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1. X X X X X x EE x NET D eo x x x x x X E E E E ER BEG X MEE BN X BN BBE MN EN J X J E J E E E E E A 02 EMCNCNCECECNCEC EUM ENEREEZ EN X indicates that the species may be found the Forest Inventory Zone When a species is not normally found in a FIZ a letter other than an X will be present This letter represents the FIZ to use for calculating volume as well as Decay Waste and Breakage for the species When a letter other than an X is present it will initiate a warning message in the cruise compilation program Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual 49 APPENDIX XVI MAXI MUM HEIGHT BY FOREST INVENTORY ZONE Maximum Height by Forest Inventory Zone S P E E 5 81 81 81 78 81 60 72 42 42 45 72 45 36 36 42 33 90 81 81 78 81 60 72 42 42 45 72 45 36 36 36
2. 6 2 6 2 1 Calculating EE ber Cete tiq 6 2 6 2 2 Calculating 6 4 6 2 3 Calculating 6 4 6 2 4 Calculating 6 4 O23 REPORT 23 6 4 7 DOUBLE SAMPLING MEASURE 7 1 7 1 DATA ENTRY FOR COUNT 5 00 0 02 020 0 0 000 0000010 7 1 8 CRUISE COMPILATION 2 2 2 24 2 2 1 8 1 STARTING THE 2 2 1 21 21 1 2 2 74 600 0000000000000002000 1 8 2 ENTERING THE PROJECT 2 0 040000008 1 8 3 ENTERING PLOT 22 2 8 4 VALIDATING AND GENERATING 5 0 004 0 0 0 2 8 PRINTING MENTRE 2 APPENDIX I VALIDATION 5 3 APPENDIX II 5 2 2 4 2 42 4 40
3. 500 00 400 406 800 500 300 500 5 260 200 200 200 1400 500 00 400 460 406 300 500 300 500 500 300 200 200 200 206 1400 Minimum age is 40 years Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual AXV 5 APPENDIX XVIII REGI ON AND DISTRICT NUMBERS Regions and District Numbers Region Number Code District Name Number FTAS Code Coast 1 RCO Chilliwack 01 DCK Squamish 02 DSQ Sunshine Coast 03 DSC South Island 04 DDU Campbell River 05 DCR North Island Central Coast 06 DIC Port McNeill Mid Coast Queen Charlotte 07 DQC North Coast 08 DNC Southern Interior 2 RSI Headwaters Clearwater 01 DHW Robson Valley Kamloops 02 DKA Okanogan Shuswap 03 DOS Vernon Penticton Salmon Arm Cascades Merritt Lillooet 04 DCS Chilcotin 05 DCH Central Cariboo 06 DCC Williams Lake Horsefly Quesnel 07 DQU 100 Mile House 08 DMH Arrow Boundary 09 DAB Arrow Boundary Columbia 10 DCO Rocky Mountain 11 DRM Cranbrook Invermere Kootenay Lake 12 DKL Northern Interior 3 RNI Prince George 01 DPG Vanderhoof 02 DVA Fort St James 03 DJA MacKenzie 04 DMK Peace Dawson Creek Fort 05 DPC St John Fort Nelson 06 DFN Skeena Stikine Bulkley 07 DSS Cassiar Nadina Lakes Morice 08 DND Kalum 09 DKM Re organization has resulted in the amalgamation of s
4. 3 6 3 2 6 Use eT eee 3 6 3 2 7 Standard Log 3 6 3 2 8 Global Min Log ir REY PER UL Ru 3 6 3 2 9 Grade Specific Min Log 22 2 2222214 121 0 0400 3 7 3 2 10 Special Euer ph rU 3 7 3 2 11 Calculation 3 7 3 2 12 Compile Short 3 8 3 2 13 HITO P EGIGVI 3 8 3 2 14 Last Log Compilation Choices eese 3 8 3 2 15 Compilation Standard Advanced 3 9 939 YPES 3 10 3 4 TREATMENT 3 11 3 5 NON MERCHANTABLE 0 040400000 0000 030 3 11 3 6 BLOCKS ies 3 12 3 7 BLOCK AREAS we 3 12 3 8 HARVEST METHODS wu cece cee cccecccssccesecesseccsascecssececsescesssccasscecssecesacesssesenseseesaeens 3 13 3 9 HARVEST 5 0000000 0000000 00000000 3 14 3 10 HEIGHT 00000 00 2 0 00000 0000000000 0 stesse
5. oc ian P s 713 1 56 5 xX5cC s 4 Figure 43 Sample Tree Card Card 3 Tree Number Height Species DBH The number assigned to the individual sample tree during the field cruise The height to the nearest 0 1 meters of each sample tree within plot Enter the appropriate commercial species symbol for each sample tree within the plot Enter the diameter in centimeters at breast height dbh of each sample tree within the plot Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 4 27 CruiseComp User Manual 4 28 Enter the Crown Class CC by number code for each tree sample within the plot Valid number codes are 1 Dominant 2 Co dominant 3 Intermediate 4 Suppressed Age Enter the total age for each bored tree in the sample plot SE Enter the appropriate code in the Selective Logging column for each sample tree in the plot Valid codes are L leave tree C cut tree Counted Age Enter the counted age for each bored tree in the sample plot Corrected Years Enter the boring height correction obtained from the appropriate Site Index Table Bored Height Enter height at which the tree was bored Typically 1 3m above high side The height Species amp DBH must match with the corresponding tree number in card type 2 otherwise a validation error will occur when the data is compiled 4 4 Growth Rates Card Enter the Tree Number Rings Last 2 5 cm an
6. Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 4 29 CruiseComp User Manual 5 1 5 REPORTS 5 1 Volume Summary Reports The Volume Summary Reports which include the Cutting Permit Block and Type Summary are required by the Ministry of Forests for cutting permit applications For Coastal FIZ volumes are summarized by log grade For an Interior FIZ volumes summarized by lumber recovery factors LRF s The volume summary reports provide detailed information on the gross and net merchantable volume grouped by species It also describes the log grades Coastal or LRF s Interior and the decay waste and breakage levels 5 1 1 Cutting Permit Summary Report The Cutting Permit Summary Report is required by the Ministry of Forests for all cutting permit applications The cutting permit volumes are computed using all the plots and the merchantable area within the cutting permit 5 1 2 Block Summary Report The Block Summary Report is similar to the Cutting Permit Summary Report The type of report produced is dependent on whether the compilation is run as an Average Line or Block Method compilation For a Block Method compilation the separate block reports that are generated use only the plots that fall within the type and block combination For an Average Line compilation the separate block reports that are generated use all the plots within the entire type The block summary reports also include summaries by treatment unit 5 1 3 Type
7. LRF 3 LRF DATA vIDUTPUT TREE SAMPLE TREE v DUTPUT LOG SPECIES Iv DUTPUT SPECIES Iv DUTPUT PLOT SPECIES PINT STANN Figure 7 Configuration Dialog 2 1 8 Prompt before validating Non Appraisal Compilation If this box is checked CruiseComp will ask to validate the data before generating reports when running a Not for Appraisal Purposes compilation The program will automatically validate the data when it is not checked 2 1 9 Prompt before Printing If this box is checked CruiseComp will ask if the reports are to be printed immediately after they are generated This option allows you to make changes to the report list and or the printer Otherwise the previously selected report list will be printed automatically without an opportunity to edit the selections 2 1 10 Print Graphics on Reports If this box is checked all line graphics chart lines grids and height curve will be displayed in the reports 2 1 11 Save Generated Height Generates and saves heights from a height curve for any trees on card type 2 that does not have a height in the height column Please note that once this option has been run new heights will not be generated from height curves during subsequent compilation runs Therefore it is recommended to make a backup copy of the file before running this option in case changes need to be
8. CC Cable CS Cable Select LC Skyine Cearcut LS Skyline Selective r 1 HL Hel Land HW Hel Water SL Hel select land drop SW Hel select water drop FL Hel Single standing stem land drop FW Hel Single standing stem water drop HA Hand Logging HO Horse SP Specified Operation Cancel Apply Help Figure 27 Map Area Statement Harvest Methods Card Harvest Method data is entered in a manner similar to the Blocks screen This screen lists all of the harvest method codes used within the area of interest The description label for each method is printed in the Harvest Method Reports See Appendix VI for a list of valid harvest method codes Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 13 CruiseComp User Manual 3 14 3 9 Harvest Areas Project Data Cruise Identty Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Unts Block Areas Nonmerchantable Areas Harvest Methods Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Harvest Methods cc 5 Total Types 1 90 20 110 2 70 Total 16 0 20 18 0 N Clearcut_A 20 Res Riparian TUs 7 Treatment Unit Toggles Figure 28 Map Area Statement Harvest Areas Card The Harvest Areas screen specifies the number of hectares for each type by harv
9. Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Equation Type Coefficient A Coefficient B Coefficient Species 1 Parabola 1 11 3 211 0 0023 C 2 2 Hyperbola 12 2 322 1 232 C 1 ok ce Figure 30 Area Statement Height Equations Card To obtain the equation type and coefficients a b and c the user will be required to look up an old cruise that has a curve that could be applied to the given species and conditions EQUATION TYPE Choose one of the six available equation types by clicking on the equation type field and selecting an equation COEFFICIENT A B C Refer to an old cruise and enter the coefficients Make sure to enter the minus sign if the coefficient has a minus sign SPECIES Enter the species that requires heights TYPE Enter the type that the species resides in Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 16 CruiseComp User Manual 3 17 3 12 Grades Cruiser Call The Grades tab has all the Cruiser Call features on one tab NOTE The call grading module will continue to be run as non appraisal for 2013 As of January 1 2007 the MOF will run a dual system of loss factors and call grading to compare systems and develop new coefficients for appraisals Project Data Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block A
10. The correct plot type measure M or blank amp count C must be coded for the measures and counts in the header 9 Card or the data will not pass the validation process nor will it compile correctly Sample tree heights are not recorded in count only plots Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 7 1 CruiseComp User Manual CRUISE COMPILATION SEQUENCE The following is a general description of the sequence for compiling a typical Cutting Permit or Timber Sale It assumes that the operator knows the Forest Inventory Zone utilization specifications number of blocks and harvesting methods in the cutting permit and the hectares by type within each block and harvest method The description of this process is very general and is intended to be a guide only 8 1 Starting the Program Start CruiseComp by double clicking on the CruiseComp icon To start a new CruiseComp file select New from the File menu or click on the HB icon This will produce a blank project screen To start an existing CruiseComp file Select Open or click on the icon You will now be able to access the main menu 8 2 Entering the Project Data In order to CruiseComp the utilization specifications type block areas and harvest method areas must be specified for the Cutting Permit To do this select Map Area Statement from the Edit menu or click on the E icon These are the cards used for a basic compilation Each card appears
11. 2 9 2 10 1 001 00 006 1 Log 12 8 15 0 38 0 9999 0 100 2 11 M 2 15 cc M Zoom 109 gt Ready Plots 18 Selected 1 1 43 Wamings 1 Grade Wamings Print Figure 21 Grade warning example 3 2 15 Compilation Standard Advanced Button Use Point Count Measure Tree Sampling Method is used for compiling plots that contain a mix of measure and count trees Commonly known as a Big BAF cruising count trees are selected in a cruise plot by a normal sized BAF and then a significantly larger BAF is used to select which trees will be measured To activate this option activated select the check box Apply Measure Tree Selection Weighting is used in the Big BAF sampling module If the measure tree selection process is not weighted equally among all the plots this checkbox can be picked It would not be normally chosen when using a Big BAF If the sampler decides to pick a certain number of measure trees per plot say 1 per plot the compiler would choose this checkbox It properly weights the measure trees Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 9 CruiseComp User Manual 3 10 e Apply Volume Correction is used by IFS for custom compilations e Utilization based on Diameter Outside Bark at Stump Height is used by IFS for custom compilations e Split Spruce High Grade Volum
12. 3 Error in reporting some non appraisal species in Not for Appraisal compilations fixed Park Unit ID Type no longer causes program crashes Grade problems with duplicate trees fixed Conflict between sub species module and EUS module fixed Statistics reporting for Big BAF compilations fixed EUS percent validation warning fixed 9 Harvest method descriptions for SL amp SW fixed 10 Treatment Unit descriptions now exported to dat file correctly 11 Revised minimum 8m U grade filter for cgnf compilations 12 EUS grade validation warning fixed n Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 57 CruiseComp User Manual 58 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2012 00 J une 2012 MINISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Version has been updated to 2012 00 2 Cedar shingle historic rollups for loss factor grade algorithms 3 Spruce hi grade historic rollups for loss factor grade algorithms 4 Spallumcheen PSYU amp FIZ D combination added CRUISECOMP IMPROVEMENTS 1 Presets have been updated to ensure that exception limits and utilization limits change to the appraisal limits 2 Top DIB can now be larger than the DBH Instead of an error a warning is produced This only affects not for appraisal compilations 3 End Use Sort module default diameter classes are now being saved 4 End Use Sort module matrix can be deleted and eus file can now be imported without adverse effects 5 End Use Sort module creates message when tre
13. A Light 1 2 5 8 Based on indicators 3 4 6 7 9 Highest Risk group B Moderate 1 2 5 8 Risk group 2 3 4 6 7 9 Highest Risk group All Classes Highest Risk group in Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 19 CruiseComp User Manual AV 20 VALID BLOW DOWN CODES Code Description Allowable Tree Classes Risk Groups E Parallel 1 2 5 8 Based on indicators 3 7 9 Highest Risk group G Shatter 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 Highest Risk group VALID ROOT ROT CODES Code Description J Light tree within a disease center or within 10m of a tree or stump that is symptomatic or killed by root disease K Moderate tree with root disease crown symptoms L Heavy tree with root disease confirmed by stain decay fruiting bodies or resinous 20 CruiseComp User Manual AV 21 APPENDI X VIII ALLOWABLE PATHOLOGI CAL REMARKS BY FOREST INVENTORY ZONE Coast Immature The following table is for immature trees in Forest Inventory Zones A B amp C White Bark Pine Y Yes N No 2 Ur iu cc lt 22220 lt lt lt lt 2 2 2 lt E lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Indicators are allowed Indicators are not allowed Maybe Indicators may be allowed N and M indicators will be error noted in the Edit Error report The N indicated samples would be rejected while the M in
14. has area of but no plots VED 126 When the compilation is run block method each area given in a harvest method must have at least one plot Block area for Type in block has area of but no plots Block Area for Type in Block has area of but no plots VED 127 This error will occur if you have chosen the Block calculation method instead of average line Each type and block area requires at least one plot for a calculation to be performed for the block method If the average line method is chosen at least one plot in the type is required CruiseComp User Manual 7 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 139 140 141 142 is Harvest method has no plots e Harvest Area Harvest Method has no plots VEF 4128 This error occurs when he harvest method codes have been entered in the Harvest Methods screen but the 9 cards do not have the harvest methods entered or are incorrectly labelled e The harvest method code has been incorrectly keyed i e you have typed in HE instead of HL Block has no plots e Block Area Block has no plots VED 129 Use same logic as in error 128 to fix error Type has no plots e Type has no plots VEC 130 This error usually occurs when a type number was incorrectly typed in or when a plot card is mislabelled Count tree has no plots e Atleast one measure plot must exist in each type Each tree in a count
15. 6 Coastal Cedar and Spruce high grades will be rolled up to represent the last two fiscal year s scale grade production 7 The coast requires a change to the appraisal summary The net vol 10m log is being changed to Piece size and only conifer volume instead of total volume is summarized as per appraisal branch requirements 8 Version has been updated to 2007 00 CRUI SECOMP I MPROVEMENTS 1 For call grading compilations small trees with only 1 log J 99 that would otherwise produce a grade error for log length too short i e 5 0 are now allowed as long as the single log length is gt 3 0 2 In the call grading module a checkbox has been added to turn off the PI breakage add on This is used when the latest Pl breakage factors are not required CruiseComp User Manual AXX 62 3 The end use sort module is no longer capping the percentages to 100 Users can now enter more than 100 values for a species and grade 4 Anincorrect adding error for very large areas was corrected 5 For count plot measure tree sampling cruises trees that don t qualify as measure trees are automatically converted to count trees to ease in validations CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2006 02 January 2007 MINISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 The CGNF system has been implemented for the coast Use For MPS Purposes only Version has been kept at 2006 02 CRUISECOMP IMPROVEMENTS 1 Added Preset selections for coast CGNF coast loss factor and interi
16. CruiseComp User Manual AX bo Douglas Fir Pine and Larch No Live branch dead stub in 1st 10 3 3 clear panel in 2nd 5M Yes of tree 7 No op dib Yes dib any log gt 10cm first Yes log lt 75cm 37cm 10 3M of 4 No dead stub in first 10 3M lt 8 Live limb position 1 3 6 spiral grain gt Previous log live limb sition 2 4 6 No 210 Less than 4 clear panels in 1st 5M z Spiral grain gt 7 of log Yes top diameter or spiral gt dib Immature ground and live branch tree Yes log lt 59cm in 5th 5 m log No 5 N i Source Revenue Branch MoF Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 32 CruiseComp User Manual 33 Western Red Cedar Spira grain gt 10 of log top diameter or spiral grain gt ast log gt 57 2 last logs lt 17 m in mature tree with of log top diameter spiral grain gt or Yes i Source Revenue Branch MoF Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 33 CruiseComp User Manual Western Red Cedar dib NOC jog 37 Spiral grain 4 of log top diameter or spiral grain gt panels in ist 5 Spiral grain gt 7 of log top diameter or spiral grain gt 8 10 m log or panels in Yes 10 m
