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 21 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual After creating the Species Sort and Grade tables in SuperACE 06 to be used on a cruise project the tables can be transferred to Pocket SuperEASY for use in the field Transferring Tables 1 Make sure that the mobile device is synced with the PC 2 Open SuperACE 06 on the PC 3 In SuperACE 06 make sure
52. cking represented by the species BA Ac Basal area per acre represented by the species Trees Ac Trees per acre represented by the species Net Cf Ac Net cubic feet per acre represented by the species Total CUNITS Total cunits represented by the species Total MBF Total MBF represented by the species See Also How to Run Reports Graphs 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 40 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Log Stock Table MBF Report The log stock report MBF breaks down the board foot volume attributed to the individual sort grade combinations by scaling diameter classes for individual species The scaling diameter classes are defined by the user in the report parameters screen It summarizes information for an entire project or selected types associated with the project Spp Species for which the information is being reported ST Species status code Sort A means of classifying the type of tree usually based on its destination For example a tree may sorted according to export sorts local market destinations or take vs leave trees Grade A means of classifying a tree based on its quality generally defined by the local scaling bureau Log Len The length of the log assigned to a grade classification for a given species Gross MBF The total volume in MBF calculated for a given grade and log length without deductions for defect Def The percent of defect calculated for a given
53. ct area Code A two character wide alphabetic field describing the species of vegetation Description A field describing the code For example with a code of SW the description would be sword fern 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 59 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual WoodType A table describing the type of wood in the stand The table defines wood type codes entered into the species table Code A one character wide alphanumeric field describing the type of wood Description A field that briefly describes the code For example with a code of P the description would be PINE or with a code of W the description would be WHITEWOODS Linking ForestVIEW to FLIPS For those users familiar with working in both ForestVIEW mapping and FLIPS forest inventory programs Atterbury Consultants Inc is pleased to present the opportunity to link data from ForestVIEW to FLIPS and vice versa In order to take advantage of this link the user must be familiar with data in FLIPS that corresponds to data in ForestVIEW The steps in the following help screens outline the procedure necessary to link data from ForestVIEW to FLIPS or FLIPS to ForestVIEW It is highly recommended that you back up both the ForestVIEW and FLIPS files before starting this process While it is relatively easy to undo changes made in ForestVIEW once data in FLIPS has been altered the only way to go back to the original data is via a backup Note that
54. d which may mean that many small trees will have to be recorded These small trees add greatly to the cost of cruising but may not add to the volume and value 2 An accurate baseline has to run completely through the number of strips for cruise control 3 Accurate strip widths placed at right angles to the baseline have to be constantly maintained with frequent checking of borderline trees The strip center must be accurately marked in order to do this Fixed Area Plots These are usually fixed circular plots of a certain size These plots should be large enough to sample the population with an average of 5 10 trees per plot The radius of the plot must be larger than the radius of the square of the actual stocking 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 5 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Plot Radius sq rt 13 865 58 plot area Five fixed area plots can be nested in a plot They are indicated on the plot card or data recorder with an F1 F2 F3 F4 or F5 in the PF column and the plot size defined on the type master screen A plot radius is entered on the type master screen as decimal factor For example a 1 4 acre plot is entered as 0 25 Proportional Plots Variable Radius Plots Prism Plots These are the most popular plots for cruising merchantable timber today A BAF should be selected to yield an average of 5 trees per plot Use the same BAF for the entire type or strata SuperACE allows BAF of any number between 1 a
55. de table Ln Segment length Two digit numeric On the final log segment of a tree a may be entered instead of a numeric length If a is entered the program will compute the length of the segment to the minimum top diameter Log length min and max are defined in the species sort and grade tables Bd Ft F Board Foot length deductions I Board Foot diameter deductions 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 11 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Cu Ft F Cubic Foot length deductions I Cubic Foot diameter deductions Numeric field left blank when using length or diameter deductions A 1 is entered when percentage deductions for both board foot and cubic feet are to be used Percentages are entered as whole numbers in the F I cells of a tree segment i e 10 equals 10 and 05 equals 5 Type Master Screen The screen is accessed by double clicking on the gray area to the left of the TWN number This screen contains all the inventory and cruise information associated with a given type stand in a distinct township range and section location This includes information such as location tract name type number stand size cost and price tables cruiser name site index BAF age etc A master is either created by hand entering values or by copying or exploding a stand The master is the first screen that appears when the stand information screen is opened See Also Stand Informat
56. e Options area of the dialog Choose the Type tab at the bottom of the dialog if a single stand is to be deleted or select Section Tract if the types associated with an entire section or entire tract are to be deleted 5 Click OK fe Oo Ne See also Explode a Stand Copy a Stand Delete a Table Choose Tables from the menu bar Click the Delete Table tool button Choose the table category wish to delete from the left area of the table delete window Choose the name to the table you wish to delete from the right area of the table delete window Click OK ON Es GO Ne Note A table cannot be deleted if it is currently the active table See Also Create a New Table Edit a Table 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 19 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Delete Cruise Plots Select a Stand Click on Stand on the opening screen menu bar Choose Plot Maintenance from the drop down menu The Plot Maintenance dialog screen appears Check the delete option in the options area of the screen Confirm that original project and type are correct Select the plots to be deleted by selecting the cells of the plot numbers you want copied Click OK PD 109 91 Bo NA See Also Copy Cruise Plots Download Data from Pocket SuperEASY to SuperACE 06M After returning from the field the cruise data can be easily transferred to SuperACE 06 for editing and reporting You can transfer an entire project and the associated
57. e three checkboxes as necessary to choose the type how to use the matched data O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 63 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual m FIAF Matched I Create Inventory MV Update ForestView of Species i m Coverage is over9 Summary File overs F UnMatched J Greate Inventory gt Summary 5478 Total Pat 3758 Matched FI FY 1720 Un Matched FY D Un Matched Fl 2 Fill in the number of species being used in the project Up to seven species can be included If there are more species available than the number entered into this box the main species will be chosen For example if the user has 4 species in a timber type and chooses 2 as the of Species the information associated with the main two species will be used 3 Either enter a new name in the Summary File box or accept the default name as the original coverage name If you choose the latter you will have to answer yes to the question Replace File 4 Wait while processing occurs A note will tell you that the processing is complete Back to Forest VIEW Once the processing is complete for either updating or creating a new inventory the FLIPS module is closed and you are back in ForestVIEW You may now view the summary output file It will be similar to the one below Attributes of Over9 MAI E ev ESTE vert veri tt a 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 64 FLIPS SuperA
