Forecaster

Forecaster is a desktop forest growth and quality decision support system developed by Scion and Future Forests Research.

Forecaster predicts the impacts of site, silviculture and genetics on tree and branch growth and wood properties. It can be used to estimate wood value, internal rate of return and net present value. Forecaster incorporates traditional models and models from recent research to provide the most reliable results. Scion actively adds new models and updates existing models as new information becomes available.

Forest managers, planners and silvicultural planners can:

• Create scenarios that simulate stand growth and yield to determine the best outcomes.
• Schedule silvicultural activities such as pruning and thinning operations.
• Produce simulated log yield tables for valuation or crop typing considering the interaction of genetics, sites and management practices.

Forecaster licences are available for purchase from software provider Integral.