17. CruiseComp data file cct MOF or CruiseComp data files dat cct or all files CruiseComp will only display those files in the current directory that have the selected file extension Note When importing new data into an existing file you will be asked if you want to append to existing data Selecting no will over write any existing data Selecting yes will add the import data to the existing data When you select the yes option any updates in the Map Area Statement must be made manually as this operation only brings in the plot data The Cruise Data Merger module automates most of this process When CruiseComp imports cruise data it checks that the forest region and district codes are current If it detects codes that are pre 2003 it will advise the user and ask to update the codes see figure 9 If the user says yes the region and district codes will be updated to the current ones If the user says no CruiseComp will import the data but the region amp district codes will be left blank CruiseComp The imported project may have been using the old Forest Region and District codes in which case they must be converted to the new system Was the project using the old codes e Figure 9 Region and District code warning The user must ensure that the Forest Region and District codes have been converted correctly 2 1 17 Exporting Cruise Data To Export data Open CruiseComp Selec
18. Export Apraisal XML from the File menu The XML file will be generated in the same folder as the CCP file 2 1 19 Import and Save Use the Import and Save command to import ASCII format files in bulk and automatically save them as CruiseComp ccp files This process can be repeated without closing files e Select Import and Save from the File menu e Navigate to and select the group of files to be imported into CruiseComp The batch of files being imported may contain files that have been created by different versions of CruiseComp or by a compilation program other than CruiseComp If possible separate the files into batches Files created by CruiseComp before 2003 should be kept together in one batch files created by CruiseComp in 2003 amp later should be kept in another and files created by other compilation programs should be put in their own batches This will avoid problems with the importation of the Forest Region and District codes as mentioned in section 2 1 16 2 1 20 Merging Cruise Data Cruise Data Merger Module This module allows the user to merge blocks types or a selection of plots from one CruiseComp project into another Pl e Select Merge from the file menu or click the icon Look in Select the directory where the file to be merged source file is located File name Type the file name or highlight the file in the directory listing The file must be in a CruiseComp format and should have a ccp extension
19. Pathological codes are required for White Pine tree classes 3 7 and 9 in the Interior indicates a yes answer i Industrial Forestry 5 Any combination of 1 and 3 of the pathological indicators in question in the first decision box 46 CruiseComp User Manual 47 Source Revenue Branch MoF Allocation of Path in Thirds See table below for allocation of path in thirds to the log Spiral grain is collected as per the Cruising Manual at 5 Sap rot checks are collected by thirds and recorded in root rot column No of Path Location Logs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 4 1 4 104 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 3 4 5 1 2 4 5 1to5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 to 4 3 to 6 1 2 5 6 1106 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1to5 3to7 1 2 6 7 1107 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1to5 4to8 1 3 6 8 1108 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1106 4 to 9 1 3 7 9 1to9 10 1 2 3 407 8 to 10 1to7 4 to 10 1 3 8 10 1to 10 11 1to4 5 to 7 8 to 11 1to7 5 to 11 1 4 8 11 110 11 12 1 to 4 5 to 8 9to12 1 to 8 5 to 12 1 4 9 12 1 to 12 13 1 to 4 5 to9 10to13 1109 5 to 13 1 4 10 13 11013 14 1to5 6 to 9 101014 1109 6 to 14 1 5 10 14 11014 15 1to5 6 to 10 111015 11010 6 to 15 1 5 11 15 11015 Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual AXII 45 APPENDIX XV ALLOWABLE SPECI ES BY FOREST INVENTORY ZONE Allowable Species By Forest Inventory Zone E C S P S 5 Y py L D
20. species timber type risk group tree class block treatment unit damage code and or DBH class Allows the user to create a customizable log profile for a cutting permit block or type enabling the user to better understand the log population Enables the user to select and calculate site index trees and summarize cruise data and a variety of calculated fields into customizable layers by plot and timber type Allows selected species to be broken down into user defined sub categories 3 2 1 bo CruiseComp User Manual 3 1 Cruise Identity Card This card describes the location and nature of the area of interest x gt Project Data x Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Administrative Legal Jurisdiction Licencee COASTAL TEST LBC Coastal Z Guised by 1 5 Presets Project 2013 01 Tenure X Timber Sales COAST E CN cal Licence ag9999 Quota Prop Mngd PSYU SSA Coastal CGNF SaeTye None Coastal Loss Factor Blocks 1 A FOR APPRAISAL PURPOSES 7 Area 34 6 Locality Inlet 1 1 Coastal 2 UTM Grid District 3 Su
21. which is below header s DBH limit Tree has a DBH of which is below the utilization limit Duplicate Tree Age of not in allowed range of for species in FIZ Age of not in allowed range of for species FIZ VW2 109 Each species and FIZ area has a table that gives a maximum tree age If the user is certain of the FIZ unit and the age of the tree then there is no alternative than to change the age to the maximum age allowable Attribute CRUISE DATE should not be blank e This warning is expected to be an error in 2004 Count tree has no plots e Tree Count tree has measure values VW2 131 Count plots should only have tree number and species recorded 11 CruiseComp User Manual 12 APPENDIX III MAP AREA STATEMENT SPECIFICATIONS 1 Cruise Identity 1 Licensee user is permitted to enter a maximum of 30 characters Cruised by user is permitted to enter a maximum of 30 characters Project user is permitted to enter a maximum of 10 characters Licensee user is permitted to enter a maximum of 6 characters Permit user is permitted to enter a maximum of 3 characters Blocks user is permitted to enter a maximum of 3 characters Area user is permitted to enter a maximum area of 9999999 9 ha Elevation user is permitted to enter a maximum elevation of 99999 m M Forest region and Forest District are linked to the Unit ID type a
22. 06 17 10 43 CCP File Tatlayoko_Lake 2013 2013 06 17 10 53 CCP File Libraries Computer Network File name m Open Files of type CruiseComp Files L Jj Figure 5 Open Project Look in Select the drive and directory where the project is located by clicking the dropdown arrow File name Either enter the specific project file name or highlight it in the directory listing Files of type Select the file format required to open the project file Cruise Compilation Files ccp or Files 2 1 4 Save Project e Select Save Project from the File menu or click the If the project has been previously saved any new edits additions will be automatically re saved under the same filename Otherwise a Save As dialogue box see section 2 4 will appear requiring the user to select a directory and enter a file name to save the file under 2 1 5 Save Project As Select Save Project As from the File menu Sa Save in 1 CruiseCompFies e amp ek 2 Date modified Type Anarchists Mtn 2013 2013 06 17 10 52 CCP File Recent Paces B Desolation Sound 2013 2013 06 17 10 47 CCP File lii Kingcome 2012 2013 06 171043 CCP File 8 Kingcome 2013 2013 06 1711 20 CCP File E 8 Morice 2012 2013 06 171043 CCP File Tatlayoko Lake 2013 2013 06 1710 53 CCP File Libraries untitled 2013
23. 11 APPENDIX III MAP AREA STATEMENT SPECI FICATIONG 12 APPENDIX IV TROUBLESHOOT 22 2 15 APPENDIX V REPORTS REQUIRED FOR MOF COASTAL COMP I LATI ONG cccccssssssssscsssccssscccssccsscsecsssccsscccesecessssccssscescesssssssesssscscssessesesssssees 17 APPENDIX VI REPORTS REQUIRED FOR MOF INTERIOR COMPILATIONS 18 APPENDIX VALID INSECT AND DAMAGE 19 APPENDIX VIII ALLOWABLE PATHOLOGICAL REMARKS BY FOREST INVENTORY 2 21 APPENDIX IX VALID HARVEST METHOD 25 APPENDIX X VALID AGE IN 5 26 APPENDIX VALID COMMERCIAL SPECIES CODES 27 APPENDIX TREE CLASS MODIFICATION OF LOSS FACTOR TABLES 2 52 Cc 28 APPENDIX XIII COASTAL LOG GRADE 30 APPENDIX XIV INTERIOR LOG GRADE 44 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd CruiseComp Users Manual APPENDIX ALLOWABLE SPECIES BY FOREST INVENTORY ZONE sayin cls leno pone gaan cus oa cep ou oan p E 48 APPENDIX XVI MAXIMUM HEIGHT BY FOREST INVENTORY
24. 12 P kB 1 12 M P 1 7 kn 1 12 M P ka1 43 P 1 3 M 2 P 1 P 44 M P K 1 P 16 1 16 P 1 16 M P 17 KB 1 7 M P 6 KE 1 7 M PKB 1 18 M T P 1 18 M P KB 1 18 PR 2 1 17 Pki 2 i d P KB 2 1 E P Kil 1 18 T P 2 Pe 2 2 M P 2 4 2 2 M PKB 2 M 2 P 2 3 P gs 2 5 M 2 5 M p K82 5 8 M km 2 8 M p 2 8 Dig 2 9 M P 2 55 9 M P KB 2 9 2 100 M P Kil 2 8 2 0 M T el S P Kil 2 9 2 D Kl 2 Project display mode D E p Pm 2 B Blocks Types P 2 15 non merchantable areas _ 1 Copy treatment unit areas v Recalculate type TU areas Overwrite Project Identity and Standard Cancel x 2 Figure 12 Merge Project Harvest method areas are not included in a transfer They must be added in manually after the merge is complete 2 2 Print Setup Print set up is used to configure how reports will be printed within the CruiseComp program Print Setup il a Printer Name EET Properties Status Ready Type Adobe PDF Converter Where COMI Comment Paper Orientation Size Letter Portrait s Source Automatically Select Landscape Help Network Cancel J e
25. 2 3 etc 1L 2L 3L 12L Available log lengths to enter Log length for log 1 2 3 etc 2 3F 12F Available log net factors to enter Net factors for log 1 2 3 etc Alpha Grades B C D E F G H I J K L M N U X Y Z Coastal call grade standard User Grades any codes defined by the user can be entered into the user grades card Log Lengths 1 99m The 99 length can only be called for the last log in the tree and it designates that the compiler will compile standard log lengths up to the merchantable height of the tree Net Factors 0 100 The net factor is the estimated sound volume for each log in the tree The 100 net factor ie no decay is called 4 6 User Grades Card Cruiser Call The User Grades card was created to assist clients in compiling their sort grades Often clients cruise using alpha call grading but are also interested in compiling their company specific internal sort grades This card allows the user to save both types of grades at the same time Figure 46 User Grades Card Card S Trees Card 2 Grades Card 2a User Grades Sample Trees Card 3 Growth Rates Card 5 This card has the same fields as the Grades Card 2a card However user defined grades are entered instead There are also 12 log grades available The editing of grades log lengths and net factors is validated using the custom validations The user can setup this file as desired
26. 33 81 81 81 78 90 60 72 42 42 54 72 45 36 36 36 33 60 54 54 51 60 42 53 42 42 54 54 45 36 42 42 83 72 60 60 57 57 42 60 42 48 60 54 45 36 42 42 33 72 60 60 57 57 42 60 42 48 60 54 45 36 42 42 33 72 60 60 57 57 42 60 42 48 60 54 45 36 42 42 33 60 54 54 54 54 60 42 42 42 45 54 45 36 42 33 33 V R 60 54 54 54 54 54 42 42 48 45 54 33 36 42 42 33 60 54 54 54 60 54 42 42 48 45 60 33 36 42 42 33 60 54 54 54 60 54 42 42 48 54 60 33 36 42 42 33 60 54 54 45 54 54 42 42 48 36 54 33 36 42 42 33 Minimum height is 3 m Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual AXIV 50 APPENDIX XVII MAXIMUM AGE BY FOREST INVENTORY ZONE Maximum Age by Forest Inventory Zone 8 py L Ac D AT Pa ee 800 800 600 500 600 800 500 300 500 500 300 200 200 200 200 400 D 500 00 400 406 800 500 300 500500 200 200 200 200 400
27. AXX 7 10 Fields added to the Cutting Permit Block and Type summaries have made the total number of fields too large to be accommodated in a single report Therefore only those fields that are required are included in the Harvest reports Similarly in the Cutting Permit Block and Type summaries only those fields that are required are included This allows all fields to be reported on a single page CRUI SECOMP VERSION 99 1 CRUISECOMP PROBLEMS ADDRESSED 1 Fire damage code B was causing the risk group of all trees to appear as Risk Group 2 even when pathological remarks should have resulted in a tree being downgraded to Risk Group 3 This has been fixed 2 Previously for a tree that had all three damage types blowdown was chosen as the damage code regardless of which category was assigned the highest risk group If all three damage types in a tree are causing the same risk group change then the damage code will be assigned in the order blowdown fire insect 3 Some validations were causing illegal operations This have been fixed 4 Problems were arising when printing damage reports in a non damage compilation run The printing of damage reports has now been suppressed in a non damage compilation run 5 A problem with the short logs compiled switch has been fixed 6 Incorrect volumes calculated when stump height was compiled to 0 cm have been rectified 7 Previously the export and import of data would cause the age in tens
28. Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 6 CruiseComp User Manual 2 7 If there is a mismatch in the cruise identity information a warning message will pop up advising the user The user must then decide whether to continue or not Selecting No will stop the merge Yes will continue it to the next step E The two Projects do not share the same Region District FIZ or PSYU attributes Do you wish to continue 1x Figure 11 Merge Data Warning The Project Display Mode determines if the merge will be by block or type It must be selected before setting any other merge parameters 2 1 21 Merge Parameters The merge parameters determine what areas are merged from the source file Copy non merchantable areas merges the non merchantable areas and descriptions Copy treatment unit areas merges type descriptions block descriptions treatment unit areas by type on the block tab and treatment unit descriptions located on the treatment unit tab of the map area statement Recalculate type TU areas adds the treatment unit areas by type from the source file to the destination file If Copy treatment unit areas is unchecked then this option is not available Overwrite Project Identity and Standard overwrites the cruise identity amp compilation standard information in the destination file with information from the source file 2 1 22 Merge Block s or Type s To merge data from one project to another simply drag a block
29. R all dead potential trees tree class 3 7 amp 9 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 22 CruiseComp User Manual TU Block Damage Tree Classes 1 tree class 1 6 tree class 6 2 tree class 2 7 tree class 7 3 tree class 3 8 tree class 8 4 tree class 4 9 tree class 9 5 tree class 5 Treatment unit grouping to which the reduction factors should be applied to If this column is left blank then the reduction factors are applied to all treatment units The only valid entries for this column are the actual treatment unit codes A B C D etc This field allows percent reduction factors to be applied to individual blocks Percent reduction cannot be applied on a block by block basis if the average line calculation method is used If this is the case assign a treatment unit to the block in question and then apply the percent reduction to that treatment unit If a valid damage code is entered in this column all affected trees of the Species Type or Treatment Unit designated in the columns to the left will be automatically cut Reduction percentages should not be entered if a damage code is entered Valid damage codes are 2 Insect damage B Blowdown Fire damage R Root Rot damage Once all the percent reduction factors have been entered the compilation can be run with or without them by selecting the No Percent Reduction Apply Percent Reduction option or the Leave Tree Report option located o
30. Remarks Selective Cutting Damage Total Age Header Card S Trees Card 2 Grades Card 2a User Grades Sample Trees Card 2 Growth Rates Cart 5 r Jele s F F s s s e vows 1 uve clea eleele els pus e eere ne 1 3312 4401 LM 5400 t The number assigned to the individual tree during the field cruise The height to the nearest 0 1 meters of each tree within the plot Enter the appropriate commercial species symbol for each tree within the plot Enter the diameter in centimeters at breast height dbh of each tree within the plot Enter the appropriate numerical tree class code 1 Residual 6 Live Useless 2 Suspect 7 Vet Dead Potential 3 Dead Potential 8 Immature 4 Dead Useless 9 Immature Dead Potential 5 Veteran Enter the pathological remarks using the appropriate numerical codes for location on the tree for each tree within the plot Enter the quality information using the appropriate quality codes collected on all trees within the plot Enter the appropriate code in the Selective Logging column Valid codes are L leave tree C cut tree Enter the appropriate damage codes in the root rot RR insect IN fire FI and or blowdown BD columns Enter total age The 3 card is still required if trying to calculate the site index This field is used only when creating age classes in t
31. Size Courier New Regular 8 OK EF Cancel Fixedsys 5 Lo Lucida Console B 11 Lucida Sans 14 Italic 2 erminal 116 Effects Sample IT Strikeout Underine AaBbYyZz Color Black X Script Westem i 4 Figure 16 Report Font Menu Industrial Forestry Service Ltd CruiseComp User Manual 3 MAP AREA STATEMENT e Select Map Area Statement from the Edit Menu or click the data 3 1 icon to view the project The Map Area Statement screen contains sixteen tabs Twelve are directly applicable to the CruiseComp core module The others apply to some of the various add on modules see section 1 4 that are available for CruiseComp These cards provide detailed information concerning the area of interest The applicable tabs must be completed prior to running the compilation r Project Data Administrative Legal Jurisdiction Licencee Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods COASTAL TEST LBC Coastal Presets None Coastal CGNF Coastal Loss Factor 71 Cnised by Project Licence Permit Blocks Area Elevation UTM Grid Zone East North Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Class fi
32. Tree report the tree report shows a tree by tree breakdown of the dbh and height measurements used e Log report the log report shows the individual log grades as well as the top and bottom DSIB values e Height Curves the height curve report is necessary to show the reliability of the height curve information Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 6 4 CruiseComp User Manual 7 1 DOUBLE SAMPLING MEASURE COUNT The Double Sampling Option within the Compilation Standard page allows the user to compile data from a two phase or double sampling cruise In a double sampling cruise two types of prism samples are recorded in the field 1 Measure plots Prism plots measured to conventional cruising standards 2 Count plots Prism plots in which only the species of each live and dead potential tree is recorded No other measurements are made within these plots The measured plots are compiled by CruiseComp in the normal manner Within the count plots only basal area is calculated The statistics generated from the measured plots for each species are then adjusted using the ratio of basal area from measured plots to the basal area for all plots 7 1 Data Entry for Count Only Plots js In a Double Sampling cruise the data for measured plots is tallied and entered into the computer in the normal manner Count plots as a minimum must contain the tree number and a species code Tree class 4 or 6 trees are not tallied in count plots