58. eded Note that each time information is entered into the bottom row of the table a new line appears This allows the user to continue to copy the type in E NA O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 27 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual new locations 6 Click OK The type is created in the project Explode a Stand within the Same Project 1 Select a stand to copy 2 Choose Explode a Stand from the Stand menu The Stand Explode dialog appears 3 Change the Twn Rge Sec Type and Acres areas of the table to the appropriate information Note that each time information is entered into the bottom row of the table a new line appears This allows the user to continue to copy the type in new locations 4 Click OK The type is created in the new locations See also Copy a Stand Delete a Stand Export a Report Graph After running a report you can export a report or graph by clicking on the a button in the report preview window Next select the file format you wish the report graph to be exported in Then select the destination of the file and click OK This will bring a browse tree screen to browse to the drive and directory where you want to store the file See Also Run a Report Find a Stand It s easy to find a stand by using the Find Type dialog screen Select Find under the Stand drop menu The find type dialog screen appears Enter as many fields as needed to find the appropriate stand Click OK The desired s
59. ee damage Description A brief description of the code For example with code of W the description is WIND Environment A table that defines any either legal or disputed issues over the property For example the area may be an endangered wildlife area or may have the location of a boundary in dispute with the adjacent landowner Code A three character wide alphanumeric field describing the issue Description A brief description of the code For example if there is a boundary dispute the code may be BD and the description would be BOUNDARY 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 52 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual DISAGREEMENT Harvest A table describing the logging method used Code A three character wide alphabetic field describing the logging method Description A field that briefly describes the code For example with a code of CAB the description might be Cable Logging History Planning A table describing any previous or future planned land management operations For example the stand may have undergone a pre commercial thin or is slated to have a pre commercial thin carried out on it at some future point Code A two character wide alphabetic field describing the type of history or planning operation Description A brief description of the Code Ex If the stand had a prescribed burn planned for it the Code would be BU and the description would be BURN Landform A table that
60. een lines Acres x 43 560 plots x distance between plots Example Total acres 44 Plots 44 Distance between plots 132 Spacing between lines 44 ac X 43 560 44 plots x 132 330 Acres per plot distance between plots x spacing between lines 43 560 132 x 330 43 560 1 00 Lay out the plot lines on the maps to cross drainages and other patterns that may cause the sample to be in error The acres per plot should be multiplied by the number of plots in each type to check the acres calculations and the plot count Measure the results Statistical calculations should be computed for each type the average for all types and possibly the standard error for the entire project Cut out records should be kept to check the actual against the estimated Measurement errors must be considered Measure the right things for quality results Data Input TC Dbh Cru Cnt The TC Dbh Cru Cnt screen is accessed via the TC Dbh Cru Cnt tab of the stand information screen This screen gives a stand table summation based on the cruise data in the selected stand It can also be accessed in the TC Tree Input and TC Tree Edit screens by clicking on the Stand Table button The diameter class can be adjusted in the Dia Class cell and the diameter class mid point is defined in the Round up on cell The changes take affect by pressing on the Enter button after entering the change The other variable cel
61. em slope aspect and habitat description for each cruise plot 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 7 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual TC Scaling Under construction FI Sort Grade Screen The Sort Grade screen is accessed by clicking on the Fl Sort Grade tab of the stand information screen It is the most detailed view of the stand information It is similar to both the Species Summary and Stand Table views of the stand data except that it is broken down further into the individual sort and grade combinations for each species of a given log dib It then includes the remaining information of logs per acre Gross and Net Cubic Feet per Acre and Gross and Net Board Feet per Acre FI Spp Sum Screen Fl Spp Summary Screen is accessed by clicking on the Fl Spp Sum tab on the stand information screen The table that appears in this screen lists summarized information about the species in the stand This information includes the species name the average age DBH Site Index Basal Area per Acre Trees per Acre Logs per Acre Total Height Gross and Net Cubic Feet per Acre and Gross and Net Board Feet per Acre Stand Information Screen Each stand in a project is accessed through a stand information screen It is a collection of dialog screens that contain all the data associated with a given stand in a project This includes stand information such as location associated cost and price tables cruiser name etc
62. en optional The ovarall maximum acceptable length of a log relative to scaling rules Logs over this length are split scaled Max Ht optional The maximum total tree height Trim required Excess length added on to the log that is not reported It compensates for length that will be lost in processing at the mill For example a 40 foot log may actually be 41 feet because approximately 1 foot may be lost in processing BdFt Rule required The board foot rule to be employed For example depending on where the project is located westside eastside or doyle rules may be employed CuFt Rule required The cubic foot rule to be employed when calculating volumes 1 Northwest S Samalian W Weyerhaeuser Weight optional The pounds of wood per either MBF or CCF Weight Type optional The volume unit used in the measurement of weight Would enter an M for MBF or a C for CCF Status A table classifying the status of a tree damage in a stand Code A one character wide field describing the type of tree status Description A brief description of the code For example with code of D the description is DEAD Streams A table defining the stream classes Code A one character wide numeric field describing the stream class Description A field brief description the code For example a code of 4 would have a description of CLASS FOUR 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 58 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Tax
63. en appears Change Species Sort Grade x m Species Sort r Grade Old NEW Old NEW Old NEW DF 8 KE RA 9 a WH D 3 J 4 K 9 Cancel The codes shown under the Old column are the current codes assigned to the data 5 Under the NEW column enter the codes that are to replace the old codes If an old code is still to be used leave the new cell blank Each time a code is entered in a cell be sure to hit the enter key 6 Be sure that the new codes are consistent with the tables associated with the project After all the entries have been made click on the OK button 7 The codes are now changed for the whole project Change Species Sort or Grade at the STAND Level 1 Select the stand to be processed 2 Click on Stand from the menu bar 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 3 4 5 Click on Change Species Sort Grade from the Stand menu Follow steps 4 through 6 from above The codes are now changed for the selected stand Change a Tract Name Use the following method If you have a stand or stands in which the tract name needs to be edited or changed 1 Backup your data 2 Select a stand or stands with a tract name that requires editing 3 Choose Maintenance from the Stand drop down menu The Stand Maintenance dialog screen appears 4 Select Copy and Cruise or Inventory from the Options area of the dialog screen 5
64. ent of normal stocking Ba Ac Basal area per acre by individual species and for all species combined Trees Ac The number of trees per acre by individual species and for all species combined Logs Ac The number of logs per acre by individual species and for all species combined Avg Log CuFt and BdFt The average number of cubic feet and board feet in a given log by species and for all species combined Net Cf Ac and Net Bf Ac The net cubic feet or board feet per acre Total Cunits and Total MBF The total number of net Cunits or net MBF by species and for all species combined See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Catalog Tree Classification Report Reports on all species within a stand listed by age and species Type Type number Acres Total acres in type Date Exam date of stand as entered in inventory Age Age assigned to species SI Site index assigned to species 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 39 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Spc Species code as defined in the species table ST Status code assigned to species ie D for Dead PO Crown position assigned to the species CR Crown ratio assigned to the species Vi Vigor code assigned to the species DA Damage code assigned to the species T5 A user defined code DBH DBH of the species FF Form factor assigned to the species Total HT Total height of the species STK Percent normal sto
65. er screen If a cost table is assigned in a type master it will override the cost table assigned to a project Conversely if no cost table is assigned in the type master then the cost table assigned to the project will be used See also Assigning Tables to a Project Table Name required The table name reflects the choice of cost table made from the Table Names dropdown list box located at the bottom left of the screen These tables may already exist or may need to be created See Creating a New Table Group Currently not available Spp optional Species abbreviation from the species table For example DF for Douglas fir Items required Any tasks such as falling and bucking rafting road construction etc associated with the harvest operation Fiber required Refers to whether or not the log is being graded or will be used for its fiber pulped Entering an F in this column will cause any logs of this sort to have no Scribner volume calculated for it If a G or a blank is in this column Scribner volume will be calculated Cost required The amount in dollars per unit that a given task costs For example reforestation may be given a cost of 200 per acre 200 would be entered into this cell Cost Unit required The unit for which the cost is being assigned For example the costs might be in terms of thousands of board feet M Cunits C tons T or acres A T1 Crown Position A table describing the crown
66. ers should be pre assigned when more than one cruiser is taking plots in a type Plot Number 000 means the tree on the line is a 100 cruise and the tree volume will be added seperately to a plot cruise A strip cruise value of 1 00 does the same thing Tree No Tree Number A three digit numeric field Tree number is assigned by the computer except when measuring permanent plots Users input tree numbers when measuring permanent plots for growth and each tree is going to be measured more than once 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 24 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual PF Plot Factor or Prism Factor A two digit aloha numeric field When a two digit number is entered the field is a Prism Factor or Basal Area Factor i e 20 equals a 20 BAF If a decimal value is used for a prism factor then a B1 B2 B3 B4 or B5 is entered with the prism factor value defined in the type master screen i e B1 is entered in the PF column and 33 61 is entered next to B1 in the type master screen Glass prisms should always be checked for the proper prism factor A letter followed by a number i e F1 R1 or S1 is referring to a Plot Factor in the type master screen These refer to various sampling systems and plot sizes Up to 5 options for each sampling system can be used System Option Example As entered in the Cruise Master Screen Basal Area Factor B1 thru B5 B1 27 78 Fixed Area Plots F1 thru F5 F1 0 25 One quarter acre plot
67. f plots and trees cruised in a stand It includes a stand summary by species and reports coefficient of variation and standard error percent on board feet cubic feet trees ac basal area ac net bf ac and net cuft ac See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Timber Value Analysis Report Evaluates an individual timber type two or more types combined or an entire project in terms of revenues and costs associated with harvesting The components for estimating revenues are Species Species for which the information is being reported Name Eight alphanumeric character wide name Logs The number of logs of a given species Tons The total tons of wood of a given species Cunits Total cunits of a given species 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 47 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Mbf The total Mbf of a given species The components for revenues and costs are Log The revenues and costs per log associated with harvesting Costs could be road maintenance cable yarding falling and bucking etc Acre The revenues and costs per acre associated with harvesting Revenues listed at the top costs at the bottom Ton The revenues and costs per ton associated with harvesting Revenues listed at the top costs at the bottom CCF The revenues and costs per CCF associated with harvesting Revenues listed at the top costs at the bottom MBF The revenues and costs per MBF associated with harvestin
68. g Revenues listed at the top costs at the bottom Total Dollars Total costs associated with harvesting A bridge may be a one time cost of 35 000 and would be listed under this column See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Tract Summary Report Reports timber acres non stocked acres non timbered acres net cunits and net mbf_by Tract See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Tree Segment Volumes Report Report that gives a break down of measurements sorts grades constants calculations and volumes for each tree on a given plot See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Type Acres List Report Reports type acres and volumes by tract in a project Age site index predominate species DBH height BA ac trees ac net cf ac net bf ac and volumes both Cunits and mbf are reported for every type within a tract See Also How to Run Reports Graphs 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 48 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Volume Relationships by Species Report Reports on all species within a project or selected stands and compares various calculated items by species Items Total Gross Cunits Total gross cunits Total Net Cunits Total net cunits Total Gross MBF Total gross mbf Total Net MBF Total net mbf Total Tons Total tons BA Acre Basal area per acre Trees Acre Trees per acre QM DBH Quadratic mean DBH Gross CuFt Acre Gross Cubic feet per acre Net BdFt Acre Net board feet per acre Net Gross Ratio
69. grade and log length Net MBF The total volume in MBF calculated for a given grade and log length after deductions for defect are removed Spc The percent of total species net mbf volume in a given grade and log length Net Volume by Scaling Diameter in Inches The calculated net mbf volume by scaling diameter classes See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Log Stock Table Percent Board Foot Report This report breaks down the percent board foot volume attributed to the individual sort grade combinations by scaling diameter classes for individual species The scaling diameter classes are defined by the user in the report parameters screen It summarizes information for an entire project or selected types associated with the project Spp Species for which the information is being reported ST Species status code Sort 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 41 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual A means of classifying the type of tree usually based on its destination For example a tree may sorted according to export sorts local market destinations or take vs leave trees Grade A means of classifying a tree based on its quality generally defined by the local scaling bureau Log Len The length of the log assigned to a grade classification for a given species Gross MBF The total volume in MBF calculated for a given grade and log length without deductions for defect Def The percent of defect c
70. group species Each individual species should be entered on the species table with appropriate factors and limits St Status optional A one digit alpha numeric field Input must match codes in the status table Status is used to indicate dead trees etc O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 9 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Ct Count optional The tree count A two digit numeric field is provided for tree count Count plots are used to adjust the trees per acre for the trees on the cruise plot Trees can be counted on the plots by species and diameter Count plots can be used with BAF fixed area plots and strip cruises Blank plots are entered as a count plot with a species code and a 0 in the Ct column Measurements DBH Diameter Breast Height This field is required when cruising volume plots and optional when cruising count and regeneration plots DBH is a four digit numeric field including the decimal point is provided for diameter This diameter is measured four feet or 1 3 meters above the stump outside the bark Diameters less than 99 9 inches can be input to the nearest tenth inch Trees larger than 100 inches are input to the nearest inch FP Form Point required A two digit numeric field is provided for form point Default is DBH four feet above the stump Form point is where Form Factor is measured and or where the tree taken in with a BAF If form point is defined as four feet the progra
71. hanumeric field representing a specific species For example western hemlock is WH Douglas fir is DF etc Description required An eight character wide alphanumeric field describing a species e g NOB FIR for noble fir or COTWOOD for cottonwood Bark required The bark thickness ratio for a given species Asubo Ao required A factor used in Behre s hyperbola which describes tree form Enter one of the following species codes to use an Ao factor base upon age DF LP WH RA PP SS SF RC or NF For example red alder and cottonwood have a similar tree bole form so for both species in this column RA may be entered the Ao for red alder Age must be defined for each species in every stand The age is defined on the type master screen If age is not defined on the type master the program uses a default age of 50 years old An Ao factor may also be entered as a numeric value to be run against all ages for the specified species i e 0 593 for WH See Also Ao Factor Chart Form Factor required The diameter outside the bark measured at Form Point generally 16 feet divided by the diameter outside bark measured at D4H Either a number value or one of thirteen species codes can be entered If a number value is entered then the value is used as a default for the species when a form factor isn t entered in the tree input or edit screen If a species code is entered then the form factor will be predicted based on the active f
72. healthy living tree may have damage M alive but damaged and or is not normal D dying Da T4 Damage A animal damage unknown species B bear C D deer E F fire G H insects J J rooted when planted K L 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 26 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual T5 other Segments Up to 12 Segments can be described for each tree required for volume calculation S Segment number two digit automatically assigned by the program This includes cull segments breakouts and logs Ln Segment length Two digit numeric Log length min and max are input on species sort and grade tables S Sort A single alpha or numeric code as described in the active sort grade table G Grade A single alpha or numeric code as described in the active sort grade table Bd Ft F Board Foot length deductions Il Board Foot diameter deductions Cu Ft F Cubic Foot length deductions I Cubic Foot diameter deductions Numeric field left blank when using length or diameter deductions A 1 is entered when percentage deductions for both board foot and cubic feet are to be used Percentages are entered as whole numbers i e 10 equals 10 and 05 equals 5 Explode a Stand Exploding a stand involves copying all information tree details soils sort grade etc associated with that stand or type There are two possible methods for exploding a stand The fir
73. ing Blank plots are recorded by entering a plot number species code and 0 in the Ct column 100 Cruise This is not a sampling method but rather a complete or 100 cruise of the entire population This is rarely feasible Do not attempt a 100 cruise unless you are absolutely sure all trees can be identified and measured A 100 cruise tree is entered in SuperACE by preceding the plot number with a dash For example 001 Or use S1 in the PF column for the tree and assign a value of 1 in the type master screen Situations for use 1 A cruise of one tree 2 Marked trees along a right of way 3 A few less than 100 large scattered trees in a reproduction type which can be easily identified 4 A few scattered large trees of a merchantable type which are usually a different species age and of high value i e older Douglas fir trees in a younger stand The younger trees may be prism cruised while the more valuable Douglas fir trees should be 100 cruised Advantages 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 4 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 1 No sampling 2 Provides a record of every tree Disadvantages 1 100 cruises are expensive The higher costs must be justified by specific requirements which cannot be obtained otherwise 2 Possibility of missing trees 3 Possibility of cruising trees twice Strip Cruise A strip cruise is a cruise of a percentage of the total type area or number of trees Con
74. ion Screen Add and Remove ZM ZP Types The purpose of ZM and ZP types is to adjust section acres to match legal acres for sections which have legal acres listed in the ownership list by adding a ZM or ZP type to a section The original type acres in a section are not affected by the process A ZM type minus acres will reduce section acres to equal legal acres for a section A ZP type plus acres will add acres to a section to equal the legal acres for a section The adjustment is automatic To add ZM ZP types Select the Project you wish to adjust From the menu bar select Ownership Select Add ZM ZP Types from the drop down menu ZM and ZP types are added automatically POU To remove ZM ZP types Select the Project you wish to adjust From the menu bar select Ownership Select Remove ZM ZP Types from the drop down menu ZM and ZP types are removed O Adjust Timber Cruise Volume Timber cruise volumes can be adjusted over an entire project or individual stands These adjustments only occur when a cruise report is run The original cruise data is not effected If an adjustment is applied then the name of the adjustment table is displayed in the Cru Adj window on the stand information screen 1 From the menu bar select either project or stand depending on the level of adjustment 2 Choose adjustments from the drop down menu 3 The adjustments dialog screen appears 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 12 FLIPS
75. le might assign CU to a cull log OG to an old growth log PW for a peewee Japan log an HD for a hardwood sawlog etc Description required An eight character wide alphanumeric field describing a specific sort It may relate to a log s probable destination or to its surface characteristics For example a Japan export with a 12 inch minimum diameter might have a description such as JA EX 12 Fiber optional Refers to whether or not the log should have board foot volume calculated Entering an F in this column will cause any logs of this sort to have no Scribner volume calculated for it If a G or a blank is in this column Scribner volume will be calculated Min Dia required The minimum acceptable small end diameter to meet a specific sort requirement E g a China export may have a minimum diameter of 12 inches on the small end of the log If a log does not meet a Min Dia requirement the volume and assigned sort and grade are still reported A message will appear in the SuperACE TC Tree Edit screen noting the discrepancy Max Dia optional The maximum acceptable small end diameter to meet a specific sort requirement Max Butt optional The maximum acceptable large end diameter of a log to meet a specific sort requirement Min Len required The minimum acceptable log length for a given log sort For example for a PeeWee Japan log the minimum length accepted by the buyer might be 34 feet Max Len optional The maximum
76. ll disappear Edit Project Editing a project allows the user to change basic project information such as customer name address phone number etc 1 Select a project to edit 2 From the Project drop down menu choose Edit Project The Add Edit Project dialog appears 3 Alter any customer information by clicking the cursor in the appropriate box and changing to the correct information 4 Click OK Edit Tables The primary tables associated with a project can easily be accessed and edited 1 Choose Tables from the opening menu then select Tables from the Tables menu 2 Select the Table type and desired Table to be edited 3 Write over the appropriate information in the required cells Note that you may cut and paste information from an Excel spreadsheet into a table See Also Create a New Table Delete a Table Enter Plot Data The TC Tree Input Screen is accessed by clicking on the TC Tree Input tab of the stand information screen It is this screen where timber cruise plot data is entered The data is entered directly into the screen cells and through the insert tree delete tree and replace buttons located at the bottom of the screen Plot No Plot Number A Four digit plot number alpha numeric is assigned to each plot Each plot in a timber type must have a unique number Duplicate plot number will computed as one plot The program will check for duplicate plot numbers when you start entering a plot Plot numb
77. lly measuring all of the parameters all day every day Accuracy means the estimates are close to the true values Often cruisers will measure one parameter such as DBH with great precision and guess all of the heights and have very inaccurate cruise The measurement effort must be balanced among all parameters in all species to avoid bias and error The populations in forests are often variable Every tree can have a different volume and balance and every acre a different volume and value This variation is measured by installing a series of samples spread over the entire population SuperACE calculates and reports a Statistical Summary for each timber type Variation and Standard Error are calculated for basal area net cubic feet per acre and net board feet per acre The confidence limits are printed for each parameter for a given standard deviation Usually foresters use one standard deviation or that the average will fall in the confidence limits 67 of the time The statistical calculations are done after the cruise is complete Rarely is it feasible to go back to the forest and take more samples The cruiser must decide before starting the cruise what kind of sampling system to use what kind of plots to take and how many plots to establish Stratifying the forest into homogeneous types usually brings the Coefficient of Variation in normal forests to around 50 We have found that 30 to 40 proportional plots with an average of 4 to
78. ls are not active at this time TC Extra Tree Measurements The TC Extra Tree Measurements screen is accessed by clicking the TC Extra Tree Mea tab of the stand information screen This screen stores site tree measurements The measurements include species DBH total ht age code BH age total age DBH growth height growth and bark thickness FI History Planning Screen The History Planning screen is accessed by selecting the Fl History Plan tab on the stand information screen It allows you to enter history or planning activitiesalong with date acres cost unit and units A Acres M MBF C CUNITS T TONS associated with individual timber types in a project Click on the History tab at the bottom of the History Planning screen to enter information on stand history Alternatively click on the Plan tab to enter information on planning for the stand FI Land Soils Screen The Land Soils screen is accessed by selecting the FI Land Soils tab of the stand information screen It allows you to enter landform soils road construction tax seed zone habitat harvest system stream class and environmental information that needs to be associated with the stand TC Plot Loc The TC Plot Loc screen is accessed via the TC Plot Loc tab of the stand information screen This screen allows the user to input through keyboard or data recorder download direction of travel coordinates state plane latitude longitude or UTM syst
79. ly when reports are run Tables Tab With this screen the user can assign tables to run a project against for volume and value calculations See also Assign Tables Sample Tab The user can define timber sampling system minimum and maximum values by species to be downloaded to a data recorder for collecting plot data Measurements Fields Tab Data input fields can be toggled on off to aid in entering tree data into program Calculation Tab This screen enables the user to run reports with different log scale rules scaling diameters minimum log lengths and trim against any project or timber type It is recommended that the user select T temporary in the Replace All cell With the T option the defaults are applied for only one report run After the reports are generated the value reverts to N no If Y yes is selected the defaults will be applied every time reports are run Report Format Tab Enables the user to select options such as a stand attribute to determine the dominant species of a timber stand for reporting purposes Statistics Tab The user can change statistical parameters to run project and stand reports against Age Class Conifer amp Hardwood Summary Report Reports on acres and volume by age class grouped by conifer and hardwood for a type s or project Age Class Age classification Conifer Acres 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 36 FLIPS SuperACE06 User
80. m will automatically use a form point of 16 feet to calculate Form Factor Form point can be varied for each tree if needed FF Form Factor required A two digit numeric code Form factor is the percent relationship of the diameter at Form Point 16 feet divided by the DBH Default values for Form Factor by species are input on the species screen If no form factor is entered the form factor from the species table will be used TD Top Diameter required A one digit alpha numeric field Top diameter is the diameter outside the bark at the top of the bole This is entered as a single digit percent value or as an alpha value for diameter As shown below Top Diameter Fractions of FP Top Diameters Top Diameters TDF top dia dia at Form Point Alpha Codes Alpha Codes Code of diameter at FP Code Inches Centimeters Code Inches Centimeters 0 Total Height A 1 2 5 N 14 35 0 1 10 B 2 5 0 O 15 37 5 2 20 C 3 7 5 P 16 40 0 3 30 D 4 10 0 Q 17 42 5 4 40 E 5 125 R 18 45 0 5 50 F 6 15 0 S 19 47 5 6 60 G 7 17 5 T 20 50 0 7 70 H 8 20 0 U 21 52 5 8 80 9 22 5 V 22 55 0 9 90 J 10 25 0 X 23 57 5 K 11 27 5 W 24 60 0 L 12 30 0 Y 25 62 5 M 13 32 5 Z 26 65 0 Bole Ht Bole Height required A three digit numeric field Bole height is the distance from the stump to the Top Diameter Fraction or the Top Diameter outside the bark to the nearest foot Tot Ht Total Height optional A three digit n
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82. nd 99 99 BAF that are whole numbers can be put directly in the PF cloumn on the plot card or in the cruise input screen BAF that have a decimal number are assigned in the type master screen and coded on the plot card or data recorder as B1 B2 B3 B4 or B5 More than one BAF can be used in a type to sample various species or size groups Combination Sampling Systems Types that have mixed species of extreme value or a wide diversity in age or size may have to be sampled with more than one system or plot size at the same time Nested plots can be used for many situations Merchantable stands with a few scattered large trees can be cruised with a BAF for the merchantable element and with a 100 or a strip used for the large trees Merchantable stands containing a minor species of high value can be cruised using a combination of prism for the major species and a strip cruise for the high value minor species Sampling Design and Intensity 1 Determine the accuracy needed for the project or each sampling unit type Prioritize the sampling intensity to the highest value largest nearest to operations or highest volume per acre 2 Stratify the ownership into sampling units types or operational units that can be sampled Each type may be sampled with a different method and intensity 3 The number of plot and tree samples is a function of the needed accuracy and the variation with the sampling unit Stratification can reduce the num
83. nsultants Inc 34 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Print Setup REI Printer Name HP LaserJet 4 Properties Status Ready Type HP LaserJet 4 Where SERVER2 HPLasernet4 Comment Paper Orientation Size Letter 81 2 x11 in Portrait Source Auto Select C Landscape Cancel 3 In the Name drop down window select the printer you wish to use 4 Click on the OK button Select a Project The list of available projects is found by clicking the ma button on the opening screen tool bar Or by selecting Project on the menu bar then Select Project from the drop down menu This opens the project selection screen To select a specific project mouse click on the gray area to the left of the desired project Once a project is highlighted click on the Select button at the bottom of the screen to display the associated stands Select a Stand The list of available stands appear on the opening screen To select a stand 1 Click the mouse on the gray area to the far left of the stand The entire line should be highlighted in black 2 The Stand Information screen can be accessed by either double clicking on the desired stand or by selecting Stand on the menu bar then select Stand from the drop down menu See also Select Multiple Stands Start Forest VIEW If you have purchased ForestVIEW 3 7 you can start it without leaving FLIPS Select ForestVIEW from the Stand drop down menu
84. nts or Cruise Adjustments 2 The table dialog screen appears Method 2 1 While in the adjustments dialog sceen click on the Adjustment Table button 2 The table dialog screen appears With the adjustments table dialog screen you can create new tables delete outdated tables print a table and edit table parameters and adjustment percentages On the top right hand corner of the adjustments table dialog screen pick either CruAdjustments or InvAdjustments from the pull down window Next pick the table name you want to run from the pull down window on the upper left corner of the adjustments table dialog screen The adjustment parameters are entered and edited in the current adjustments section of the adjustment table Current INV ADJUSTMENTS Table GENERAL e Min Max BdFt Curt Abre Status Age Age Adjustment Adjustment DF 25 50 0 10 11 00 Enter the species code for the species that is to be adjusted A status code value is optional Enter a minimum age for the adjustment required A maximum age is optional If you are adjusting BdFt volume or CuFt volume enter a decimal percent value i e to decrease the volume by 90 percent enter 0 10 in the adjustment cell You do not have to adjust both BdFt and CuFt but a 1 value must be entered in the cell where no adjustment is to occur 6 If you are adjusting Site Index a decimal percent adjustment value is entered into the CuFt adjustment cell
85. oint it is recommended that the nested plot be recorded as a blank plot If at any time a blank plot occurs on the reforestation plot R1 thru R5 it must be recorded as a blank plot in order to calculate accurate stocking Example of blank plot entry on a nested plot Blank plot is highlighted in yellow Twn 01N Rge 01W Sec 11 Tract TEST Type 1001 p Record Count Plots Count plots are taken to supplement the cruise plots They are used when there is a need for more basal area measurements to measure the stocking variation This system allows recording the count by species Count plots must be done exactly as the cruise plots using the same form point and prism factor Counts are recorded by entering the plot number prism or fixed radius code species and the number of trees in the CT column If count plots are taken with measure plots DO NOT record count trees on the measure plots Count trees can only be recorded on measure plots in a timber cruise with no count plots Example of count plot entry Count plots are highlighted in yellow 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 31 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Twn 01N Rge 01W Sec 11 Tract TEST Type 1001 2 20 1 wH 140 16 87 4 64 3 20 1 oF 130 16 87 4 62 Record Count Trees Count trees ma
86. orm table and the tree s total height When a form factor is entered with the tree data in a field data recorder or in the tree input screen then it will override the value entered in the species table Wood type required 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 57 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual A one character wide alphabetic field referring to the type of wood used in reporting For example a W code would describe WHITEWOODS Codes are defined by the user and are stored in the active Wood Type table Component required A one character alphabetic code used to classify species for reporting Codes are defined by the user and are stored in the active Component table Yield Table required The yield equation that best mimics the volume yields for a given species Occasionally if a species has a similar yield equation as another species then the same yield equation can be applied Used only with the FLIPS program Min Dia optional The minimum allowed small end diameter of a log for a particular tree species For example in many timber cruises logs smaller than a 5 x 12 are not accounted for If a value entered is less than the Min Dia value defined in the Sort Grade table then the value in the Sort Grade table will be overridden Min Len optional The overall minimum acceptable length of a log by species If a value is entered it overrides a lesser Min Len value defined in the Sort Grade table Max L
87. own window select the table you wish to run the adjustments against 7 Click OK 8 Original site index values are adjusted according to parameters set in the adjustment table See Also Adjustment Tables Assign Tables to a Project Each project has four primary groups of tables associated with it Species Sort Grade Price and Cost tables screens At any time the project may refer to any one of a number of different tables within each of these primary groups There are two methods to set default tables The first method is the recommended procedure Method One Choose Defaults from the Setup drop down menu The defaults screen appears If the Tables screen isn t visible click on the tables tab Click in the field next to the table category you wish to change Use the drop list arrow button to show a list of available tables Click on the table you require Click OK Oe Gt A NS Method Two 1 Choose Tables from the menu bar 2 From the drop down menu choose a table category 3 Click on the table name you require in the upper left corner of the screen 4 Click the Make Default button 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 14 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 5 Close the Tables screen Backup a Project Backing up data is recommended after any significant changes have been made to a project The data is stored ina zip file format i e filename zip and can be saved to a hard drive tape drive zip drive
88. rbury Consultants Inc 15 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual oar wo Near the bottom of the Setup section is the statement ComPort 1 Simply change the 1 to a different com port number i e ComPort 2 Save the flips ini file and close Communications will now utilize the new com port setting Change Report Parameters Report parameters are accessed by choosing Reports on the opening menu bar Then choose Parameters and Log Stock Table or Project Summary by Species Sort Grade from the drop down menu Assign min and max values as needed and click OK All cells must have a value Change Species Sort or Grade Codes Situations may arise where it will become necessary to change species sort or grade codes in a type or project An example would be if a cruiser mistakenly used a different set of species sort or grade codes than the other cruisers on a cruise job In order to make all the data consistent the cruiser s codes will need to be changed before the data can be processed Instead of editing each tree entry one at a time the codes can be changed globally on a stand or project by using the Change Species Sort Grade option under Project and Stand on the menu bar Codes can be changed in SuperACE only Change Species Sort or Grade at the PROJECT Level Pi Select the project to be processed Click on Project from the menu bar Click on Change Species Sort Grade from the Project menu The following scre
89. rom database servers into ForestVIEW so that you can display query summarize and organize this data geographically In no time you ll be working with your data in a completely new way seeing patterns you couldn t see before understanding geographic relationships that were previously hidden gaining new insights and achieving new results for you and your business Views With ForestVIEW you work with geographic data in interactive maps called views Every view features ForestVIEW s unique geographic Table of Contents making it easy to understand and control what s displayed GIS has never been simpler Tables Working with tabular data in ForestVIEW s tables puts you in control Click on features on a view and their records highlight in the table showing you their attributes Select records in the table and the features they represent highlight on the view ForestVIEW s tables also have a full range of features for obtaining summary statistics sorting and querying Charts ForestVIEW s charts offer a powerful business graphics and data visualization capability that is fully integrated into ForestVIEW s geographic environment You can simply click on features on a view to add them to the chart ForestVIEW lets you work simultaneously with geographic tabular and chart representations of your data Layouts ForestVIEW s layouts let you create high quality full color maps by first arranging the various graphic elements on screen
90. rsion of our Super Accurate Cruise Extension program Finally a user friendly flexible working environment to assist you in completing all of your timber cruising projects Below is a brief list of some of the exciting new features available with SuperACE Seamless Integration with FLIPS Import Data from DOS Versions of our Forestry Software Menu Driven On line Help Flexible Database Design Multiple sampling systems Generate Numerous Reports and Graphs Variable log lengths User defined tables Timber cruise and reforestation input ForestVIEW 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 1 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual What is ForestVIEW ForestVIEW is a powerful easy to use tool that brings geographic information to your desktop ForestVIEW gives you the power to visualize explore query and analyze data spatially ForestVIEW is made by Atterbury Consultants Inc ACI We have been helping people solve forestry related issues with computers for over 12 years You don t need to know how to create geographic data in order to use ForestVIEW although you will likely learn in order to fully use the capabilities of ForestVIEW Geographic data sets are available from ACI and from various third parties to suit almost any requirement you might have Working spatially ForestVIEW can be used by anyone who wants to work spatially A key feature of ForestVIEW is that it s easy to load tabular data such as dBASE files and data f
91. ry of non timbered area Category A two character wide alphabetic field that describes the non timbered area Description A field that briefly describes the non timbered area For example a non timbered area such as a homesite might have a code of HM for home a category of MM for manmade and a description of HOMESITE A second example would be a lake This would have a code of LA for lake a category of WA for water anda description of LAKE Note there are two entries into this table that are useful when updating an inventory These are Codes of ZM and ZP both with a category of MM for manmade The codes have descriptions of MINUS ACRES and PLUS ACRES respectively These refer to artificial types which add or subtract acres to get the type acres to add up to the legal acres for a section Price Table Overview The price table screen allows the user to apply log values to the volume being inventoried These values are usually pond prices i e delivered to the destination without costs subtracted They are useful in facilitating appraisal work A price table can be assigned to an entire project or different price tables can be assigned to each stand in a project by assigning the table in the type master screen If a price table is assigned in a type master it will override the price table assigned to a project Conversely if no price table is assigned in the type master then the price table assigned to the project will be used
92. ss is complete the hour glass turns into a plus sign and the CMT screens returns to communications screen 5 The tables are now on the CMT unit Edit Plot Data This screen is accessed by clicking the TC Tree Edit tab of the stand information screen It shows the data as it was entered in the TC Tree Input screen along with the computed values and error messages for each log segment This screen is used to edit the tree data that was entered in the TC Tree Input screen The tree data is edited directly into the screen cells and through the insert segment delete segment insert tree delete tree and replace buttons located at the bottom of the screen O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 23 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Computed These fields are calculated automatically by the program Cum Ht Cumulative Height Height of segments including trim Top DOB Top Diamater Outside Bark The small end of the log outside the bark as specified in the scaling rule Top DIB Top Diamater Inside Bark The small end of the log inside the bark as specified in the scaling rule Net CuFT The cubic feet in a log less defect deductions Net BdFt The board feet in a log less defect deductions If a tree segment does not meet any of the parameters defined in the species or sort and grades tables an error message will appear in red to the right of the computed fields Once the segment is edited the message wi
93. st using the Copy option in stand maintenance allows one copy of any selected stand to be created The second exploding a stand has the ability to make multiple copies of the same stand This topic deals with the second method exploding a stand Note that this method is frequently used when a type falls into adjacent sections or even townships and ranges Rather than recreate the type information for each location of the type it is much faster to explode copy it and simply change the location and acreage information Explode a Stand to a New Project Select a stand to copy Choose Explose a Stand from the Stand menu The Stand Explode dialog appears Type in the new project name in the Destination Project box Enter the path to the project in the Destination Directory box Change the Twn Rge Sec Type and Acres areas of the table as needed Note that each time information is entered into the bottom row of the table a new line appears This allows the user to continue to copy the type in new locations 6 Click OK The type is created in the new project OLE 0 IN Explode a Stand to an Existing Project Select a stand to copy Choose Explode a Stand from the Stand menu The Stand Explode dialog appears Type in the project name in to which the types are being exploded into the Destination Project box Enter the path to the project in the Destination Directory box Change the Twn Rge Sec Type and Acres areas of the table as ne
