3rd Field-Map Educational International User Conference

29th September – 1st October 2010

Third Circular: conference program and list of participants

Dear colleagues,

Thank you for coming to the “3rd Field-Map Educational International User Conference” and to contribute to the conference program with your presentations.

We are pleased to announce the detailed conference program and the list of participants to all of you. We improved the original conference program offering also free trainings on scripting and Field-Map Stem Analyst and other facultative ones. Please check the program here below and let us know if you are interested in any of the offered trainings.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Doubice.

Conference Programme

Date: 29.9.2010 (Wednesday)

Field-Map Development and new Applications - from 2009 to 2011
(version 9 – 11)

Time

Presentation

Name

13:00 - 14:00

Registration

14:00 - 14:20

Introduction

Martin Cerny
(IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

14:20 - 15:00

Field-Map Data Collector and Project Manager

Martin Cerny
(IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

15:00 - 15:30

Field-Map Hardware

Petr Blazek
(IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

15:30 - 16:00

Field-Map Inventory Analyst

Radek Russ
(IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 - 17:30

Field-Map Stem Analyst

Martin Cerny
(IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

17:30 - 18:00

Field-Map Scripting

Petr Kneblik
(IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

18:00 - 18:30

Compare data with control measurement

Radek Russ
(IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

18:30 - 19:00

New Field-Map applications

Petr Vopenka
(IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

19:30 -

Official welcome dinner

Date: 30.9.2010 (Thursday)

Paper session

Time

Presentation

Name

09:00 - 09:20

Assessment and calculation of crown projection area by different people and methods and handling of excentric crowns

Martin Gspaltl, Josef Paulic, Kathrin Motz (Institute of Forest Growth and Yield Research, BOKU, Austria)

09:20 - 09:40

The repeated measurement of the Boubín (Kubani) primeval forest using the Field-Map scripts

Dusan Adam, David Janik (The Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Czech Republic)

09:40 - 10:00

Using Field-Map in the FutMon project

László Kolozs, Simon Tamás (CAO Forestry Directorate, Hungary)

10:00 - 10:20

Field-Map based carbon monitoring in rehabilitated forest in Infapro, Sabah, Malaysia

Martijn Snoep (Face the Future, the Netherlands)

10:20 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:20

Field-Map technology as a tool supporting the optimization of silviculture planning in stands managed by improved irregular shelterwood system

Kamil Bielak, Stanislaw Drozdowski (Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Forestry Faculty, Poland)

11:20 - 11:40

Using of Field-Map for forest management planning in Ukraine

Igor Buksha (Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, Ukraine)

11:40 - 12:00

Using of Field-Map for forest management planning in a Czech private mensurational office

Martin Mrazek (Lesnicka Projekce Frydek - Mistek, Czech Republic)

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 13:20

Application, development and challenges of Forest inventory technology in China

Zhang Huaiqing (Chinese Academy of Forestry, China)

13:20 - 13:40

Data transfer from Field-Map into Oracle

Peter Jakob (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland)

13:40 - 14:00

National Forest Inventory of Russian Federation

Petr Vopenka (IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

14:00 - 14:20

Using of Field-Map for inventory in a Peruvian tropical forest

Jorge Mattos (MAP GeoSolutions, Peru)

14:20 - 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 - 15:20

National Forest Inventory in the island country Republic of Cape Verde

Petr Blazek (IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

15:20 - 15:40

Using of Field-Map for the Czech National Forest Inventory (second cycle)

(Forest Management Institute, Czech Republic)

Field-Map trainings

Time

Presentation

Name

16:00 – 18:00

Field-Map Scripting - examples and practical tips for beginners

Petr Kneblik (IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

18:00 – 19:00

Dinner

19:00 – 21:00

Field-Map Stem Analyst – step by step

Jan Apltauer, Radek Russ (IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

19:00 – 21:00

Field-Map Scripting - examples and practical tips for advanced users

Petr Kneblik (IFER-Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research)

Date: 1.10.2010 (Friday)

Field excursion, individual discussion

Time

Place

09:00 - 13:00

Field excursion to the National Park České Švýcarsko

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Other activity

Time

Place

15:00 - 19:00

Individual discussion

15:00 - 19:00

Facultative Field-Map trainings (on request)
Possible topics:

  • Import to Field-Map, export
  • Scripting
  • Field-Map printer
  • Field-Map Data Processing Tools
  • Software tools for file conversion and data handling
  • Background map composition
  • Field-Map Settings
  • Hardware settings, calibration and maintenance

Date: 2.10.2010 (Saturday)

Other activity

Time

Place

09:00 - 12:00

Individual discussion

09:00 - 12:00

Facultative Field-Map trainings (on request)
Possible topics:

  • Import to Field-Map, export
  • Field-Map printer
  • Field-Map Data Processing Tools
  • Software tools for file conversion and data handling
  • Background map composition
  • Field-Map Settings
  • Hardware settings, calibration and maintenance

List of Participants

46 people from 14 countries and 4 continents are registered.

  • Adam Dušan (Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Horticulture, VUKOZ, Czech Republic)
  • Altman Jan (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, FGMRI, Czech Republic)
  • Arsene Guelele Kouene (REJEFAC, Congo)
  • Bielak Kamil (Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Poland)
  • Broggin Maura (Studio Tecnico FORECO, Italy)
  • Buksha Igor (Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Forestry and Agro-Forest Melioration, Ukraine)
  • Cihak Tomas (Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, FGMRI, Czech Republic)
  • Drozdowski Stanislaw (Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Poland)
  • Eyoka Peggy (Point Focal AESI, UK)
  • Govaere Leen (Agency for Nature and Forests – ANB, Belgium)
  • Gspaltl Martin (Institute of Forest Growth and Yield Research - BOKU, Austria)
  • Huaiqing Zhang (Chinese Academy of Forestry, China)
  • Jakob Peter (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research – WSL)
  • Janik David (Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Horticulture, VUKOZ, Czech Republic)
  • Jehl Hans (Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany)
  • Kolozs László, Kolozsné Ladányi Edit (CAO Forestry Directorate, Hungary)
  • Krasnov Volodymyr (Polyssky Branch of Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Forestry and Agro-Forest Melioration, Ukraine)
  • Leyman Anja (Agency for Nature and Forests – ANB, Belgium)
  • Mattos Jorge (MAP GeoSolutions, Peru)
  • McCaffery Fergus (University College Dublin – UCD, Ireland)
  • Minaya Carlos (MAP GeoSolutions, Peru)
  • Motz Kathrin (Institute of Forest Growth and Yield Research -BOKU, Austria)
  • Mrázek Martin (Lesnická Projekce Frýdek - Místek a.s, Czech Republic)
  • Ngakosso Edmond (REJEFAC, Congo)
  • Orlov Oleksandr (Polyssky Branch of Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Forestry and Agro-Forest Melioration, Ukraine)
  • Pang Yong (Chinese Academy of Forestry, China)
  • Paulic Josef (Institute of Forest Growth and Yield Research - BOKU, Austria)
  • Simon Tamás, Izer Melinda (CAO Forestry Directorate, Hungary)
  • Snoep Martijn (Face the Future, The Netherlands)
  • Teobaldelli Maurizio (Studio Tecnico FORECO, Italy)
  • Tinner Raphaela (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research - WSL, Switzerland)
  • Van de Kerckhove Peter (The Research Institute for Nature and Forest - INBO, Belgium)
  • Vejpustkova Monika ((Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, FGMRI, Czech Republic)
  • Xiance Meng (Chinese Academy of Forestry, China)
  • National Park Bohemian Switzerland, Czech Republic
  • Forest Management Institute, FMI, Czech Republic

Accommodation:
Accommodation is arranged at the Jef Hotel (http://www.hotel-jef.cz/)

Accommodation prices:
Double bed room: 425 CZK (app. 17 EUR) per night per person (incl. breakfast)*
Single bed room: 575 CZK (app. 23 EUR) per night (incl. breakfast)*
*participants will pay directly to the hotel

Meals prices:
September the 29th - official welcome dinner (covered by IFER)
Standard lunch: 6 EUR**
Standard dinner: 6 EUR**
Standard meal for whole conference: 18 EUR (2x lunch, 1x dinner)**
**standard meal will be arranged by organizer and participants will pay it during the conference registration

Field excursion:
Field excursion to National Park České Švýcarsko (Bohemian Switzerland): 15 EUR