33. as a separate screen accessed by selecting the appropriate card tab on the top of the page It is recommended to complete them in the order shown starting with the Cruise Identity to avoid data entry problems e Cruise Identity e Compilation Standard e Types e Treatment Units Non merchantable Areas optional e Blocks e Block Areas e Harvest Methods e Harvest Areas e Height Curve if applicable Once all the screens are completed select OK at the bottom of the screen and you will return to the Header Card 9 screen Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 1 CruiseComp User Manual 2 8 3 Entering Plot Cards To enter new plot cards select Add Tally Sheet from the Edit menu click the icon or press the key Add Tally Sheet displays a split screen with cruise plots listed on the left side of the screen by block strip plot and type number Header 9 card Contains the header information for each plot Trees 2 card Contains the individual trees for each plot Grades 2a card Contains the cruiser call net factor data User Grades Contains user defined grades Sample Trees 3 card Contains the sample trees used for compiling height curves Growth Rates 5 card This information is only input when directed and is not required to run the CruiseComp For each plot enter the header 9 card tree 2 card and sample 3 card information To add another plot click the ADD Tally Sheet icon and repeat the prev
34. been switched to C COMPILE CUT TREES 2 Verify that not all the 2 card tree data are cut or blank values If there are no Leave trees then the cut and full volume reports will be the same 6 My percent reduction compilation is the same as the full volumes 1 Verify that the Apply Percent Reduction box in the Compilation Standard screen has been checked 2 Check to see that there are percent reduction entries in the percent reduction table Make sure that the diameter classes that you are trying to reduce have trees in them 4 Look to see that the species risk group tree class type and or block are valid 7 have two old cruises that would like to merge together how do I do that 1 If your old data is from the old Simons Reid Collins DOS program you will need to perform a Disk Export This should be done for as many data sets as you want to merge together Rename each export dat a different and recognizable name so that there is no confusion between files Next open up CruiseComp and create a new project 3 Choose the import cruise data option Now choose the next data set that you would like added to the first When asked whether you want to append yes or no choose append Do this for as many data sets as you need 8 Why doesn t the sum of the individual block volumes equal the cutting permit volume This will occur if your compilation is run using the Block Method The individual block
35. beside the desired report It will then appear in the print list Repeat this until all of the Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 10 CruiseComp User Manual 2 11 required reports are selected To select all reports in a report category check the box beside the category heading The reports will be printed in the order they appear in the print list starting at the top To change the printing order click on a report and then press the Move Up or Move Down buttons to change its location on the list Select Save and enter a name to save a frequently used list of reports Select Load to recall a saved list of reports Select Remove All to clear all reports from the print list The black check marks in the Report Options dialogue indicate that all reports in that report category have been selected Whereas all the grey check marks indicate that only some of the reports have been selected CruiseComp will remember the print settings from the previous print job For example if the program used landscape the last time the next time the program will print in landscape For printers that print double sided the reports will start on the first page for each new report 2 9 Font e Select Font from the Reports menu or click the F icon to change text characteristics font font style and size applied to the reports The default font settings are shown in figure 16 n Font Font Font style
36. but have one that is greater than the minimum log length will be compiled and included in the net volume The checkbox is left unchecked for Appraisal Purposes 3 2 13 100 Cruise Used for 100 cruise compilations that cover areas greater than 9 9 hectares The plot size or sweep does not need to be entered in the plot card header card type 2 section but the areas must be entered in the appropriate locations on the type block and harvest method tabs 3 2 14 Last Log Compilation Choices Append it to 2 to the Last Log this is the default selection If the last log is shorter than the minimum log length permitted the last log will be appended to the second to last log Industrial Forestry Service Ltd CruiseComp User Manual 3 9 Compile It Separately only for use with non appraisal compilations If the last log is shorter than the minimum log length permitted the last log will be compiled as a separate log Throw It Away only for use with non appraisal compilations If the last log is shorter than the minimum log length permitted the last log will be thrown out and not compiled Please be aware that under certain circumstances a grade validation warning may occur when the Append it to 274 to the Last Log option is selected In the example below fig 21 the second to last log log 2 is an grade for 10 meters and the last log log 3 is a Y grade for 99 When the compilation is run it calculates the last log to be a
37. button options are e Compile All Trees e Compile Cut Trees Only only trees with a BLANK or C will be compiled e Compile Leave Trees Only only trees with an L will be compiled Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 5 CruiseComp User Manual 3 6 3 2 3 Double Sampling To compile measure and count plots select the Apply Double Sampling Include Count Plots checkbox Measure plots are compiled and the program adjusts the measure plot volume by the double sampling factors derived from the count plots The statistics report will show the statistics for the measure plots alone as well as the count measure plots combined 3 2 4 Type of Compilation The combo box has two options choose either Interior or Coastal Note In order to create a Volume and Lumber Recovery Factor Report LRF this switch must be set to the Interior option To create the Ministry of Forests Log Grades Reports the switch must be toggled to the Coastal option The options are default 32 Coastal 3 2 5 Utilization Limits The Utilization Limits specifies the DBH limit stump height and top diameter for the mature and immature utilization levels within the area of interest Note Only coastal compilations can use mature and or the immature utilization limits Interior compilations should only use mature utilizations for cutblocks 3 2 6 Use Exceptions Use Exceptions indicates whether all species in the compilat
38. checked below Available for non Appraisal compilations Forest Inventory Zones B and only 1 amp 2 westem redcedar 3 yew spp 5 spruce spp Cancel Boy Figure 36 Example of a Standard Coastal CGNF Compilation js Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 20 CruiseComp User Manual Figure 37 Example of the Grades screen for Coastal CGNF Grades 3 21 Project Data Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Apply Taper Correction Factor Use Newton s Volume Equation Apply Net Volume Adjustment Factor NVAF Diameter Classes s Dollar Values Details Use Smalian s Volume Equation m Net Volume Deduction Breakage Use Coastal CGNF Lookup Table C Use MOF 1976 Breakage Table Use Global Breakage Factor Decay Check the Loss Types you want to calculate and deduct from the Net Volume Use Cruiser Called Net Factors Use Decay Lookup Table Waste lt lt Based on Cruiser Called Z Grades Use Waste Lookup Table Custom Validation Validation Rules 29 Details Grade Details Cut Varia
39. factors rather than using arbitrary computer algorithms to determine log grades 1 5 1 End Use Sort Module The End Use Sort Module estimates volume for user specified end products The data can be summarized in a number of different ways and displayed in easy to read reports This module is normally used in conjunction with the Cruiser Call Module 1 5 2 Cruise Data Merger The Cruise Data Merger Module makes the process of combining cruise data from different files into one much easier than the import function Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 1 4 CruiseComp User Manual 1 5 3 Forest Inventory Module The Forest Inventory Module is used to calculate Site and summarize cruise data into customized stand layers by plot and by timber type 1 5 4 Log Analysis The Log Analysis Module sorts logs by user defined diameter classes making it easier to see the stand log profile 1 5 5 Sub Species The Sub Species Module allows species to be broken down into user defined sub categories for compilation purposes Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 1 5 CruiseComp User Manual 2 MENU OPTIONS 2 1 File 9 gt Cad Tres Card Z aed 2 User Gene Sampin Troms Card 3 Growth Ratos Card 5 Import Cruise Data Cruise Data M E r rrtrr rrjiwm Import and Save Merge Print Setup Export All to Excel 1 Kingcome 2013 2 Nakusp 2013 3 2 Kingco
40. has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 0 2 VE2 105 e Attribute LIVE LIMB has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 1 9 VE2 105 Live limb cannot have a 0 or blank value Dead potential trees tree classes 3 7 9 must still have a live limb code Live limb refers to the log position in 5m sections from the ground where the timber quality of the tree changes significantly e Attribute STUB has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 1 9 VE2 105 Stub cannot have a 0 or blank value e Attribute 157 5M KNOTS has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 0 6 VE2 105 e Attribute 2 5M KNOTS has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 0 6 VE2 105 Attribute 157 5M KNOTS has a value of 0 which is not in the allowed range of 1 6 VE2 105 This error occurs because the STUB code is 1 and therefore the 1 5m knot code must have at least 1 quarter knots e Attribute 2 5M KNOTS has a value of 0 which is not in the allowed range of 1 6 VE2 105 This error occurs because the STUB code is 2 and therefore the 2 5m knot code must have at least 1 quarter knots Attribute MAIN SUB DBH LIMIT has a value of 0 000 which is in the allowed range of 0 100 99 900 VE9 105 The DBH limit cannot be 0 change the limit to a minimum of 0 1cm CruiseComp User Manual 4 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 js Attribute S
41. last tab on the right of the validation message screen at the validation stage Coastal Call Grading Net Factoring Template The following 2 screens demonstrate how the coastal call grading net factoring compilation will need to be setup Both the compilation standard and the grades tab will require changes from the MOF loss factor settings Please note The Presets found on the Project Identity screen allows the user to set the default values for the selected compilation type Compilation Standard eere Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Crise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Unts Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Double Samping lide Court Pats ed Coreen 32 T Copie Tee Mi Trees 5 ig Compie Cut Trees Only Global Min Log Length v Compile Leave Trees Only Grade Specfic Min Log Length Root Rot Report F the last log is shorter than the Minimum Log Length No Special Compilation 6 Append ito the 2nd Last Log Average Line Method Interior Wet Fir Compie t Separately Block Method Dry C Throw k Away Min Merch Length 3 Advanced Utlization Diameter Lmt Stump Height Top Diameter Use special taper parameters for immature trees of the species
42. log net volume will be deemed to be D grade and 69 will be deemed to be grade Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual Deciduous Log Length lt 2 6m Yes Tree Classes mam 3 7 9 Conk or Blind Conk in any position Yes grade All Logs at or above Live Limb Yes jn Industrial Forestry Service Ltd AX 43 Source Revenue Branch MoF 43 CruiseComp User Manual AXI 44 APPENDIX XIV I NTERI OR LOG GRADE ALGORI THM Interior Log Grade Algorithm no longer being used in the interior Grade 5 stant 07 EE Partition Hemlock y N Now 4 Yes Y No Frost Crack in 4 ves lt Branch by thirds Y No Dead 4 ves in 1 486 or7 then all logs Dead Top Yes 2 5 then top 2 3 Dead Top in 3 Yes then top 1 3 No Spiral Grain gt Knot code 6 in lt Ist or 2nd 5M log No Yes Sap Rot Check by thirds y No ves Yes Y Grade 4 Grade Blank A10 2 A10 3 Grade 3 If the sum of the reported grade percents is not exactly 100 percent due to rounding then add or subtract from the grade with the highest percent to make the total 100 percent If there is a tie for the largest grade percent then adjust the grade in sequence from Blank to 5 Indust
43. made before the results are made final 2 1 12 Show Highlights on Reports Creates shading on reports to increase readability Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 3 2 1 13 Output to Database Compilation output data is automatically saved to an MS Access compatible database file This option may significantly increases the compilation time and may result in an extremely large output file Therefore this option should only be selected if you need to use the data in a database The output file will have the extension cco To quickly activate or de activate the Output to Database option click the 5 icon located on the CruiseComp Toolbar 2 1 14 Compile Based on Output Requirements Only If this box is checked only those tables checked off in the table list will have will have data output to them The Select All button selects all the tables in the list The Deselect All button removes all tables from the list Using this feature can significantly reduce compilation time particularly for very large datasets 2 1 15 Import and Export ASCII Format Data CruiseComp has the ability to import and export cruise data from MoF format dat or mof and IFS format cct ASCII text files This allows for importing of data excluding certain compilation set up information from earlier versions of CruiseComp and to exchange data with other MoF approved compilation programs Tree class 4 or 6 trees will be deleted from count plots when files are
44. of the map area statement right after creating a new project Application error printing the Statistical Volume Analysis report for some Count Measure Trees sampling cruises CruiseComp User Manual CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2003 MI NISTRY OF FORESTS RECOMMENDED CHANGES 1 10 11 12 13 14 Block method compilations no longer permitted for appraisal cruises For coastal mixed block utilization situations or if block reductions are required assign unique types to each block The program permits compiling the block method for non appraisal cruises The Ministry of Forests has re organized The Region and District names have been changed This will create some versioning problems using old datasets but we have provided a conversion inside CruiseComp to handle this For any MOF dat file that is imported into CruiseComp a message box will ask the user if the dat file was created pre April 1 2003 or after This will allow the program to convert the data The cct file will have a version number added so that the program will know what version is being imported A warning message will report when cruise date is not entered for each plot We are expecting this warning to become an error next year The Tree Maturity table has been modified so that young immature old immature and mature loss factors can be used in a plot A new rule has been added to the height curve selection When the parabola b and c coefficients are
45. parameters for immature trees of Use Exceptions the species checked below Available for 6 Diam Limit S Ht Diam Forest Inventory Zones 1 Douglas ir 12 westem redcedar NI 13 westem hemlock 15 spruce spp 9 Figure 19 Map Area Statement Compilation Standard HA 3 2 1 Damage Report The Damage Code switch enables the use of all damage codes on the Card 2 records root rot in column 60 insect damage in column 61 fire damage in column 62 and blow down damage in column 63 See Appendix IV for the valid damage amp root rot codes The damage options to choose from are Damage Report default for appraisals is to have this checkbox checked which enables the program to compile the damage codes Root Rot Report compiling for root rot is optional therefore the checkbox is not selected All damage types will be compiled in a single cruise If multiple damages occur on a single tree the most severe damage type for net volume will be compiled If two damage types have equal effect on risk group for a single tree then the precedence is Blowdown Fire I nsect 3 2 2 Cutting I ndicator The cutting indicator radio buttons allow for the compilation of Cut Leave cruises It uses the indicators placed on each individual Card 2 record column 59 and Card 3 column 40 The three radio
46. pee vee vez vec vez vez 66 096 gez see See 92 92 see 92 5424 676 006 zz ze ze ze zz zz 66 662 08 z 22 22 22 22 42 22 22 zet e6vc o0 sei se sa se se ca scar 21 661 09 ea ss es 9 es es est ish 6vi O0 ve ve ve ve ve vel ve ve ve 6 666 98 sei 02 6v8 97 en eu f em p e e eu v 6r 99 coi eo eo eor EOL eor sor eo eo 679 99 16 6 16 16 e 6 16 6 16 J e 6 57 sd w a w a 9 q d Revenue Branch MoF Source 53 strial Forestry Service Ltd APPENDIX XX CHIP YIELD FACTORS Chip Yield Factors This Appendix lists factors used to calculate chip yield bone dry units per 100 board feet The factors apply to both Coast and Interior unless otherwise specified Black Yellow Cedar White Pine Lodgepole Pine Albicaulis Pine Yellow Pine Larch Cottonwood Alder Broadleaf Maples Birch Aspen Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual 55 APPENDIX WET AND DRY BELT DOUGLAS FIR BEC ZONES Wet and Dry Belt Douglas Fir BEC Zones m Biogeoclimatic Zone Wet Belt ICH Interior Cedar Hemlock Code z 1 SBS Su
