ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PLANNING. REPORT II

The report contains an analysis of the present status of development and use of resource planning systems, their utility, applicability, transferability, costs, and benefits--continuation of Report I. Included is an analysis of Range RAM, Roading RAM, and non-timber applications of RCS including hydrologic and soils simulation programs. Analysis of the Transportation Analysis Group (TAG) of the Forest Service, includes: Timber and Recreation Transport Analysis models; Transportation Information System (TIS) and Road Inventories (TIS - ROADS); Traffic Surveillance Program; Recreation Interview; Fire Station Location; Road Investment Strategy; Vehicle Operating Cost Model; One Lane Road Simulator and Allocation of Road Maintenance Funds. This is the first published series of a comprehensive systems evaluation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in set of 4 reports PC E12, PB-278 432-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Sta

  Berkeley, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • HILL, M
  • Hirsh, E
  • KIRBY, M
  • Lowe, J
  • Perry, G
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 229 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Cost allocation; Economic analysis; Economic models; Farming; Forest fires; Forestry; Forests; Highway planning; Hydrology; Improvements; Information processing; Information systems; Inventory control; Investments; Linear programming; Maintenance; Mapping; Operating costs; Planning; Recreation; Resource allocation; Roads; Simulation; Soils; Timber; Traffic surveillance; Transportation; Trees; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Allocation models; Road improvements
• Old TRIS Terms: Harvesting; Structural timber; Support systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175782
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FS-MASS-2 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM