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INFORMS 1.3.1 is currently available for Forest Service IBM/AIX platforms

INFORMS Open Source project has been funded and is in phase 1 development.

Version 1.3.1 is available for Forest Service IBM/AIX platforms

Improved functions are: easier to use forms for both application configuration and running installed tools. These new forms also reduce steps to run analysis tools.

Added a separate development methodology so an application developer and a GIS specialist can work on installing and developing new tools without mixing them in with the tools the general user sees.
Improved functions for alternative building including polygon delineation so subportions of a polygon can be treated this includes the ability to assign prescriptions and grow the tree data with fsveg associated with both treated and untreated parts of the stands.
New oracle functions make the ability to populate future condition into the clipped database easier and faster.
Alternative building functionality was enhanced.
Added several new functions making integration with the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) easier.

In general there are two tool sets, Most Similar Neighbor Analysis and INFORMS Fire Tools, which will be used on many sites.

INFORMS-OS - Open Source version on the Linux platform

Phase I (This Phase is funded and work has started)

This first phase is to deliver the current INFORMS/Fire Tools package to the Los Alamos Lab for use in Fuels Analysis planning for the Lab owned and administered lands. This tools package will be delivered in three sub phases. These will be delivered on the Linux Red Hat (Package).

Phase I A. FSVeg Database

The FSVeg data base in the data store for all current vegetation sample data. There are packages included with this applications to load data and extract it as needed.

This first Phase will include:

Migration of the Oracle Table definition and constraint installation package to the Linux operating system. With proper table ownership and Roles.
Migration and recompiling of Oracle Forms on the Linux operating system.
Migration of Oracle Stored Procedures on the Linux operating system.
FORTRAN and Pro FORTRAN Loaders and extract programs need to be moved.
Testing and packaging of this phase for download and install.

Phase I B. Informs Fire Tools Package

The Fire Tool is required to complete the required Fuels Analysis NEPA Process.

This second sub phase will include:

Migration and recompiling of the Forest Vegetation Simulator including the Central Rockies Variant and the Fire and Fuels Extension for that variant.
Migration and recompiling of the Most Similar Neighbor Analysis application.
Migration of the Oracle Table definition and constraint installation package for INFORMS.
Migration and recompiling of Oracle Forms.
Migration and recompiling of ProC and other programs.
Migration and recompiling of the INFORMS ArcView extension.
Migration of all the INFORMS tools and supporting sql queries and amls.
Testing and packaging of this phase for download and install.

Phase I C. Rulebase Toolkit

The rulebase toolkit is used to create custom analytical model for environmental effects estimation.

Migration of the Oracle Table definition and constraint installation package for INFORMS.
Migration and recompiling of Oracle Forms.
Migration and recompiling of ProC and other programs.
Migration and recompiling of clips code.
Testing and packaging of this phase for download and install.

This completes the initial deliverables for Phase one of this agreement.

Entire Phase Development