47. plot summary report The speed of calculation has been greatly improved The type number field length extended to four digits Implemented Sentinel Superpro 6 3 1 API Server license keys are now available A new set of database tables replace the old TALLY tables CruiseComp handles the conversion and transfer of data when loading projects Project files created in Microsoft Access 97 are upgraded to Access 2000 A new Total column added to the types property page to represent the total area of all treatment units CRUISECOMP PROBLEMS ADDRESSED 11 12 13 14 Program error compiling under sized trees Program Error while calculating stats No Snags per Hectare in summary reports if tree class 4 or 6 is the only existing tree of a certain species Entering duplicate trees on the same tally sheet caused loss of data Preferred Grade Length validation not functional for user grades Intermittant Program Error while navigating through a long list of plots Misplaced stats row values when user grades don t fit Unspecified ADO error message when outputting NULL grades An empty count plot not displayed in the plot summary report Tab and Arrow keys would not allow navigation inside a spreadsheet on map area statement property pages Program error printing the Project Description report Error when updating old project files on some Windows 2000 machines Application failure when right clicked on block area page
48. reports are based on only the plots that actually fall within that block block method and not on the complete timber type average for all timber types that fall within that block average line method The total of all blocks cutting permit is based upon all plots in all timber types CruiseComp User Manual AII 7 APPENDIX V REPORTS REQUIRED FOR MOF COASTAL COMPILATIONS Note HA For Coastal appraisal compilations the following reports are required Map Area Statement Report Statistics Summary Reports Appraisal Summary Report Harvest Summary Reports Volume Summary Reports Damage Summary Reports required upon MOF request Stand and Stock Tables Plot Summary and Frequency Reports Double Sampling Ratio if compiled as a double sampling cruise Percent Reductions Applied table if reductions are applied Height Curve Scattergram Report required for stump cruises If a percent reduction is being applied two sets of the reports will be required One set showing the full volumes and then a second with the percent reduction applied The input values for the percent reductions must also be provided Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 17 CruiseComp User Manual AII 6 APPENDIX VI REPORTS REQUI RED FOR MOF INTERI OR COMPI LATI ONS For Interior Appraisal compilations the following reports are required Map Area Statement Statistics Summary Reports Appraisal Summary Reports Harvest Method Summary Re
49. se tes eene 3 14 3 11 HEIGHT 56 400000000000 3 16 3 12 GRADES CRUISER 2220 2 2 000 4 0000000000000000 2 17 3 13 PERCENT 0004 0 06006 3 21 4 CRUISE PLOT CARDS 2 2222 222 22 2 2 14 7 1 0414 040440 4 24 4 1 HEADER 000000000000000000 4 24 4 2 TREES 4 26 4 3 SAMPLE TREE CARD 4 277 4 4 GROWTH RATES 2 2 00000222000000000 4 28 4 5 GRADES CARD CRUISER 4 29 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd n CruiseComp Users Manual 4 6 USER GRADES CARD CRUISER CALL 4 29 ize qp 5 1 5 1 VOLUME SUMMARY REPORTS RENE UP BEDAE 5 1 5 1 1 Cutting Permit Summary Report essent 60 80 40 5 1 5 1 2 Block Summary 5 1 5 1 3 Type Summary 5 1 5 1 4 Damage and Root Rot Summary Report by Cutting Permit Block and TY BG mte 5 1 5 1 5 Extended Cutting Permit and Block Summary Reports 5 1 5 2 CRUIS
50. the installation There have been some fundamental changes in this new release You will notice that we have improved the look of our reports The report titles and major headings have been bolded Shading has been added to aid in AXX 65 65 CruiseComp User Manual 66 reading the reports We have added a line to the footer of each report that indicates the CruiseComp copyright 3 For users who have purchased our Cruiser Call module customized user grades have been added This will allow the user to create any alpha grade or number grade desired We have also added the ability to create customized validations for each grade by species min and max top diameter log length and net factor We have also added the ability to validate for preferred lengths invalid pathology and invalid species 4 For users who have purchased our Log Analysis module we have added a new toggle that compiles the butt diameter of the log 5 The Extended CP Block and Type Summary reports have two new fields Both Net Merch Live and Net Merch DP have been added CRUISECOMP PROBLEMS ADDRESSED 1 Some quality remarks were not being validated as errors 2 Some errors resulted in the summary reports when only deciduous species were present 3 Some height curve logic has been changed to meet MOF specifications 4 Some incorrect tree class percent calculations in the Extended Type Stand and Stock table have been fixed 5 Trees plot average
51. used in the compilation Up to seven non merchantable areas are allowed 1 7 R W Removed appears automatically on the blocks tab as requested by the MOF while the descriptions for the others are entered on the Non merchantable Areas tab before their respective areas can be entered on the blocks tab ial Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 11 CruiseComp User Manual 3 12 3 6 Blocks Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Cancel Figure 25 Map Area Statement Blocks The Blocks screen is used to record the block number and assign the maturity and descriptive labels to each block within the cruise The maturity field can be entered either as mature M or immature 1 All blocks in the compilation must be listed on the Blocks card The block numbers must match the block field on the plot header cards The Maturity field is used for coastal compilations only for appraisal purposes The R W Removed field is automatically added into the Blocks tab The MOF requires that any timbered Right of Way timber that is not being included in the Cutting Permit be accounted for by block 3 7 Block Areas gt Poet _ Ha
52. 06 1711 20 CCP File Computer Network x name Save Save as type CruiseComp Project ccp Cancel Figure 6 Save Project As Save in Select the drive and directory where the project will be saved by clicking the dropdown arrow File name Select a file to over write by clicking the dropdown arrow or enter a new name for the project to be saved Save astype Select a file format to save the project in by clicking the dropdown arrow The options are Cruise Compilation Files ccp or All Files HA Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 2 CruiseComp User Manual 2 3 2 1 6 Close e Select Close from the File menu to close the current file without exiting CruiseComp The program will prompt you to save any edits or changes 2 1 7 Configuration e Select Configuration from the File menu Configuration allows the user to set how CruiseComp will respond to certain commands n Configuration Dialog Appraisal Prompt before Printing V Print Graphics on Reports Enable old MOF grades Save Generated Height Allow Chapman Richards Show Highlights on Reports Output Output to Database DB Info Compile Based on Output Requirements Only Select All Generate Reports using SQL and Java Check tables you wish to be written to the output Deselect All JOUTPUT_LOG OUTPUT_LOG_SPECIES_DIAM E
53. 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 Attribute 2 KNOT should not be blank VE2 107 A tree that has potential volume cannot have a blank knot code 0 is a valid number Data item has block that does not match Tally Sheet header block Data item has strip that does not match Tally Sheet header strip Data item has plot that does not match Tally Sheet header plot Attribute has a lookup code of which is not in the lookup table Attribute SPECIES has a lookup code of which is not in the SPECIES lookup table VE2 4111 The species entered does not occur in the lookup table Please refer to Appendix VIII for valid species codes Attribute MAIN SUB PRISM SWEEP has a lookup code of NULL which is not in the MAIN SUB PRISM SWEEP lookup table VE9 111 If the plot is a prism plot enter either F or H A fixed area plot has a blank Attribute has a value of but should be blank CruiseComp User Manual 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 is A e Attribute MAIN SUB PRISM SWEEP has a value of F H but should be blank VE9 112 This error will occur when there is a value for fixed area plots There is no sweep for fixed area plots DBH Limit has the same value for both Main and Sub plots e DBH Limit has the same value for both Main and Sub plots VE9 113 The main plot must have a larger DBH limit than the sub plot Either Main or Sub plot has value for both Hectares and BAF e Either Main or Sub p
54. CRUI SECOMP CORE MANUAL I NDUSTRI AL FORESTRY SERVICE LTD Prepared by Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 490 999 West Broadway Vancouver B C Canada July 30 2013 CruiseComp Users Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE DF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Dd ot n t E edd 1 1 1 2 DVERVIEU odi ep 1 1 Uc MES Us p FILES Me HET 1 1 1 4 CRUISECOMP MAIN SCREEN iua pp m uc nauis adii rt e a od 1 3 etr Rura E deb ctn NR 1 3 M s 1 4 1 5 OTHER CRUISECOMP MODULES En p i ER ti e ica 1 4 125 12 C all 1 4 1 5 1 End Use Sort in RA 1 4 1 5 2 Cruise Data 1 4 1 5 3 Forest Inventory 1 5 2921 Log 1 5 15 5 SDSECIBS 1 5 2 MENU OPTIONS Dru Rs iria n pr PEG ANI EP RUE 2 1 NE IUD mi NO Tr orm 2 1 2 1 1 Create New Cruise 2 1 2 1 2 Create A New Stump Cruise Project essere 2 1 J 1 3 Open Projet re ortos Rara a
55. E STATISTICS REPORTS 5 1 5 2 1 Volume Statistical Analysis eee ertet ternera theses 5 1 5 2 2 Basal Area Statistical Analysis essent 5 2 5 2 3 Net VBAR Statistical Analysis essent 5 2 5 3 STAND STOCK AND BASAL AREA 5 5 2 5 3 1 Cutting Permit Stand Stock and Basal Area Report 5 2 5 3 2 Block Stand Stock and Basal Area 5 2 5 3 3 Type Stand Stock and Basal Area 5 2 5 3 1 Damage and Root Rot Reports by Cutting Permit Block and Type 5 2 5 3 2 Extended Stand and Stock 5 2 5 4 PLOT SUMMARY 4 2 Mn a tbe perm ui pd 5 2 54 1 5 2 5 4 2 Plot Summary CVBAR ueste eet Feo ea 5 3 5 4 3 Plot Frequency 5 3 54 4 Volumes Dy POE uo eicere ertet etn rots eiu 5 3 501 5 Plot Listing ReDODE doeet ot Radar 5 3 5 4 6 Extended Plot Species 5 3 5 5 HARVEST METHOD REPORTS ER pls t 5 3 5 5 1 Appraisal
56. ENDIX TREE CLASS MODIFICATION OF LOSS FACTOR TABLES Changes are bolded Tree Class Modification Of Loss Factor Tables All Forest Inventory Zones Forest Inventory Zones Classes frases pr pe fos br po M pnm M mM Young Immature OI Older Immature Mature OM Over Mature Industrial Forestry Service Ltd CruiseComp User Manual AIX 29 Cottonwood 2 amp L F LZ K amp L fos fracas pr po fos pisse Br ps Young Immature OI Older Immature Mature OM Over Mature Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 29 CruiseComp User Manual AX 30 APPENDIX XIII COASTAL LOG GRADE ALGORITHM Coastal Log Grade Algorithms Explanatory Notes for Coast Metric Standing Tree Log Grading Flowcharts 1 The flowcharts contain logic for restricting the grade of logs with spiral grain Spiral grain cm spiral grain code from cruise sheet 3 The test for two or more other pathological indicators in hemlock and balsam is restricted to the following indicators frost crack mistletoe rotten branches dead or broken top and scars with open and closed scars occurring together in the same tree counting as only one indicator The tests for two and three or more other pathological indicators in cypress are restricted to frost crack fork or crook rotten branches dead or broken top and scars with open and closed scars occ
57. Figure 13 Print Set Up 2 3 Adding Plots e Select Add Tally Sheet from the Edit menu or click the icon press the key on the numeric keypad This allows the user to add a new plot to the compilation It appears as a new entry at the bottom of the plot listing with the accompanying blank cruise tally sheet Header Card ready to be filled out 2 4 Deleting Plots e Select one or more plots to be deleted by clicking the first one then holding down the Shift key and selecting the last plot in a consecutive list of plots to be deleted or holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on individual plots Select Delete Tally Sheet from the Edit menu or click the icon or the key on the numeric keypad CruiseComp will request confirmation that the selected plots are to be deleted click yes and the highlighted plots will be removed from the file Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 8 CruiseComp User Manual 2 9 2 5 Validation Validate is the CruiseComp module that checks the field data and compilation specifications to ensure the data is complete and free of obvious errors or conflicts An onscreen Validation Error report is produced listing all the errors and warnings found and sorted into categories see figure 14 The error reports include a brief description that helps the user locate and correct the error 3 Validation Errors Errors Grade Errors Wamings Grade Warnings Custom Grade Er
58. Frost crack position 1 4 grain gt 1396 of log top diameter spiral grain gt 13cm Yes No Fork Crook Position 7 4 or more branches gt 10 cm in 1st 10 3 m and dbh 50 9 10 Yes No Source Revenue Branch MoF x1 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 39 CruiseComp User Manual AX 40 Cypress 9 9 any log lt 49 Yes No Live branch dead stub in first 10 3 m of tree 2nd 10 m log from ground or higher Top dib any log gt 37 Yes piral grain gt 49 of log top diameter or spiral grain Yes No position 2 5 Frost crack position 1 6 and dbh gt 135 Live limb position 1 3 Yes ves No lt 3 clea panels nd 5 Previous log live limb position 2 4 6 Yes 10 m log from Yes F ground and lt 4 clear panels in panels in 1st 5M op dib an log lt 59 panels in 2nd Yes rd 10 m log 5m from ground and live branch in 5th 5 m log or fowg Immature tree Yes No Source Revenue Branch MoF Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 40 CruiseComp User Manual AX 41 Percentages within Spruce Grades Loss Factor District Campbell River Chilliwack South Island North Coast North Island Central Coast Haida Gwaii Squ
59. L al a j 0 190001 0 682016 al kl 0 078977 0 532930 AC al a j 0 117130 0 565108 AC al kl 0 136074 0 498340 D al a l 0 055705 0 374983 MB al a l 0 064992 0 421552 E al a j 0 070797 0 455765 E al 0 070901 0 407800 0 103886 0 492890 al 0 097907 0 469721 a l 0 036171 0 482541 6 3 2 j CruiseComp User Manual 6 4 6 2 2 Calculating Height Once the dbh has been calculated a height curve can be generated using the sample tree data recorded from the nearby stand or from another cruise with similar growth patterns The same restrictions apply to a stump cruise as with a normal cruise as far as validations for the height curve calculations are concerned 6 2 3 Calculating Volume Once the dbh and height values have been calculated for each tree CruiseComp can now be run as per a regular cruise to determine gross and net volumes All other fields normally shown with a regular cruise will be generated 6 2 4 Calculating Grades Since the actual tree is missing and no provision is made on the FS 205S tally card for recording quality remarks CruiseComp will estimate grades using log length and top diameter to give the user an idea of what the grades may have been for the area 6 3 Reports The following is a list of the typical reports required for stump cruise compilations e Cutting Permit Summary the Block and Type Summary reports may also be included if there is more than 1 block or type e
60. LOPE PERCENT has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 0 150 VE9 105 Enter a value to a maximum of 150 the MoF does not use slopes in the appraisal that are greater than 150 Attribute ELEVATION has a value of 0 which is not in the allowed range of 1 99950 VEA 105 Change the elevation to a value greater than 0 The default is set at 1 therefore an error will occur unless the value is changed to O Attribute MAIN BAF SUB has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 0 100 99 900 VE9 105 Enter a value between 0 100 Attribute HEIGHT has a value of 0 000 which is not in the allowed range of 0 100 99 900 VE2 4105 This error will occur if you have a tree in the compilation that does not have its associated type entered into the height curve table Enter the type number that is missing for the species An error will be noted when e There is more than one species per curve for Appraisal Purposes e There are less than 20 samples per curve for Appraisal Purposes e There are less than 10 samples for one curve Not enough samples to create a proper curve Aspecies is put into the curve but does not exist in the data is not a valid value for attribute Tree Class Attribute should not be blank Tree Class 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 Attribute 157 KNOT should not be blank VE2 107 A tree that has potential volume cannot have a blank knot code 0 is a valid number Tree Class
61. NAL The UTM Northing coordinate for the area of interest OPTIONAL Presets Select one of four presets None Coastal CGNF Coastal or Interior Loss Factor The Presets option instructs the program to select any required options for the user Certain fields are grayed out and cannot be selected because they are locked by the preset CruiseComp User Manual 3 5 3 2 Compilation Standard Card This card sets many of the compilation specifications Project Data E T Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Bepiy Double Samping include Count mein Ba Coen Compie Shot Tees Compile Trees Standard Log Length 13 100 Cruise Compile Cit Trees Only Global Min Log Length il c 5 Min Log Length zin Compile Leave Trees Only Grade Specific g Lengt Root Rot Report if the last log is shorter than the Minimum Log Length No Special Compilation Append It to the 2nd Last Log Average Line Method Interior Wet Belt Fir Compile Separately Block Method Interior Dry Fir C Throw It Away Min Merch Length 3 Advanced Utilization Diameter Limit Stump Height Top Diameter Mature 75 30 15 Immature 12 30 10 Use special taper
62. Percent Reduction tab located in the Map Area Statement 5 11 Partial Cut Percent The Partial Cut Percent reports the Net Volume and Reduced Net Volume and the Partial Cut Percent by type and treatment unit This report can be used to determine if a harvest method should be considered clearcut or selective cut 5 12 Double Sampling Factors The Double Sampling report shows the double sampling ratios by species type block and harvest method 5 13 Map Area Statement The Map Area Statement Report lists all details on the Map Area Statement cards A G 5 14 Project Description Report The Project Description report provides a summary of information describing the cruise compilation It identifies such information as licensee name license number cutting permit number utilization specifications and area description by type treatment unit block and harvest method 5 15 Logs The Log Distribution Reports provide total volumes and volumes by species based on top diameter for a cutting permit block or type 5 15 1 Log Report The Log Report provides log attributes by type for every tree within each plot in the cruise 5 15 2 Log Distribution by Cutting Permit Block and Type The Log Distribution reports provide the number of Logs ha Net Vol ha Net Vol Log amp Lineal Meter ha by diameter class 5 15 3 Detailed Log Grade Table by Cutting Permit Block and Type The Detailed Log Grade Table Report provides net volume amp perce
