PLANNING
Execution of your plans for forest management, felling and drainage work with the help of Foresta
SMART MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES
Foresta is an easy-to-use, modern software for planning forest use and stands to be harvested. Based on their own choices and needs, users get to use a vast selection of digital tools in all phases of the forest management chain. Additionally, users can utilize the latest artificial intelligence analyses on forest cover growth, changes and on damage risks. You decide what benefits your business the most.
The versatility and add-ons guarantee that Foresta is a great fit for different kinds of operators, ranging from one-man forest service enterprises to cities and large organizations.
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One System – All the Tools
Pick the add-ons you need
FOREST PLANNINGFIELD SURVEYSWORK MANAGEMENTVALUE CALCULATIONCONTRACT MANAGEMENTREPORTS&DATA TRANSFERTIMBER TRADE
Forest Planning
Update stand information directly from the field or sitting by your desktop using the versatile tools of Foresta.
Users are aided by the diverse and comprehensive maps and geospatial datasets as well as by the open forest stand data.
You can create high quality forest plans and supplement them with impressive theme maps, pictures and information tied to a location.
Printing the plan is easy with no additional layout adjustments.
Field Surveys
Foresta field works is a mobile application for collecting forest information and processing stand information for professionals.
Scaling maps and easy-to-use mobile tools assist field visits and enable flexibly planning forest management and stands to be harvested as well as creating estate estimations on site.
You can also download maps beforehand and work in an offline mode.
Stand information can be edited on field, important sites and supply locations can be marked and the route traveled can be recorded.
The information can be transferred to the main system effortlessly.
Work Management
With the Foresta work management, you can easily manage all the phases related to forest management and stay up-to-date about the progress of the work.
You can easily create, manage and monitor current worksites and look for fitting new ones with the maps and datasets available.
Information can easily be shared between workers, contractors, service providers, experts and officials.
Site information, schedule, instructions and map can be sent to the application of the executors of the work, who can see their own location tracked with the GPS of their phones or tablets.
You can follow the progress of the work real-time. Once the work is done, the executor records this on the application and the information is instantly posted on the main system for the supervisor.
Forest Value Calculation
With Foresta forest value calculation, you can see the value of your forest and you can comprehensively examine different forest management or felling suggestions as well as development forecasts with expense and revenue estimations.
You can either use the default prices of set in the application or you can create your own price list different lumber types. You can also examine the effects of the fluctuation of lumber type prices far in to the future.
The values of terrain, sapling groups and ingredient lumber are to be estimated separately.
Contracts
With the Foresta contracts module, you can take care of payments and invoicing fluently through the same system. The system attends to the whole process with no manual phases needed.
You can also issue contracts directly through the system. Both internal and external communication as well as sharing information between operators is effortless with our system, and you can for example order a work directly from contracted partner through Foresta.
Available contracts include contracts for lumber trade, silvicultural work, designated hunting areas, sanctuaries and tenancy.
Reports and Data Transfer
Foresta helps in reporting and decreases overlapping work.
– Extensive reports on forest cover quantity and value as well as the coming revenue and costs of forestry
– Reports required by officials, for example reports on sustainability or traceability of wood
– Certificates and management chain requirements
– Resources monitoring
– Data transfer
Timber Trade
Timber trade bidding is easy for Foresta users. Calls for bids can be sent to timber trading post Kuutio directly through Foresta system.
The Foresta users who have registered in Kuutio can send calls for bids through an interface to buyers using Kuutio.
With Foresta, you can access all the geospatial datasets that make your work easier.
You won’t need to purchase maps and other necessary datasets separately. The datasets offered by Foresta scale to any device.
Efficiency with Foresta
By purchasing the yearly license for Foresta, you ensure having the most efficient forest information system on the market for planning and executing work. We continue to develop Foresta together with its users. We examine regularly any and every need and change suggestions that have arisen, because our users know best what kind of tools they need in their work.
We’d love to hear your development suggestions so that we can make Foresta even better.
Common Questions
Who are Foresta’s user groups?
Foresta is a great fit for cities and municipalities, forest service enterprises and large forest owners.
What are the differences between Foresta and other forest systems?
Foresta is an easy-to-use, modern software for all phases of the forest management chain and the maintenance of forest information. The versatility and add-ons guarantee that Foresta is ideal for operators of all sizes. Foresta is a comprehensively tested and stable system. There will be more datasets available than before. New datasets for Foresta include satellite imagery, change detection dataset and analyzed damage risk maps.
How can I start using Foresta?
The first step in to acquiring Foresta license is to contact our Foresta team through email at foresta@bitcomp.fi.
When should I start using Foresta?
Foresta will be available for customer use beginning the 1st of October, 2020.
Training and Support
We want the Foresta users to be able to fully take advantage of the service. Our expert support team is here to help on every weekday. So don’t be left alone with your problem, we are here for you!
We will be regularly organizing training for both new and more seasoned users. During the annual Foresta user days you get to discuss with experts and hear the newest development trends.
Customer service and user support
tel:+358 40 840 0588
Foresta for Forest Professionals
Foresta is suitable for many different forest professional all around Finland.