94. t are to be copied 6 In the Destination area of the table in the dialog screen change Twn Rge Sec Tract and Type information as needed If only the tract name is to be edited follow the directions in the on line help for changing a tract name 7 Click OK The new stand is created in the new location ON Pe GY eNO See also Change a Tract Name Delete a Stand Explode a Stand Create or Add a Project Build a new project from scratch or add an existing project 1 Choose New Project from the Project menu The Add Edit Dialog box appears 2 Set the path and directory for the project file in the Directory box 3 Fill in the Project box with a new project name up to 8 alphanumeric characters long or choose an existing project from the drop down window to add a project 4 Enter optional information in the Project Information section of the screen then click on the Save button Create a New Stand In FLIPS it is easy to create a stand by using the New Master dialog screen 1 Select New Stand from the Stand drop down menu 2 The new master dialog screen appears 3 The Twn Rge Sec Tract Type and Acres fields must be defined Other fields are filled as needed to describe the stand 4 Click OK 5 The new stand appears on the stand list screen See Also Stand Input Screen Create a New Table If the table needed for a project does not already exist in the system you may create a new one A table may be created
95. tand is highlighted on the stand list screen OF QIN Grow a Project A project may be grown either forward or backward to a user specified month and year The growth routine uses original stand data as its basis even when the project has been grown multiple times 1 Select a project 2 Choose Grow from the Project menu bar The Growth dialog appears 3 Fill in the Grow to Month and Grow to Year boxes 4 Click OK The project is grown forward or backward depending on the month and year chosen See also Grow a Stand Grow a Stand A stand or stands may be grown either forward or backward to a user specified month and year The growth routine uses the original stand data as its basis even when the stand has been grown multiple times 1 Select a stand or stands 2 From the Stand menu bar choose Grow The Growth dialog appears 3 Fill in the Grow to Month and Grow to Year boxes 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 28 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 4 Click OK The stand is grown forward or backward depending on the month and year chosen Note You can also grow a stand by clicking the Grow button on the master screen See also Grow a Project Import Cruise Data into Inventory Cruise data can be imported into inventory at the project or stand level Before cruise data can be imported the species site index and stand age classes must be defined in the type master screen To import cruise data into inventory
96. tinuous strips are run through the tract at regular intervals A strip cruise is entered in the tree input screen of SuperACE by entering S1 S2 S3 S4 or S5 in the PF column for each tree record A strip cruise blow up factor is entered as a whole number on the type master screen For example if each tree cruised represents 5 trees a 20 cruise then a 5 is entered next to S1 on the type master screen Values for S2 thru S5 are left blank since only one strip blow up factor was used in the cruise Situations for use Areas of unknown size Irregular shaped areas Irregular area with field around it Road right of way laid out in timber Narrow strip where powerline right of way is widened Brushy areas or areas with broken topography where prism cruising would not work oar won Acreage s by types must be calculated with a strip cruise however they are only used to calculate volume per acre The total volumes are calculated by multiplying the volume of each tree times the strip area factor There is no balancing of diameter and trees per acre as in a prism cruise If the diameters are estimated too small ina strip cruise the volume will be low Advantages 1 Strip cruises can avoid critical acreage errors in small units 2 Blow up factors can be independent of acreage 3 Brushy areas with scattered trees can be cruised accurately Disadvantages 1 The entire tree distribution will be sample
97. tion Center in Beaverton OR and at a variety of training sites throughout the United States On site classes and ACI Rent a Tech customized training are also available How to Find a Class Near You or Set up Customized Training For more information about ACI FLIPS software classes contact Atterbury Consultants Inc 3800 SW Cedar Hills Blvd 145 Beaverton OR 97005 Telephone 503 646 5393 Fax 503 644 1683 Website www atterbury com E mail atterbury atterbury com 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 66
98. tract files section of the restore screen 9 Click OK 10 If restore tables was selected the select tables to restore screen appears 11 Highlight the tables you want to restore Use the CTR key with the mouse to select more than one table 12 Click OK 13 The project is restored and can be selected from the project selection screen 005 SOP SOW cof GND See Also Backup a Project Run Reports Graphs Reports are often viewed as the desired end product of a SuperACE FLIPS session Based on the tables that were set up at the beginning of the work session the user may generate several different types of reports with project data Note that graphs are also available Reports are either type or project reports Type reports print individually when multiple types are selected Project reports print one combine report for multiple types 1 Select a stand stands or project for which the report will be run 2 Click on Reports on the menu bar and select Inventory or Cruise from the drop down menu to show the report tree 3 Ifan entire project or multiple stands are selected click on the report or reports followed by project from the report tree so it is highlighted If a single stand is selected click on the report or reports followed by type 4 Click the Process button at the bottom of the screen Reports can also be run from the following screens by clicking on the Reports button Screens SuperACE Master TC Tree Input
99. tree details stand history and planning land and soils information and GIS information In this dialog the user can add or edit information via the Stand Input screen It is also possible to move through the list of stands in the selected project using the four buttons First Previous Next and Last FI Stand Input Screen Inv The FI Stand Input screen is accessed by clicking the a button located on the opening screen tool bar after the desired stand has been selected It can also be accessed by clicking on the Stand Input tab of the stand information screen It is the screen where new stand data is entered It includes Species Status Age Birth Year Site Index Normality Basal Area per Acre Trees per Acre DBH Logs per Acre Gross and Net Cubic Feet per Acre and Gross and Net Board Feet per Acre The attributes shaded in green Spc Age site index and Trees AC are the minimum stand attributes which must be entered in order to calculate a stand yield If cruise data is present in SuperACE for the timber type then the cruise data can be used to populate the Stand Input screen This is performed by selecting the stand in the project screen then selecting Cruise to Inventory under the File menu on the menu bar See Also Creating a New Stand FI Stand Table FI Stand is the third tab of the stand information screen and is a detailed view of the stand information It is similar to the FI Species view of the stand data except th
100. types or you can transfer individual type s from a project 1 Inthe Pocket SuperEASY Project Screen tap in the box next to the project or type s that you want to transfer to make a check mark appear in the box a PocketEASY dx 1 28 Project Type 01S 01W 10 TEST 0001 V 01S 01W 10 TEST 0002 Master Plots Tbls Del Utl Exit Ej 2 Tap on the Utl option at the bottom of the Project Screen and select Transfer Checked files to SA06 A PocketEASY 4 dx 1 30 Project Type E 01S 01W 10 TEST 0001 Y 015 01W 10 TEST 0002 Calcs Transfer checked files to 5406 Receive Tables send from SA firs Change Db Location PocketEASY Information Master Plots Tbls Del Utl Exit E 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 20 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual 3 Make sure that the mobile device is synced with the PC 4 In SuperACE 06 select from the menu bar File Import Cruise Files from Windows Mobile Device FLIPS SuperACE Project DEMO Location C FLIPS06 DEMO File Project Stand Ownership Reports Tables Setup View Help Cruise to Inventory Export mal SuperAce 2006 from DOS SuperAce From Handheld Printer Setup Backup Restore Exit D1S 01W 4 01S 01W 24 UNIT1 0005 24 72 Y N Flips 2006 from DOS SuperAce Flips 2006 from DOS Flips 5 Cli
101. uglas fir with a sort of 4 and a grade of 3 have a log length of 26 to 34 feet Ave Log Ln Ft The average log length for logs of a given species sort grade combination Ave Log Board Feet The average number of board feet in a log of a given species sort grade combination Logs per Acre The average number of logs per acre for a given species sort grade combination See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Species Summary Logs and Volumes Report This report totals the cunit and mbf volume gross and net by species along with the number of logs in a project or selected stands Species Species for which the information is being reported Total Number Logs The total number logs for a given species in a project or selected stands 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 45 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Total Gross Cunits Total cunits represented by a given species Total Net Cunits Total net cunits represented by a given species Total Gross MBF Total gross mbf represented by a given species Total Net MBF Total net mbf represented by a given species See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Stand Table Summary Report Reports tree information by D4H by species for either an individual type for two or more types combined or for an entire project Following is a description of the types of information provided in the report Spc Species for which the information is being reported ST Species status code
102. umeric field Total height is the distance from the stump to the tip of the tree Maximum tree height for a species is input on the species screen Bole height and tree height can be entered individually or together If a 0 zero is entered in the TD cell then the Bol Ht value will be automatically copied to the Tot Ht cell Classification optional Po T1 Position O over story Older age trees usually residual D dominant C co dominant intermediate S suppressed U under story younger trees than the main canopy 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 10 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual CR T2 Crown Ratio percent of the tree length with canopy 1 10 2 20 3 30 4 40 5 50 6 60 7 70 8 80 9 90 Vi T3 Vigor H healthy living tree may have damage M alive but damaged and or is not normal D dying Da T4 Damage A animal damage unknown species B bear Gz D deer E F fire G H insects J J rooted when planted K L M N O P Q R S T5 other Segments Up to 12 Segments can be described for each tree required for volume calculation S Segment number two digit automatically assigned by the program This includes cull segments breakouts and logs S Sort A single alpha or numeric code as described in the active sort grade table G Grade A single alpha or numeric code as described in the active sort gra
103. wH 20 18 0 6 20 1 wn 5 30 0 rior 1 20 2 wn 12 0 16 89 4 64 80 a 3 40 A 2 20 1 wn 17 0 16 88 4 75 97 8 3 40 2 3 20 1 wm 30 0 16 87 4 90 102 8 2 40 ha 1 20 1 vn 18 0 16 88 4 77 99 8 3 40 E 2 20 1 wH 1f 140 16 87 4 64 es 8 3 40 E In the above example the stand data listed WH 12 0 at 144 trees The CT column only accepts a two digit number therefore WH 12 0 has to be entered twice Once with CT equal to 99 and again with CT equal to 45 so that the two entries together yield 144 trees Cruise reports can be run to view the results of the cruise after the data has been entered for the stand table and the cruise plots Select Multiple Stands The list of available stands appear on the opening screen To select multiple stands 1 Click the mouse on the gray area to the far left of the first stand to select The entire line should be highlighted in black 2 Hold down the Ctrl key and select any other stands Note that clicking on the stand again will deselect it 3 To select a continuous range of types select the first type by clicking in the gray area on the left to highlight the line then hold down the Shift key and select the bottom or last type desired in the range of types See also Select a Stand Select a Printer 1 Select File from the menu bar and choose Printer setup from the drop down menu 2 The Print Setup dialog screen appears 2007 Atterbury Co
104. with a 1 value in the BdFt adjustment cell 7 Start a new row for each additional species 8 When you have finished entering the species adjustment parameters click OK at the bottom of the adjustments table dialog screen IBAN Age A table in which age categories are defined for the cruise data There are two fields Code and Description Currently not available Code A one character wide numeric field representing the age class Description A field describing the age class category For example for a Code 2 the description could be 150 249 meaning all those trees falling in the age class of 150 to 249 years Aspect Defines the codes used for describing aspect in a cruise There are two fields Code and Description O 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 50 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Code A two character wide alphabetic field describing the aspect Description A field briefly describing the code For example the code for northwest would be NW while the description could be either NW again or NORTHWEST Category A table with one column that describes non forested areas Examples of these are ROAD FIELD CLEAR CUT etc Cost Table Overview Defines the various per unit costs associated with harvesting and transporting trees in a stand A cost table can be assigned to an entire project or different cost tables can be assigned to each stand in a project by assigning the table in the type mast
105. y age class Net CF Ac Net cubic feet per acre for a given species by age class Net BF Ac Net board feet per acre for a given species by age class Total Net CCF Total net cunits for a given species by age class Total Net MBF Total net MBF for a given species by age class See Also How to Run Reports Graphs Catalog Species Volume Report Reports volumes by individual species for an entire project or for a selected stand or stands in a project It totals acres and volumes both Cunits and mbf by section township range and project A brief description of the report column headings follows Type The number associated with a specific timber type Acres The acres for each individual timber type are listed plus a total of project acres is computed Sce The source of the data information For example from a timber cruise Date Date the data was collected or input the exam date Age The age of the timber in years Sl The site index for the timber type base 50 or base 100 Spc Species for which the information is being reported ST Species status code 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 38 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual DBH Average diameter for the species measured outside the bark at 4 feet above stump FF Average form factor for the species Total Hgt Average total height for each species is listed plus the average total height of all species is computed STK Perc
106. y be recorded by diameter class on measure plots when similar diameters occur in a sampled species or identical measure trees occur on a plot Count trees are useful in situations such as cruising merchantable stands with very little variation in tree measurements The count trees are recorded by entering the plot number of the measure plot being sampled prism factor species the number of trees in the CT column and diameter If count plots are taken with measure plots DO NOT record count trees on the measure plots Count trees can only be recorded on measure plots in a timber cruise with no count plots Example of count tree entries on measure plots Count trees are highlighted in yellow Twn DN Rge 01W Sec 11 Tract TEST Type 1001 Restore a Project Select the Backup Restore option in the File drop down menu 2007 Atterbury Consultants Inc 32 FLIPS SuperACE06 User s Manual Backup Restore dialog screen appears Select the tab labeled Restore In the source window browse to the drive and directory where the project is stored Select the zip file from dialog screen Click the open button Select the project name from the project window In the Destination directory window browse to the drive and directory where you want the project restored Check on the screen if you want to restore the tables and defaults in the ex
107. y ring count on the butt end of the log for a given log sort Lbs optional The weight in pounds per thousand board feet or cunit This information can be gathered from scaling bureaus state forestry departments timberland owners etc Lbs Unit optional The type of volume unit being used to describe weight This would be either thousand board feet M or cunits C Cords optional Cords per ton T cunit C or thousand board feet M taken from scaling bureaus state forestry departments timberland owners etc Cords Unit optional The type of unit being used to describe cords This would be either weight units of tons T or volume units such as thousand board feet M or cunits C Product optional A description of the expected end product for the log For example pulp veneer etc In the South product refers to sort Species Table Overview This table lists all the species used in the project and gives critical information on each of these species Table Name required The table name reflects the choice of sort table made from the Table Names dropdown list box located at the bottom left of the screen These tables may already exist or may need to be created See also Creating a New Table Code required A five character wide numeric field representing a specific species For example 0001 could be assigned to western hemlock and 0004 could be Sitka spruce Abrv required A two character wide alp

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