63. RY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Version has been updated to 2008 00 2 All trees must have measure information for each species occurring in a timber type in count plots and mark to cut and leave cruises 3 Allow beetle codes 1 2 amp 3 for all species of the Pinus genus 4 Added Special Cruise Number 233 to be used as a new PSYU for the Gulf Islands in FIZ C 5 Added Special Cruise Number 234 to be used as a new PSYU for E amp N lands with the Quadra PSYU in FIZ B 6 Added Special Cruise Number 235 to be used as a new PSYU for E amp N lands with the Vancouver PSYU in FIZ C 7 Allow FIZ D and G in the Salmon Arm PSYU 8 Allow live and or dead column with the risk group column when calculating percent reductions 9 Use newer stump to DBH equation coefficients for H S C and Yc in the Queen Charlotte Islands PSYU 10 Ground skidding SS amp SC harvesting methods to include hoe chucking 11 Update the coast spruce log grade algorithm high grade percentages 12 Update the coast cedar log grade algorithm shingle grade percentages CRUI SECOMP I MPROVEMENTS 1 Fixed crash when looking at Block Summary or Extended Block Summary reports 2 Erroneous Plot Not Found error message fixed Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 60 CruiseComp User Manual AXX 61 CRUI SECOMP VERSI ON 2007 01 November 2007 MI NISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Update interior appraisal report to include green red grey attack Lodgepole Pine and all o
64. Summary rabbits rede nien 5 3 5 5 2 Methods Summary 5 3 5 5 3 Harvest Methods Summary 5 3 5 6 FIELD DATA AND SLOPE AVERAGES REPORT 5 3 5 7 VOLUME AND LUMBER RECOVERY INFORMATION LRF REPORTS 5 3 228 HEIGHT CURVES REPORT Rl mde ode tpe Diari pb NEA 5 4 3 9 EREEHEDOBT PEEL RECT er 5 4 5 10 PERCENT REDUCTIONS APPLIED REPORT 5 4 PARTIAL CUT PERCENT Clase e bna 5 4 2 12 DOUBLE SAMPLING FACTORS uer initi cider 5 4 5 13 AREA STATEMENT Fei ERREUR edere sb 5 4 5 14 PROJECT DESCRIPTION REPORT 5 4 SEP MENS FER E DR 5 4 Log Tr 5 4 5 15 2 Log Distribution by Cutting Permit Block and Type 5 4 5 15 3 Detailed Log Grade Table by Cutting Permit Block and Type 5 4 iii Industrial Forestry Service Ltd n CruiseComp Users Manual 5 15 1 Log Analysis by Cutting Permit Block amp 5 4 6 STUMP CRUISE sennor EE RERNE RRR ERN 6 1 6 1 FIELD MEASUREMENTS AND INPUTS 6 1 6 2
65. Summary Report The Type Summary Report is identical in format to the block and cutting permit summaries Each type report that is generated uses only the plots that land within that type 5 1 4 Damage and Root Rot Summary Report by Cutting Permit Block and Type The Damage Summary Reports provide gross and net volumes based on the damage present within a Cutting Permit Block and Type 5 1 5 Extended Cutting Permit Type and Block Summary Reports The Extended Summary Reports are essentially the same as the Cutting Permit Type and Block Summary reports except they contain damage information for Fire Blowdown and Insects 5 2 Cruise Statistics Reports Cruise Statistic Reports include the Volume Statistical Analysis Basal Area Statistical Analysis and Net VBAR Statistical Analysis which show the sampling error standard deviation and coefficient of variation for the cutting permit compilation 5 2 1 Volume Statistical Analysis The Volume Statistical Analysis report provides a breakdown of the net volume m ha proportional volume number of trees standard deviation coefficient of variation and sampling error for every type in the compilation and for the compilation in total Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 5 1 CruiseComp User Manual 5 bo 5 2 2 Basal Area Statistical Analysis The Basal Area Statistical Analysis report provides a breakdown of the basal area m ha proportional basal area standard deviation coefficient of
66. ZONE49 APPENDIX XVII MAXIMUM AGE BY FOREST INVENTORY 7 50 APPENDIX XVIII REGION AND DISTRICT 5 51 APPENDIX XIX LUMBER RECOVERY 52 APPENDIX XX CHIP YIELD 5 54 APPENDIX XXI WET AND DRY BELT DOUGLAS FIR BEC ZONES 55 APPENDIX INTERIOR FIR QUALI TY CLASS ALGORITHM 56 APPENDIX XXIII CRUI SECOMP 5 22222 1 57 CRUISECOMP VERSION 2013 01 amp 02 JULY 2013 57 BUGS NC Se e m PN HR 57 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2013 00 J 012013 57 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2012 00 UNE 2012 tnc 58 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2011 00 JUNE 2011 erret 58 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2010 00 J ULY 2010 59 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2009 00 JUNE 2009 60 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2008 00 JUNE 2008 60 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2007 01 NOVEMBER 2007 61 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2007 00 UNE 2007 neon 61 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2006 02 J ANUARY 2007 62 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2006 02 NOVEMBER 2006 62 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 20086 rediret eut ctun aun vapore
67. ailable for printing Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 CruiseComp User Manual YO APPENDIX I VALIDATION ERRORS 103 104 105 is Species not valid for FIZ e Species not valid for FIZ VE2 103 Species may be a valid code but is not valid in the geographical area that is being validated Check that the proper FIZ area has been toggled or the species was keyed incorrectly Sample tree has DBH or Height that does not match value in corresponding 2 card tree e Sample Tree Sample tree has DBH Height or Species that do not match value in corresponding 2 card tree VE3 104 If the same tree number occurs in the 2 and card its height DBH and species must match To edit these errors use the height from the 3 card and the DBH and species from the 2 card as correct Attribute has a value of which is not in the allowed range of e Attribute CLASS has a value of 0 which is not in the allowed range of 1 9 VE2 105 This error occurs when the tree class has been left blank e Attribute PATH REMARK has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 0 7 VE2 105 Check that a valid number was entered in the pathological remarks columns e Attribute SPIRAL GRAIN has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 0 9 VE2 105 e Attribute LEAN has a value of which is not in the allowed range of 0 2 VE2 105 e Attribute SWEEP
68. amish Sunshine Coast Source of the table is the Coast Grade Distribution Report 2011 04 01 to 2013 03 31 Source Revenue Branch MoF Mature spruce logs greater than 120 years based on the age in 10s and tree class will be separated into D E F and G grades where appropriate Example In the Campbell River District when a log reaches the D E F G decision box 13 of the log net volume will be deemed to be D grade 1796 will be deemed to be E grade 3596 will be deemed to be F grade and 35 will be deemed to be G grade Percentages within Spruce Grades CGNF This year we will not be assigning scale based returns for Spruce High grades for CGNF compilations The cruiser will call the grades without adjusting based on the Spruce High grades table CruiseComp User Manual 42 Percentages within Cedar Grades District Campbell River Chilliwack South Island North Coast North Island Central Coast Haida Gwaii Squamish Sunshine Coast Source of the table is the Coast Grade Distribution Report 2011 04 01 to 2013 03 31 Immature red cedar logs up to 120 years old based on the age in 10s and tree Classes flow only into the I grade where appropriate Mature red cedar greater than 120 years based on the age in 10s and tree class will be separated into and M grades where appropriate For example in the Campbell River District when a log reaches the D K decision box 31 of the
69. appraisal species using the Not for Appraisal Purposes selection Fixed a bug in the immature coastal taper function 6 Added Title Page including cruised by and compiled by reports either loss factor or call grade net factoring cruise 7 Printing bug fixed when no damage reported caused a problem in the printing sequence 8 Harvest methods shown for coast only or interior only depending on presets chosen m CruiseComp User Manual AXX 60 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2009 00 June 2009 MI NISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Version has been updated to 2009 00 2 The second growth net volume for all of the coniferous species has been added to the Coastal Appraisal Summary Report FIZH and FIZ are now allowed in Babine PSYU The Queen Charlotte Island Forest District is now reported as Haida Gwaii Update the coast spruce log grade algorithm high grade percentages Update the coast cedar log grade algorithm shingle grade percentages CRUI SECOMP I MPROVEMENTS Log analysis module was showing unspecified volume when first top diameter class was different from utilization limit 2 Plots ha calculation was using the wrong number of plots when calculating the value for a specific block 3 Export to Excel module fixed the off by one report error 4 Input focus goes to the Block field when data entering in the Tally Header card 5 Sorting of strip and plot were updated 3 4 5 6 RU 1 CRUI SECOMP VERSI ON 2008 00 June 2008 MI NIST
70. astal grade algorithm for Cypress grades has been fixed 6 Errors associated with the Interior grades algorithm have been fixed
71. ation the program will produce an error stating that the utilizations are not set to the Appraisal Standards 3 Two additional columns have been added to the 2 card to accommodate tree numbering from 1 9999 for 100 stump cruises dustrial Forestry Service Ltd 68 CruiseComp User Manual AXX 69 4 The compilation specifications have been changed when compiling stump cruises The merchantable volume calculations will include that portion of the tree cut below 30cm in a stump cruise Trees with stumps greater than 30cm will continue to be compiled to the 30cm stump height standard 5 The new Spruce High Grade percentages have been updated for the new 2 year average for Coastal Districts 6 The Interior Grade Algorithms have been updated by deleting the two Insect red attack decision boxes for chipper and sawlogs 7 Some PSYU and TFL areas have been updates The changes are as follows A TFL 24 has been deleted and added to TFL 25 Unit 4 Use FIZ A loss factors for all species B Kamloops PSYU allow FIZ G new as well as D C Niskonlith PSYU allow FIZD new as well as G CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2000 1 CRUISECOMP PROBLEMS ADDRESSED 1 Stump Cruise Module has been fixed to facilitate the correct importing of stump height 2 coastal grade algorithm in the Stump Cruise module has been modified The top diameter is now the only parameter used to identify grade This is a requirement of the Ministry of Forests The
72. b Boreal Spruce IDF Interior Douglas Fir ESSF Englemann Spruce Subalpine Fir SBPS Sub Boreal Pine Spruce Dry Belt ICH Interior Cedar Hemlock Code 2 IDF Interior Douglas Fir ESSF Englemann Spruce Subalpine Fir MS Montane Spruce SBPS Sub Boreal Pine Spruce PP Ponderosa Pine Biogeoclimatic Subzone and Variant dw dk mw mm mk mc wk vk vc dh dw dk mh mw mm mk mc wk vk mw WW dc dk dv mw mv mm mk mc wv wm wk WC vC VV mk XW undifferentiated dk1 dk2 dm2 xh xw xm dm XC xk dc dk dm xv XC If subzones are missing from the above listing the general rule to apply is very dry and dry subzones are Dry Belt and moist wet and very wet are Wet Belt Source Revenue Branch MoF 55 CruiseComp User Manual AXIX 56 APPENDIX XXII INTERIOR FIR QUALITY CLASS ALGORITHM Interior Fir Quality Class Algorithm This is computed on a tree by tree basis Quality Class 1 e Noconk blind conk e scars in lower third e forks or crooks in lower two thirds e no frost cracks in lower third rotten branches greater than 10 cm in diameter in lower third dead or broken top and ratio less than 1 48 Height cm Quality Class 2 e Trees of lower quality than those above and e tree class 3 4 6 7 and 9 trees Source Revenue Branch MoF Ind
73. back to the bush for more samples or get permission to run another species in the curve and change to not for appraisal purposes Height Curve has samples which is below the required amount of e f for appraisal purposes each curve requires a minimum of 20 samples e f for not for appraisal purposes each curve requires a minimum of 10 samples Attribute cannot be zero No block area for type in block e There is a plot with a certain type and block but no area is assigned to it This error is for block method only CruiseComp User Manual amp 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 is No harvest area for type in harvest method e There is a plot with a certain type and harvest method but no area is assigned to it This error is for block method only Fixed plot cannot be Count plot e Only prism plots can be used for count plots Fixed area plots cannot derive the count ratio based on tree count Reduction has both Type and Block specified e Avalid type number must be verified The block and type fields cannot both have entries for the same compilation run This is a MoF rule Reduction has invalid Type A valid type number must be verified The block and type fields cannot both have entries for the same compilation run Reduction has invalid Treatment Unit e Treatment Unit can only be the letters A B C D E F Do not enter any labels or number
74. ble Logs to Standard Length Compile Useless Timber Use 2a Cards Length and Net Factor Always Use MOF Log Volume Rules IV Use Tally Tree s Live Dead attribute instead of Tree Class Use Tally Tree s Maturity Attribute instead of Age in Tens and Tree Class Figure 38 Example of Grade Details screen for Coastal CGNF 3 13 Percent Reduction The Percent Reduction option allows the user to reduce the volume and stems per hectare selected for harvest for specified portions of a cruise Normally this reduction is used for faller s selection or proposed thinning operations Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 21 CruiseComp User Manual r Project Data mm Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest inventory Sub Species 5 pde Dam 15 20 25 30 35 n 45 50 ss eo 65 10 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PL 0 1 0 00000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 1 F 0 L 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 jo jo jo 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L1 No Percent Reductio
75. both positive the Weibull function must not be used On Forest License A57077 in the Bulkley TSA the LRF compiled for balsam is to be based on the sawlog component only Any balsam that has greater than or equal to 48 DWB will have zero LRF assigned to the volume of the tree The average LRF will be lowered due to this new rule The net volume per hectare will be reported to three decimal places on the All Method and Harvest Summary reports The Appraisal Summary is now mandatory for April 1 2003 The totals have been added for the Appraisal Summary Previous years reported the data by harvest method only The Larch genus will use the Fir Pine coastal grade algorithm The Coastal cedar and spruce high grade breakdowns have been updated The allocation of path in thirds matrix has been expanded to accommodate a tree with greater than 60 meters merchantable height The allocation of path in thirds matrix for a stem with five logs was corrected For licenses A20193 and A20218 a new algorithm utilizing conk blind conk saprot and sunchecks will be used for dead white pine The LRF for the grade 5 trees will be zero CRUI SECOMP 2003 IMPROVEMENTS 1 We have updated our program from the DAO database technology to the ADO database technology This will allow our users to work in Access 2000 The newer technology will also allow Windows 2000 and Windows XP users to run our program Please notify us if you experience any difficulties during
76. bout 2 8m which is too short for a Y grade Log 3 then gets added to log 2 The validation warning shows log 2 as the last log an grade with a non preferred log length of 12 8 m and a 15 cm top This is would normally be an error because the minimum top size for an log is 38 cm but because the Append it to 2 to the Last Log option was selected it is accepted CruiseComp 2013 Se File Edit Reports View Help 818 elal elajr gt 2 ip Pl Method M C inr m T Header Card 9 Trees Card 2 Grades Card 2a User Grades Sample Trees Card 3 Growth Rates Card 5 n Tree Ht 5 2 2 2 3 3 4 46 5 P e 6 67 7 8 8 8 WK 1 7 sc M No m SPC ee kle L FiG L FG L 6 L IEIS EIEE t ce F 1 sc M 1 33 2 HW 522 130 1 100 Y 990 1 1 1 2 392 197 1 14 cc M Validation Errors x 1 16 5 4 290 19 HK 1 17 5 M Errors Grade Errors Wamings Grade Warnings Custom Grade Errors 1 18 5 am 2 1 M Alpha Grades Validation Warnings mm 2 2 cc WK 2 3 cc M 1 I I 1 2 5 M Spec Grade Log Length DIA Factor WK 2 8 cc M i i
77. cation IFS 2013 01 99999 BD Unknown Tenure X Timber Sales COAST Quota Prop Mngd PSYU TFL or SSA Sale Type None A FORAPPRAISALPURPOSES Locality Kingcome Inlet District 3 Sunshine Coast s FIZ A FIZA Unit ld PSYU z Unit Id 39 Kingcome Sub Zone v Variant 0 Zoe Figure 17 Map Area Statement Cruise Identity Establishes parameters the cruise location and administrative Compilation Standard Defines the compilation parameters ie Utilization limits calculation method exceptions etc Types Assigns a descriptive label and applies an area in hectares to each type or stratum by treatment unit Treatment Units Creates new treatment units and assigns a descriptive label to each Up to ninety nine treatment units are allowed in a compilation Treatment units are used to identify or isolate portions of the permit area that will be treated differently Examples of different treatments would be areas with different percent reductions or different harvest methods Non merchantable Identifies any non merchantable or non harvestable Areas areas Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 1 CruiseComp User Manual Blocks Block Areas Harvest Methods Harvest Areas Height Curve Hei
78. classes 15 25 to revert to 20 This has been fixed CRUI SECOMP VERSION 99 2 PATCH CRUISECOMP PROBLEMS ADDRESSED 1 A bug in the application of the Cedar Rule used in Purden Longworth Robson Monkman and Bowron PSYU s and TFL 30 has been fixed The bug caused the downgrading of risk groups to work incorrectly 2 Digital export of report files out has been repaired Data in the printed reports can now be digitally reported and sent to the Ministry of Forests This should help reduce the size of bound reports CRUI SECOMP VERSION 99 3 PATCH Repairs to CRUISECOMP in patch 99 2 inadvertently introduced some new software problems Patch 99 3 addresses these subsequent problems CRUISECOMP PROBLEMS ADDRESSED 1 The mature Cedar for Table 96 has been repaired All plots with a height code gt 41m in card 9 will be assigned a Risk Group 1 for all cedar located in the plot If the height code is less than 41m a Risk Group 2 will be assigned to all mature trees in the plot 2 Incompatible database errors that were occurring have been resolved 3 The Quality Class 1 and 2 for Doug fir trees has been fixed 4 The plot listing report no longer crashes for certain datasets is gt Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 71 CruiseComp User Manual AXX 72 5 The spiral grain is now working correctly when using the Interior grade algorithm 6 The root rot reports are no longer appear in the Available to print window if they a
