DSS-SIBYLA

DSS-SIBYLA is a user product for the simulation of different initial forest stand structures through a wide range of natural conditions defined by ecological (site) classifications (climate, air, and soil characteristics).

It provides forest managers with various thinning and felling regimes, ecological information on biodiversity, biomass volume and structure, nutrients in trees, oxygen production and carbon dioxide consumption.  The economic aspects are evaluated based on assortment structure of produced wood, forest revenues and management costs.

Among the key features of DSS-SIBYLA belong the following modules:

• Module Generator: This module generates data of individual trees (diameter, height, crown parameters, spatial coordinates, quality parameters) from different source information.
• Module Medium: This module is used for the selection of forest stands (simulation plots) for prognosis.
• Module Localizer: Using this module, climate, soil, and air characteristics are set up for individual forest stands.
• Module Cultivator: This module provides a user with a range of possibilities to set up thinning and treatment measures in forest stands.
• Module Prophesier: This module runs growth simulations of forest stands with a possibility to set up the type of the growth prognosis.
• Module Calculator: This module aggregates individual tree results of the growth simulation to per area results.
• Module Explorer: This module presents the results of the growth simulation in the form of tables, graphs, pictures of forest stands, and virtual reality.
• Module Analyst: This module is used for the analysis of the results in the form of time series, while the development of characteristics is presented in tables and graphs.
• Module Expert: This module provides information for advanced users about growth prognosis.

Visualization of modelling and simulation results is available also in 3D Cave environment using VR, AR, XR tools.