Data

Customising an assessment to meet specific business needs includes adding any number of variables at the tree level and classifications at the plot level.

Data can be recorded on paper or entered into handheld computers depending on field conditions and user preferences. For this reason, a range of data entry methods are available including direct data entry, or importing from Microsoft Excel® or ATLAS FieldMan.  All assessment data imported into ATLAS SilviQC is maintained in a centralised database.

 Reports

SilviQC standard reports are tailored to each type of assessment to provide in an in-depth analysis of how well the standards have been met for each operation type. The reports provide easy-to-follow standard statistics with graphical representations of the data where appropriate. The forest manager can obtain statistical reports at both plot and QC level.

 Analysis

Data incorporated in the SilviQC database can be accessed directly through ATLAS SilviQC or via ATLAS GeoMaster thereby ensuring the information is readily available for any planning purposes. If the forest manager needs to work directly with the figures from the reports then the statistics can be exported as comma separated value (CSV) files for use in other applications such as spreadsheets. Similarly, export of non-standard variables allows the forest manager to produce their own reports for these variables.  

Integration

All summarised QC results can be recorded as GeoMaster assessments ensuring they are available for any planning purposes. If the forest manager has access to ATLAS GeoMaster then it is possible to use SilviQC to query and edit the stand record data.