79. ctor Plots Trees Logs End Use Sort Forest Inventory D OOOOH 1 0 0 0 8 89 99 Load Save Use Default Reports Order Report Name Category Title Page Map Area Statement Report Percent Reductions Applied Appraisal Summary Report All Method Summary Harvest Method Summary Cutting Permit Summary Block Summary Type Summary Volume Statistical Analysis Basal Area Statistical Analysis Cutting Permit Stand Table stems ha Cutting Permit Stock Table m3 ha Cutting Permit Basal Area Table m2 ha Block Stand Table stems ha Block Stock Table m3 ha Block Basal Area Table m2 ha Type Stand Table stems ha Type Stock Table m3 ha Type Basal Area Table m2 ha Plot Summary Remove All Move Up General Volume amp BA Logs Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Plots Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Volume amp BA Plots Move Down Cancel Figure 15 Report Options Dialogue HA On the left hand side of the window click on one of the signs to reveal the various report categories and individual reports Click on a sign to hide a report or report category To add a report to the print list located on the right hand side click the check box
80. d Preview Report buttons are greyed out because reports have not been generated for the data currently loaded into CruiseComp 1 4 1 Toolbar e Display or hide the Toolbar by selecting it from the View menu Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 1 3 CruiseComp User Manual Create New Project Add a Tally Plot Open Existing Project Delete a Tally Plot Change Report Font Save Project Map Area Statement Enable Output to Preview Reports Database L aO 818 ela Crystal Reports End Use Sort Not Available Merge EUS Module val Print Reports Export Data Generate Compile Reports Validate Data Import Data Figure 2 CruiseComp Toolbar 1 4 2 Status Bar Display or hide the Status Bar by selecting it from the View menu Number of Cruise Plots Process Timer u ul CruiseComp Status Selected Num Lock Status Open 2 53072140 s SCRL 4 E Plots 17 Selected Number of Cruise Plots in Current File Figure 3 CruiseComp Status Bar Caps Lock Status Scroll Lock Status Please note the CruiseComp status changes to the command name of each icon as the mouse cursor passes over it 1 5 Other CruiseComp Modules The following is a summary of modules that are not part of the core module but are available as additions to the CruiseComp core module 1 5 1 Cruiser Call The Cruiser Call Module is used to compile the true log quality of each tree using cruiser called grades and net
81. d Ten Year Growth fields for each tree listed on the Growth Rates Card card 5 Header Card S Trees Card 2 Grades Card 2a User Grades Sample Trees Card 3 Growth Rates Card 5 We pangs Last Ten vear Growin Figure 44 Growth Rates Card Card 5 Tree Number The number assigned to the corresponding tree on the Trees card Rings Last Enter the number of rings counting from the cambium toward the 2 5 cm pith as entered on card 9 of the field cruise Ten Year Enter the measurement from the cambium toward the pith to the Growth nearest 0 1 cm as entered on card 9 of the field cruise 4 28 CruiseComp User Manual 4 29 4 5 Grades Card Cruiser Call The Cruiser Call module includes two additional plot cards in the interface Due to space constraints the tree card is split up so that standard appraisal information is on one card and the Cruiser Call grades are on another There is also an additional User Grades card Figure 45 Grades Card Card 2A Header Card 9 Trees Card 2 Grades Card 2a User Graden Sampie Trees Card 3 Growth Rates Card 5 Tree m 2 Ta 8 ele Wo SP t t r o x r e e rjo e e r o t rk 137 80 98060 Enter the log grade log length and net factor log for each tree 1G 2G 3G 12G Available log grades to enter Grade for log 1
82. d to change the plot to a measure plot CruiseComp User Manual 9 156 157 158 159 160 161 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 is Count plot not allowed in Measured plots only compilation e To ensure that there are no mistakes this error will not permit the user from compiling a measure cruise when there are count plots present Either change the cruise to a measure and count plot cruise or delete the count plots from the compilation Count compilation has no count plots e count and measure plots cruise was selected but there are no count plots in the data Either change the type of cruise to measure plots only or add some count plots to the cruise Cannot compile short logs for appraisal purposes e Any small tree that cannot make one log 3 meters in length or longer is called a short log Some users still would like to compile these small trees for smallwood licenses and so an option has been created However this option is not permitted for appraisal purposes Change the switch to not for appraisal purposes Sample tree Height must be greater than e The sample tree must have a height that is in the allowable range for that species and must be greater than 3 meters Only trees greater than 3 meters can be used in compilations Percent Reduction by Block is not valid for Average Line method compilations e This is an MoF rule When performing a percent reduction by block only the block met
83. dicated samples would be allowed to process to completion but listed as a possible error Source Revenue Branch MoF 21 CruiseComp User Manual AV 22 Coast Mature The following table is for mature trees in Forest Inventory Zones A and Frost Mistle Rotten Crack Toe Y Fork amp Crook Yellow Pine lt 2 2 lt lt 2 SEE SE EERE ESE lt 2 Cottonwood White Bark Pine Y Yes Indicators are allowed N No Indicators are not allowed Maybe Indicators may be allowed and M indicators will be error noted in the Edit Error The N indicated samples would be rejected while the M indicated samples would be allowed to process to completion but listed as a possible error Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual AV 23 Interior Immature The following table is for immature trees in Forest Inventory Zones D L Blind Fork amp Frost Mistle Rotten Dead Conk Conk Crook Crack Branch Top v v w lt lt lt lt lt lt Z N fe fy p mp _ fy fy e e yy NY lt lt lt lt rr 2 2 lt 2 2 lt lt lt Y 2 2525 2 lt 2 2 lt lt D
84. e The Damage and Root Rot report provides stand and stock summaries for damaged timber in the treatment unit by species and damage category 5 3 2 Extended Type Stand and Stock Report This report provides detailed information by type treatment unit and species It gives analysis of height gross volume per tree net volume per tree and stems per hectare specified by diameter class This report is primarily used for checking percent reduction compilations 5 4 Plot Summary Reports HA The Plot Summary Reports include stems per hectare average DBH and gross and net volumes per hectare by species calculations Also listed is the Loss Factor Table number used for the decay waste and breakage factors The four plot summary reports are 5 4 1 Plot Summary The volumes listed in the Plot Summary Report provide a breakdown of volume m for individual sample plots by species Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 5 2 CruiseComp User Manual 5 3 5 4 2 Plot Summary VBAR The Plot Summary VBAR report is the same as the Plot Summary Report except that it provides a breakdown of volume m for individual sample plots by species using VBAR calculations This allows CruiseComp to report volumes for count or Big BAF plots 5 4 3 Plot Frequency Report The Plot Frequency report shows the number of plots within each type and block combination of the cutting permit It also shows the relative ha plot for the entire cutting permit 5 4 4 Vo
85. e Species Used and Type Used will be combined to calculate the curve and heights Valid curves are 0 or blank sample trees from all species and types listed on this card will be grouped together to calculate one equation 1 sample trees from only the Species Used and Type Used will be used to calculate one equation SPECIES USED Designates the curve as belonging to this major species All other species listed on the card will use this equation CruiseComp User Manual 3 16 SPECIES 1 2 or 3 Enter the species if any which are to be grouped with the Species Used Up to three extra species can be entered per curve The species entered as Species Used does not need to be repeated as Species 1 2 or 3 TYPE USED Designates the curve as belonging to this major timber type All other timber types listed on this record will use this equation Curves are uniquely identified by their Species Used and Type Used designation The heights calculated by the height curve can be saved by turning on the save generated heights switch under file configuration The calculated heights are saved in the trees card 2 height fields Be sure to save a back up copy of the data set before running this option in case the settings need to be changed and re run 3 11 Height Equations Project Data Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Nonmerchantable Areas Harvest Methods
86. e as Required by MOF in Coastal Compilations allows the option to compile using percentages from the MoF spruce High Grade table to split a portion of any cruiser called F and G grades into D and E grades respectively This is necessary due to log characteristics that are not easily visible to the cruiser such as ring density and the presence of wavy grain D and E grades must have a minimum of 12 rings 2cm while F and G grades must have a minimum of 6 rings 2cm Please refer to section 10 4 7 of the MoF Scaling Manual for further details 3 3 Types gt Project Data Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Cruise identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Type Description Clearcut 20 Res Riparian Total 4 931 11 0 10 1 1 2 CyH B 941 70 15 6 0 9 235 Treatment Units 00 0 0 Cancel Figure 22 Map Area Statement Types This card contains the type number description label and the merchantable area in hectares for each treatment unit The type numbers must match the values used in the type field on the plot header cards Please note the type number can now be four digits Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 10 CruiseComp User Manual 3 11 3 4 Treatment Units Pr
87. e broken down by species for the combination of all harvest methods 5 5 3 Harvest Methods Summary Report The Harvest Methods Summary Report provides the same information as the All Methods Report however it is divided into separate harvest methods by treatment unit 5 6 Field Data and Slope Averages Report The Field Data and Slope Averages Report lists the slope of each plot and also gives the average slopes of the Cutting Permit and Harvest Method 5 7 Volume and Lumber Recovery I nformation LRF Reports The Volume and Lumber Recovery Information Reports summarize the volume and lumber recovery information by species and diameter class by CP Block or Type These reports are required for Interior compilations and are generated only when Type of Compilation is set to Interior in the Compilation Standard tab pe Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 5 3 CruiseComp User Manual 5 4 5 8 Height Curves Report The Height Curves Report provides a detailed description of the height curves used in the compilation for the species and types specified in the height curve set up 5 9 Tree Report The Tree Report is a single stem volume analysis that produces a tree by tree report showing all of the information generated Note Depending on the number of trees in the cruise this report may require a large amount of paper when printing 5 10 Percent Reductions Applied Report The Percent Reduction Report is essentially a print screen of the
88. e ccp file with a pr extension but it can be modified by the user This is the ASCII text file format for CruiseComp reports They are created when reports are generated and printed to pdf The file name is the name of the report with a out extension le Block out allmeth out cp out apprsum out This is a new file format comma delimited for 2013 and has been requested by the MoF It provides a summary of cutting permit block and harvest method summary information It can be opened and read by a text editor or MS Excel This file is required to be sent to the MOF with your pdf reports dat and pr file Whenever the user compiles a For Appraisal Purposes Only compilation this csv file will be created The csv file s are located in the same place where your ccp is located You can generate the file in different ways by compiling as loss factor or call grade full volumes and percent reductions Filenames are as follows with a csv extension license cp If loss factor full volumes license cp If r loss factor with reduction license cp cgnf call grade coast cruise full volumes license cp cgnf r call grade coast cruise with reduction ie A12345 987 If loss factor coast or interior full volumes A12345 987 If r loss factor coast or interior percent reduction A12345 987 cgnf call graded coastal full volumes A12345 987 cgnf r call graded coastal percent reduction CruiseComp User Manual xml file This is the IFS Interior Ap
89. e is not found in Block Area EUS Map screen 6 Post 2012 release working on big baf stats plot summary Post 2012 release continuing to update memory collections 8 Post 2012 release continuing to update jurisdictions to compile for all areas in Canada BUGS FIXED 1 Duplicate plot error has been fixed when adding plots 2 Export of IFS appraisal cruise data xml exports consistently 3 Big BAF cruises no longer require that the plot type is M can also be called C 4 Output cco tables output Hw and Hm as species 3 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2011 00 June 2011 MI NISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Version has been updated to 2011 00 Cedar shingle historic rollups for loss factor grade algorithms Spruce hi grade historic rollups for loss factor grade algorithms Added count of plots gt 5 yrs old amp gt 10 yrs old in the appraisal report Cranbrook PSYU amp FIZ E combination added Last log in a CGNF compilation is automatically changed to a Y grade if it is gt 2 9m and 5 0m and the second to last log is an N or Z grade 7 Lastlog in a CGNF compilation is automatically changed to a Z grade if it is 3 0m the second to last log is an N grade SEL JS OIM CRUI SECOMP I MPROVEMENTS 1 A new progress indicator bar has been added 2 Elapsed time indicator added to status bar Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 58 CruiseComp User Manual AXX 59 3 Plot list can now be sorted on M C value 4 XML appraisal summary e
90. ea tables by treatment unit should help in checking reduction prescriptions 2 The LRF was being rounded differently between the LRF and CP summaries This is has been corrected The rounding was different by 1 LRF point in some instances 3 The short trees that are changed to tree class 4 and 6 will now be viewable at the bottom of the summary reports Depending on the data set sometimes this summary line was not visible because there were too many fields reported Some blank lines in the summary report had to be deleted to ensure that these lines are always visible 4 Some trees last log volumes were calculating slightly different values The logic has been changed and is consistent with the MoF calculations CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2001 CRUISECOMP IMPROVEMENTS 1 The exported data set format has been modified to be directly compatible with the ASCII format 2 Stand Utilizations for Appraisal Cruises are now defined for the whole province The utilization s are as follows Interior All maturities dbh 17 5cm top diameter 10 0cm stump ht 30cm There are only two exceptions to the utilization rule Lodgepole Pine dbh 12 5cm top diameter 10 0cm stump ht 30cm Cedar dbh 17 5cm top diameter 15 0cm stump ht 30cm Coastal Mature dbh 17 5cm top diameter 15 0cm stump ht 30cm Immature dbh 12 0cm top diameter 10 0cm stump ht 30cm If a compilation does not have these utilizations and the user is compiling Appraisal Compil
91. econd Growth attributes found in the Trees 2 card Diameter Classes button 3 19 Instead of using tree classes 1 9 and age in n Diameters Grades Diameter Classes Grade Description Min Max 38 999 3 Peeler 20 38 D 1 Lum 1 Prem 15 20 1 Lum 2 Prem 10 15 2 Lum 1 Lum G 2 Lum 2 Lum H 2 Sawlog 1 3 Sawlog J 4 K 2 Shingle L 3 Shingle 4 Shingle N No Grade 5 Shatter u 5 Utility X 6 Utility hie 7 Chipper e Figure 33 Grades Diameter Classes screen This section allows the user to enter diameter classes by grade Ensure that the full range of diameters is covered so that no logs are missed in the reports summary will report these diameter classes breakdowns by species and grade each grade can have its own diameter classes class breakdowns Dollar Values button The detailed log grade Please note Also none of the grades requires diameter r Grade Value Grade Sort 85 Value 1 208 67 143 43 412 32 266 61 133 33 99 60 83 79 54 92 30 74 28 75 228 88 214 18 150 30 101 14 128 21 139 52 117 44 83 85 49 00 Lb Cancel e Figure 34 Grades Grade Value screen The user can enter in the log prices by species grade diameter class and log length Most p
92. elicopter methods HC and HS will be used only for interior areas The coast appraisal report will calculate a conventional slope for all non helicopter harvest methods Height curves will be permitted for the Helicopter single stem harvest method A minimum of 20 samples per species per timber type is required to generate the curves The Cedar shingle and Spruce high grades are being updated based on the last 2 years scale The dat file will now be versioned so that old and new datasets can be correctly imported into the program LRF calculation for Hemlock Partition for Kalum Skeena districts has been changed 2004 1 CruiseComp User Manual 64 CRUISECOMP 2004 0 IMPROVEMENTS 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The All Treatment units page is now reporting in front of the individual treatment units New fields Map sheet number photo number and forest cover added to the plot card Summary of all treatment units added to area and stand stock damage reports Convert multiple dat files in the File menu Import and save permits the user to create many ccp files from multiple dat files at one time Count trees with dbh entered will be used to determine if the tree is big enough for the utilization limits Count trees with the cut leave indicator will be recognized in cut leave compilations User can control which tables are output to database found in the configuration in the File menu Count plots shown in
93. eme raw wy Cc Gems v wy D fw we Des NN IN IN IN IN roe I PI me we D IN IY v In In wf messe 18 1 Yes for Zone J only Yes Indicators are allowed N No Indicators are not allowed Maybe Indicators may be allowed and M indicators will be error noted in the Edit Error The N indicated samples would be rejected while the M indicated samples would be allowed to process to completion but listed as a possible error Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual AV 24 Interior Mature The following table is for mature trees in Forest Inventory Zones D L cont Blind Rotten Conk Conk amp Crack Toe Crook Douglas Fir M ERG Hemlock Balsam LY Y Spruce Yellow Cedar M Eg White Pine EN NI Lodgepole Pine Yellow Pine Y Y Larch 1 M 2 al EA Cottonwood Alder ON N Birch Ea Aspen EA White Bark Pine 1 Zones amp L lt lt lt 2 lt lt lt lt lt lt E lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Balsam lt lt lt lt lt lt x z z lt lt lt 2 2 Zones D G amp I 3 Yes for Zone J only and M indicato
94. ent the last two fiscal years scale grade production in the coast log grade algorithms Slope statistics are now reported by block Option to compile and report leave trees CRUISECOMP IMPROVEMENTS 1 5 6 A new set of database tables replace the old TALLY tables CruiseComp handles the conversion and transfer of data when loading projects The maximum number of custom grade logs per tree increased to 12 A new button on the toolbar allows to view the status of and enable disable the option to output to the database CCT file exports 6 digit tree numbers for tally trees sample trees and growth rates A New Stump menu added to the file menu to create new stump cruise projects The old New menu and toolbar now creates regular cruise project Grades S and added to the list of valid alpha grades CRUI SECOMP VERSI ON 2004 MI NISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 2 3 The cruise date is a mandatory entry for 2004 The cruise date must be entered on every plot The cutting permit and block CV are not being used and will not be reported this year Two more categories in the percent reduction module have been added Code L will indicate all live tree categories in all Risk Groups Code R will indicate all dead tree categories The program will allow 12 treatment units Three new coastal harvest methods have been added HL Helicopter Land HW Helicopter Water and HF Helicopter Single Stem The other current h
95. ent the last two years scale grade production 4 The timber type reports will now report the average trees plot as shown in the cutting permit report jn dustrial Forestry Service Ltd 66 CruiseComp User Manual AXX 67 10 11 The Kalum district West of the Cascades will now use Interior standard utilization specifications Choose the interior switch to compile in this area from now on For appendices 2 5 in the MoF design manual limitations set out in these tables will not result in fatal errors but instead carry warning messages These appendices include the following tables a allowable species by FIZ b allowable pathological remarks by species FIZ and maturity c allowable heights by FIZ and species d allowable maximum ages by FIZ and species From now on please be very careful in checking your warning messages For example a tree height of 99 meters will not produce a fatal error anymore but only a warning This tree is more than likely an error but will be compiled as if correct When a species is not normally found in a FIZ the program will now allow the species to compile and use the FIZ that is closest with the species to calculate volume as well as decay waste and breakage for the species For the Interior algorithm Positions 4 and 6 will be added to dead top in 1 and position 5 will be added to dead top in 2 The statement PERCENT REDUCTION APPLIED will be reported in upper case and double spaced at the top o
96. eople will use species and grade only Please note that there are no reports available for this feature When the program compiles the dataset the output is compiled and saved in the cco file for later analysis Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 19 CruiseComp User Manual 3 20 Custom Validation Validation Rules 4 E S 7 Valid parameter ranges Invalid grades Preferred log lengths Min Max Min Max Min Max Invalid Prf specs orco os tan n WF WF species re Invalid pathologies and damages 5 Invalid Species Grade Path Specify invalid pathology or quality codes in the right bottom table Code abbreviations are Blind Conk Conk SC Scar FO Fork Crook FR Frost Crack MT Mistletoe RB Rotten Branch DB Dead Broken SG Spiral Grain SW Sweep LN Lean Cancel Figure 35 Grades Grade Validation screen When the Custom Validation checkbox is selected the data inside the Validation Rules button are validated Please note that the coastal appraisal alpha grades are being validated inside the program in a separate process This section is used for internal data checks for company specific requirements Also many clients use this section when validating user grades When looking for the custom validation results look to the
97. est method and treatment unit A B C D E F The type and harvest method listings must first be entered in the Types and Harvest Methods screens respectively The number of hectares should be entered to the nearest tenth Note If there is more than one treatment unit within the compilation the area hectares must be entered for each treatment unit This is accomplished by toggling between the Treatment Unit screens that are shown at the bottom of the Harvest Area screen 3 10 Height Curve Under Ministry of Forests guidelines height curves are no longer allowed for any cruise compilation used for appraisal purposes unless approved by the appropriate district office This means that all appraisal compilations now require 100 of the tree heights to be recorded CruiseComp is capable of producing height diameter curves however this option should only be used with MoF approval If you wish to have CruiseComp calculate a height diameter curve or use local curves you must complete the Height Curve screen This screen dictates how sample tree data will be combined in calculating the regression coefficients Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 14 CruiseComp User Manual 3 15 Project Data x Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis F
98. everal districts District names not in brackets replace names in brackets where applicable Source Revenue Branch MoF 5 AXIX 5 CruiseComp User Manual APPENDIX XI X LUMBER RECOVERY FACTORS The following table lists the lumber recover factors in board feet per cubic meter 2162 EEZ 8202 882 282 144 000 Source Revenue Branch MoF 144 ez 62 20 452 vee 666 096 662 222 6 v6 0 06 19 Wez 668 059 9c pez 6 8 008 592 662 054 206 6 v9 0 09 669 095 Ore 99c 2 92 ObZ 206 922 gez 6 5 2 coc ZSZ EEZ 902 8 6 vS 0 OS 6 6v O0 vec 422 022 2982 Sic 92 6 2 466 12 992 181 4L vez ore Z L 95 902 42 LS ZEL OL 6 sit oc 68 so 6 HE e 60 uonnieg 16 16 00k Ok s a 90 ee eee 2 4 00r vez 922 00 6 rE OE 16 16 6995 57 E 52 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd CruiseComp User Manual 0001 666 056 626 006 668 058 6 8 008 66 0 6 004 669 059 6 9 009 666 096 695 006 660 09 0 Orc Ove Ove Ove ove Ove 22 6 00 vec ve vec
99. f all pages when the reductions applied box is checked All summary pages with volume per hectare values will now report to the nearest whole number This applies to the harvest and appraisal pages as the cp block and type summaries already were doing this There were a few things that have been changed for the height curve reports DBH max will be 250 cm for all curve equations For Weibull curves the maximum number of iterations is 1000 Use a minimum of 10 trees per curve instead of 20 for minor species On all scattergrams a message will appear stating that Major species height curves require a minimum of 20 sample trees minor species height curves require a minimum of 10 sample trees Combined curves require a minimum of 20 sample trees Failure to meet these standards will result in rejection of the cruise CRUISECOMP 2002 IMPROVEMENTS 1 2 The LRF report has been expanded to summarize by block and type The old LRF report is now called the CP Volume and Lumber Recovery Information Report The Stand Stock Basal Area reports will now also summarize individual treatment units These reports should help improve checking of cutting percent reduction prescriptions The main interface now displays at the bottom a summary of the number of plots and the number of plots selected Cruisecomp will remember the print settings from the last print job For example if the program used landscape the last time the next time the p
100. f species tree class damage Tree Invalid attribute combination of species tree class INSECT damage VE2 122 Please refer to Appendix IV amp V for the allowable damage species tree class combinations Tree Invalid attribute combination of species tree class FIRE damage VE2 122 Please refer to Appendix IV amp V for the allowable damage species tree class combinations Tree Invalid attribute combination of species tree class BLOWDOWN damage 1 VE2 122 Please refer to Appendix IV amp V for the allowable damage species tree class combinations Type not found in project data Type not found in project data VE9 123 A type has been entered in the plot cards that is not found in the types screen Either change the plot to the correct type number or enter the new type number in the types screen Harvest method not found in project data Harvest Method not found in project data VE9 124 A harvest method found in the plot cards has not been included in the harvest methods in the Project Data map area statement Screen Block not found in project data Block not found in project data VE9 125 A block found in the plot cards has not been included in the blocks screen in the Project Data map area statement Harvest area for Type in method has area of but no plots Harvest Area for in method
101. ght Equations Grades Cruiser Call Module Percent Reduction Log Analysis Log Analysis Module Forest Inventory Forest Inventory Mod ule Sub Species Sub Species Module Lists all cutblocks the compilation including a descriptive label maturity coastal merchantable area non merchantable area s and total area in hectares Contains the hectares for each block by type and treatment unit Contains the available harvest method codes and descriptive labels Contains the hectares for each harvest method by type and treatment unit Contains the settings to build height curves for generating tree heights The height equation screen permits the user to custom build a height curve for a species and type when there are no available sample trees or when the user is unable to combine species in a height curve Height equations are normally used for very minor or deciduous species Contains the settings related to log grades Most of this tab is locked when one of the pre set radio buttons other than none are selected on the Cruise Identity tab The Cruiser Call Module allows the true quality aspects of the logs to be compiled in a stand or cutting permit instead of relying on computer algorithms to derive log grades The default settings for appraisal are MoF computerized grades and computerized DWB Allows for net volume reductions on user selected portions of a cruise The percent reduction factors are entered by
102. he forest inventory module Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 4 26 CruiseComp User Manual cc Live Crown CT L D M S 4 27 Enter the Crown Class CC by number code for each tree sample within the plot Valid number codes are 1 Dominant 2 Co dominant 3 Intermediate 4 Suppressed Enter the Live Crown in 0 100 This field is not required Count Tree Enter T for true if the tree is a count tree This field is used in the Big BAF module to indicate that a tree is a count tree Sometimes tree information is entered into a tree record that contains more than tree and species If this occurs the compiler is not sure if the tree is a measure tree missing information or a count tree Therefore if a T is entered into this field when some measure information is present the compiler will understand the tree to be a count plot Live Dead Every tree must have either a L ive or D ead attribute entered when compiling using coastal call grading net factoring Mature Second Growth Every tree must have either a M ature or S econd Growth attribute entered when using coastal call grading net factoring 4 3 Sample Tree Card Enter the Tree Number Height Species DBH Crown Class Age and Selective Cutting attributes for each sample tree in the plot Header Card Trees Card 2 Grades Cord 28 Uoer Graden Semele Tes Card 3 Growth Rates Card 5 Tee m Countea Corr Bored
103. hod can be used Log Length must be greater than zero e Onlyalog with a length can have volume Therefore ensure that the log length is at least 0 1m Min Log Length must be less than or equal to Log Length e The minimum log length must be less than or equal to the standard log length Max Log Length must be greater than or equal to Log Length e The maximum log length must be greater than or equal to the standard log length Max Log Length must be greater than or equal to Min Log Length e The maximum log length must be greater than or equal to the minimum log length Max Log Length must be less than the Log Length plus Min Log Length e The maximum log length must be less than the standard log length plus the minimum log length DSIB of not in allowed range of e For stump cruises the diameter stump inside bark must be greater than zero and less than 999 9 cm Stump Height of not in allowed range of e For stump cruises the stump height of a tree must be greater or equal to zero and less than 999 cm Count Plot DBH Limit of differs from standard utilization of e This is an rule The Count plot dbh limit in the 9 card must be the same as the standard utilization Simply change the dbh limit in the count plots once it has been determined what the cruised dbh is CruiseComp User Manual 10 170 Cannot use half count plots in compilation for appraisal e Half co
104. ilization boxes for appraisal cruises completed in the Interior to prevent erroneous utilization values from being entered Interior cruises can not have different utilization of mature and immature blocks All other utilization standards are permitted for compilations that are not for appraisal purposes FIZ PSYU updates Hecate PSYU added in FIZ J Westlake PSYU added in FIZ Quesnel SSA added in FIZ G Revised Statistical Formulae There has been a significant change statistical calculations particularly in double sampling and fixed area plot compilations Compilations for these two types of cruises will differ from previous years Reporting measure and count trees plot and plots hectare The number of measure and count trees per plot excluding live and dead useless and the number of plots per hectare will be reported in the Cutting Permit report Blowdown Code amalgamations Blowdown codes E and F are combined to report code E Down trees Blowdown codes G and H are combined to report code G Down trees shattered CRUISECOMP also converts old data codes from F to E and H to G when data us imported or when opening old ccp files Updates have been made to the Spruce high grade percentages Percent Immature A new field has been added to the Cutting Permit Block and Type summaries This field reports all of the immature species based on Tree Class and Age in Tens dustrial Forestry Service Ltd 70 CruiseComp User Manual
105. imported into or exported from CruiseComp Tree class 4 or 6 trees are not to be tallied in count plots nor are they to be compiled When dealing with MoF format files the Percent Reduction Table has to be imported or exported separately using the Load or Save functions on the Percent Reduction page The Percent Reduction Table is included in the IFS format cct ASCII file 2 1 16 Importing Cruise Data To Import existing data e Open CruiseComp e Select New Project or Open Project from the File menu or click on the icon or Ta the icon Select I mport Cruise Data from the File menu or click the icon Navigate to the target directory Select the appropriate file extension and file you wish to import Select Open Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 4 CruiseComp User Manual 2 5 Import Data Look in 22 CruiseCompFiles 453 Date modified Type Anarchists_Mtn 2013 2013 06 121141 DAT ne Desolation Sound 2013 2013 06 17 9 42 AM DAT File Kingcome 2013 2013 06 17 9 15 DAT File Desktop Computer Network File name Files of type MOF data file dat Figure 8 Import Data Look in Select the drive and directory of where the import file is located File name Enter the project file name or highlight the file in the directory listing Files of type Pick one of four options MOF Data file dat
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107. ion are to be compiled with the same utilization specifications or whether an exception to the utilization limits is to be applied to selected species The default for appraisals is to have the checkbox selected This will compile the utilizations found in the spreadsheet 3 2 7 Standard Log Length There are three options for standard log lengths e Coastal algorithm grades for appraisal 10 m e Coastal CGNF grades for MSP Purposes 13 e Interior compilations for appraisal 5 3 2 8 Global Min Log Length This option is only available when the None pre set is selected on the Cruise Identity tab To take advantage of a customized Global Min Log Length first select the pre set on the Cruise Identity tab that is the closest match to the required compilation specifications Go to the Compilation Standard tab check that the pre set settings are correct then go back and set the pre set to None Return to the Compilation Standard tab and the Global Min Log Length can now be changed The default minimum log length is 2 5 meters Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 6 CruiseComp User Manual 3 7 3 2 9 Grade Specific Min Log Length This option is automatically selected when the Coastal CGNF pre set is selected on the Cruise Identity tab The pre set must be set to None to make it an available option When compiling cruiser call grade compilations Grade Specific Min Log Length should be used The program will then determine the minim
108. ions specified in the Compilation Standard If is entered for the block maturity for a given block then the program will use the immature utilizations specified in the Compilation Standard Please note that the Exceptions Utilizations will always be used before the Mature or Immature Utilizations for the specified species 6 Exceptions Utilization A maximum of 6 species exceptions are permitted for a compilation 7 Log Length Any log length from 0 1 99 9 m can be used in a compilation for not for appraisal purposes But for appraisal purposes only 5 m for interior compilations and 10 m for coastal compilations 8 Special Compilation If you require lumber recovery factors but are getting log grades ensure that the Special Compilation switch is toggled between the Wet Dry Belt Fir and the Type of Compilation switch is toggled to 3 interior If Coastal log grades are required ensure that the special compilation switch is toggled on to 0 and the type of compilation switch is toggled to 32 coastal 9 Species Compilation There are no errors related to this field but if you have a O exceptions not used the Program will NOT compile the exception utilization limits 10 Calculation Method The default method is Average Line Method which uses the average of the whole type to derive volumes The block method may also be used if permission from the MoF has been granted 3 Types 1 Areas A maximum area of 9999 9 ha is
109. ious steps If you discover that a card was entered in error or a card accidentally duplicated highlight the plot in the list and select Delete Tally Sheet from the Edit menu click the icon or press the key 8 4 Validating and Generating Reports Once all the plot data has been entered and the Map Area Statement cards have been completed click on the Validate icon to validate the project data Once any validation errors have been corrected click the Generate Reports icon The program will automatically save the project and validate the data again before generating the reports If you are running a compilation that is Not for Appraisal Purposes you will have the option of validating the project data again when using the Generate Reports command 8 5 Printing After CruiseComp has finished generating the reports it will ask you if you wish to print reports If you select yes the Print Options Dialog screen will be displayed allowing you to choose which reports you wish to print The reports will print in the order selected from the Reports to Print window If you decide not to print reports immediately after compiling they can still be printed out without having to regenerate reports Clicking the Print Reports icon will bring up the Print Options Dialog provided the cruise data or the Map Area Statement have not been changed The Print Reports icon and the Preview Reports icon will be grayed out if reports are not av
110. it I D Zone East North Forest District in which the area of interest is located Select from the pull down menu The district codes are updated to reflect MoF restructuring in April 2003 Please be aware that when importing data that the old forest region and district codes will be updated or deleted depending on user input The province is divided into 12 Forest Inventory Zones FIZ s A B and C are Coastal zones D to L are Interior zones The correct zone is crucial to the proper application of volume equations and loss factors select from the pull down menu Tenure description Select from the pull down menu OPTIONAL Quota type description Select from the pull down menu OPTIONAL Sale type description Select from the pull down menu OPTIONAL Indicates whether the compilation is to be used FOR APPRAI SAL PURPOSES or not FOR MPS PURPOSES is used for Coastal CGNF compilations for 2008 and is distinct from appraisal Loss Factor compilations Select from the pull down menu Enter a brief description of where the area of interest is located OPTIONAL Select the type of unit the area of interest is located within Select from the pull down menu The identity number matching the applicable Unit Identity Type for the area of interest Select from the pull down menu The UTM zone in which the area of interest is located OPTIONAL The UTM Easting coordinate for the area of interest OPTIO
111. jor species in the plot This classification applies to the plot area only and is based on sample tree heights taken on the plot Plot Valid plot types are Type or M measure plot C count plot Ha Enter the plot size in hectares for circular or rectangular shaped fixed plots Leave blank if prism plots are used BAF Basal Area Factor BAF Enter the BAF for the main stand element being sampled Must be entered to three decimal places Leave blank if fixed area plots are used Prism The three valid prism sweep codes are Sweep F Full 360 plot All trees H Half 360 plot Every second tree B Border 180 plot all trees in measured of plot Leave blank if fixed area plots are used DBH The minimum dbh to which the trees on the main plot are Limit measured Sub Fields in the sub plot area should be entered in the same Plot manner as corresponding fields in the Main Plot area Harvest The harvesting method which will be used See Appendix VI for Method the valid codes CruiseComp User Manual Slope Enter the most severe slope measurement to a point 15 meters horizontal distance from plot centre Date Date that the cruise was carried out yymm 4 2 Trees Card The Trees Card contains the individual tree details including quality and size measurements for each tree within the plot Figure 42 Tree Card Card 2 Tree Number Height Species DBH Tree Class Pathological Remarks Quality
112. l eto LR la NU petet 2 1 2 125 Save 2 2 J 1 5 Save Project 02 FERRE ba are iato 2 2 o cR 2 3 2 1 7 Configuratii ara etr etaient odere dubie anata 2 3 2 1 8 Prompt before validating Non Appraisal Compilation 2 3 2 1 9 Prompt before tei Fem 2 3 2 1 10 Print Graphics ReDDEES 2 3 2 1 11 Save Generated Height esent tenes 2 3 2 1 12 SHOW Highlights 2 3 2 1 13 Output to uin 2 4 2 1 14 Compile Based on Output Requirements 2 4 2 1 15 Import and Export ASCII Format 2 4 2 1 16 Importing Cruise Data wicociscscrsasisctsmadanianateicnearreneinetdancenincianenaaeen 2 4 2 1 17 Exporting Cruise DOES yc 2 5 2 1 18 Export Appraisal XML n a 2 6 2 1 19 Import and SAV aie ERI dU s en pr RR ut 2 6 2 1 20 Merging Cruise Data Cruise Data Merger Module 2 6 2 1 21 Merge Parameters gu 2 7 2 1 22 Merge Block s TVDE S assise
113. le cruise data other files are created in the same folder where the ccp file is located Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 1 1 CruiseComp User Manual cco file dat file cct file pr file out file csv file This file contains the compilation output data It is generated by clicking the output to database icon on the menu bar then generating reports The filename matches the ccp file name with a cco extension The cco file can be opened up in MS Access This is the MoF ASCII format text file The dat file contains the raw cruise data It can also contain some of the Map Area Statement information and it can be imported to or exported from CruiseComp Dat files can also be imported to or exported from cruise data loggers It is much more compact than a ccp file and is well suited for attaching to e mails The filename is normally the name of the ccp file with a dat extension but it can be modified by the user This is the IFS ASCII format text file It is similar to the MoF dat file but can store more Map Area Statement information such as block description labels longer type and plot numbers and the percent reduction specifications The filename is normally the name of the ccp file with a cct extension but it can be modified by the user This is an ASCII text format file containing the percent reduction information only It can be imported to or exported from CruiseComp The filename is normally the name of th
114. le prior to compiling the data To generate reports present in the data they must be corrected before reports can be generated If no errors exist the module will proceed It calculates all tree and log volumes 4 t generates reports for review using the Preview module and or printing using the Print module e Select Generate from the Reports menu or click the icon on the CruiseComp 2 7 2 8 Print Reports toolbar Preview Report Select Preview Report from the File menu or click the To preview a report prior to printing simply click on the report name you wish to preview from the Select report to preview list and click OK or just double click on it Reports must be generated prior to selecting the preview report option A list of reports available for printing is displayed by selecting Options under the Reports menu e Select Print from the Reports menu or click the This opens the Report Options Dialog screen and allows the user to select and sort reports for printing icon e Report Options Dialog 1 General Title Page Project Description Appraisal Summary Report Map Area Statement Report Percent Reductions Applied Partial Cut Percent Double Sampling Factors Field Data amp Slope Averages E Height Curves Volume and Basal Area Summary Reports Statistics Stand Stock Basal Area Reports Harvest Methods Lumber Recovery Fa
115. letoe position 5 7 stub in first 10 3 of tree Yes No Grain gt 4 of log top diameter or Spiral grain gt Live limb position 1 3 5 m Previous log live limb position 24 6 log froi ground and tree height lt piral drain gt 7 of log top diameter or spiral grain gt 8c panels in 1st Yes 5m No No 3rd 10 m log from ground and tree height lt 55 m No and live branch in 5th 5 m log or lt 2 clear panels 2nd 5m No l to be seperated based on local scale data No Immature tree Yes Source Revenue Branch MoF Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 38 CruiseComp User Manual AX 39 Cypress Yes Top dib any No log lt 15cm Yes No 1st 10 m Tree log and frost Yes Class 3 7 or 9 and crack position 1 4 6 7 Yes dbh 38cm and top dib 37 No No No Spiral Frost crack Yes position 4 7 Length 4 m grain gt 10 of log top diameter or spiral grain gt 9 No No path indicators position 1 4 5 6 7 dbh gt 100cm 3or more other pathological st log in a tree with dbh gt 55cm Yes Yes Yes No 2nd last log in a tree with dbh gt 55 Fork Crook position 4 or top lt 25cm gt gt 7 2 last logs lt 17 m in mature tree No Yes
116. log from ground and live ground and tree height lt 55m No Industrial Forestry Service Ltd AX 34 No 3 clea panels in any log lt 59 Yes Source Revenue Branch MoF 34 CruiseComp User Manual Hemlock and Balsam Conk or Blind Conk or Blind Conk position Yes Mistletoe position 4 5 6 7 and top dib 9 dbh lt 38a No Spiral grain gt 10 of log top diameter or spiral grain gt Yes No Lastlog in a tree with dbh 49cm last logs lt 17 m in mature tree with Yes 2nd last log In a tree with dbh gt 55 om of log top diameter No No Top dib any log lt 37 Source Revenue Branch MoF 35 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd CruiseComp User Manual 36 Hemlock and Balsam 2nd 10 m log from ground or higher of tree dib any log lt 49cm Branch gt 10 cm in first 10 3 m of tree Yes Yes No No Live branch dead stub in first 10 3 m Mistletoe sition 5 7 po d Yes No Spiral grain gt 4 of log top diameter spiral grain gt Yes position 1 3 5 Yes H Fork crook position 1 4 6 7 revious log gt live timb osition 2 4 Yes No grain gt 7 Yes of log top diameter spiral grain gt ground and tree 10 m log
117. lot has value for both Hectares and BAF VE9 114 Either delete the value in the Fixed Area or Prism field Species cannot have indicator in FIZ e Species cannot have a PATH REMARK indicator in FIZ VE2 115 Each species and FIZ area have special rules for allowable pathological remarks Most likely the path code was entered into the wrong column Total area by types blocks harvest methods is not the same as the total area of the cutting permit e Total area by Types is the same as the total area of the cutting permit VEA 116 This message will occur when the total area of the cutting permit does not add up to the total area of all types e Total Area by Blocks is not the same as the total area of the Cutting Permit VEA 116 This message will occur when the total area of the Cutting Permit does not add up to the total area of all blocks e Total area by Harvest Methods is not the same as the total area of the cutting permit VEA 116 This message will occur when the total area of the Cutting Permit does not add up to the total area of all harvest methods is an invalid DBH Limit for appraisal purposes e 0 000 is an invalid DBH limit for appraisal purposes Mature or Immature VEB 117 The minimum DBH limit for appraisal purposes is 0 1 cm DBH If a 0 cm DBH is required the For Appraisal Purposes switch must be changed to NOT for Appraisal P
118. lumes by Plot The Volume by Plot report shows the volumes of individual species by plot sorted by type 5 4 5 Plot Listing Report The Plot Listing Report lists all Map Area Statement card and tree data The report also lists all 9 Map Area Statement cards and all 3 MoF Cruise Tally Sheet cards FS 205 separately 5 4 6 Extended Plot Species Report The Extended Plot Species Report provides plot attributes as well as a breakdown of volumes damage decay and interior appraisal information by species 5 5 Harvest Method Reports The Harvest Method reports list data that is similar in format to the Block and Cruise Summary Reports It also includes information on damage fire insect or blow down net second growth and slope The volumes for harvest methods are calculated using only the plots that occur within the specified harvest method area The three harvest method reports are 5 5 1 Appraisal Summary Report The Appraisal Summary report provides a breakdown of grades and volumes by species contained in the Method Summary as well as particulars for each individual harvest method This report also contains cutting authority information The Appraisal Summary Report is mandatory for the Ministry of Forests as of April 1 2003 5 5 2 All Methods Summary Report The All Methods Harvest Summary Report provides information similar to the Cutting Permit Summary Report by showing detailed information on the gross and net merchantable volum
119. me X013 2 4 Kingcome 2013 3 5 Darnage 5818 coast jun 2 junk 6 Kingcome 2012 b Figure 4 File Menu 2 1 1 Create A New Cruise Project e Select New Project from the File menu click the nj icon or press lt gt CruiseComp creates a shell file that is ready to accept cruise data directly from keypunching or imported from an ASCII file in dat MoF or cct IFS format see sect 2 8 Import and Export ASCII Format Data 2 1 2 Create A New Stump Cruise Project e Select New Stump from the File menu CruiseComp creates a shell file that is ready to accept stump cruise data direct from keypunching or from an ASCII file in dat MoF or cct IFS format see sect 2 8 Import and Export ASCII Format Data Please note a new stump cruise project cannot be created by clicking the New icon on the CruiseComp Toolbar It can only be done by using the File menu 2 1 3 Open Project i e Click the icon select Open Project from the File menu press lt gt jn Industrial Forestry Service Ltd CruiseComp User Manual 2 2 I open Look in Ji CruiseCompFiles ek 453 Date modified Type Anarchists Mtn 2013 2013 06 17 10 52 Desolation_Sound 2013 2013 06 17 10 47 File 4 Kingcome 2012 2013 06 171043 CCP File Desktop 8 Kingcome 2013 2013 06 17 11 14 CCP File 18 Morice 2012 2013
120. n Kozak s 1988 taper coefficients and the NVAF sampling process These factors were developed for the coastal region only Apply Net Volume Adjustment Factor NVAF Use only for Coastal call grade net factoring compilations for appraisals When the checkbox is selected the program adjusts the net volume by applying a factor by species maturity and tree condition The NVAF was developed to correct the cruisers estimate of the net factor estimate These factors were developed for the coastal region only Use Newton s Volume Equation Use only for interior and coastal algorithm grade compilations Use Smalian s Volume Equation Use only for coastal call grade compilations 1 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 17 CruiseComp User Manual 3 18 Net Volume Deduction Check the Loss Types you want to calculate and deduct from the Net Volume For all appraisal compilations Breakage Decay and Waste MUST be checked to enable the radio buttons Breakage Use Coastal CGNF Lookup Table used for coastal CGNF appraisal cruises Use MOF 1976 Breakage Table used for non CGNF appraisal cruises Use Global Breakage Table available for non appraisal cruises Decay Use Cruiser Call Net Factors used for coastal CGNF appraisal cruises Use Decay Lookup Table used for non CGNF appraisal cruises Waste Based on Cruiser Called Z Grades used for coastal CGNF appraisal cruises Use Waste Lookup Table used for non CGNF appraisal cruise
121. n Percent Reduction File Apply Reductions Ten Leave Tree Report a L Figure 39 Map Area Statement Percent Reduction Card Percent reduction factors are entered on the Percent Reduction Card to the nearest 1 To reduce the volumes and stems per hectare by 10 from the total cutting permit enter a value of 10 This will result in the reports showing the amount being cut as 90 of the original total volume To make a 100 volume reduction of a given DBH class enter a value of 100 Percent reduction factors are assigned by diameter class and more specifically by the following attributes Spec Species designation The value entered must be a valid species code within the Cutting Permit or Timber Sale Type Timber type If this column is left blank then the percent reduction factors are applied to all types that contain the indicated species If a valid type number is entered then the percent reduction factors only apply to the specified type RG TC Risk group tree class grouping to which the reduction factors apply If this column is left blank then the factors are applied to all risk group tree classes Otherwise use one of the following values Risk Groups A risk group 0 tree class 1 2 5 amp 8 B risk group 1 tree class 1 2 5 amp 8 C risk group 2 tree class 1 2 5 amp 8 D risk group 3 tree class 1 2 5 amp 8 L all live trees tree class 1 2 5 amp 8
122. n either centimeters or in rads A rad is equal to two centimeters scaling measurement The MoF has specified that only inside bark measurements be taken Diameter outside bark measurements are no longer acceptable for stump cruises Only tree classes 1 2 5 or 8 are permitted The valid path indicators are conk in 1 scar in 1 or frost crack in 1 The area on the Cruise Identity tab must equal the sum of the main plot areas hectares recorded on the 9 cards A value of 1 000 ha for each stump cruise block unit is commonly used to avoid any discrepancies A minimum of 20 sample trees is required for each major species within the area The representative heights and diameters should be taken from a nearby stand For minor species a minimum of 10 sample trees are required If it is difficult to find adequate sample trees for a minor species you may combine the sample trees with a similar species CruiseComp User Manual 6 2 8 The Age Code must be recorded to determine the correct loss factors As noted above a tree class of 5 or 8 can be utilized for mature or immature trees 9 It is important to insure that the correct utilization dbh has been recorded For example on private land the owner may require all stems to be compiled while on crown land the dbh utilization may be 17 5 cm 6 2 Procedures 6 2 1 Calculating DBH In order to calculate DBH the following equation is used for each stump diameter measurement The age or maturit
123. n the Percent Reduction Tab In order to see what timber will be reserved in a percent reduction compilation select the Leave Tree Report option Frequently used or complex percent reduction factors can be saved in a pr file Once the percent reduction factors have been entered click on the save button on the percent reduction page and follow the prompts to save the file To recall a previously saved file click on the load button and follow the prompts 3 23 4 CruiseComp User Manual 4 24 CRUISE PLOT CARDS Plot Sorting Buttons lt lt Age Harvest Slope In 103 Tibe Method b b Hh B DBH gem ES GIS Coordinates 1 Main Plot 0 20 175 Projection Easing D Sub Plot Mzn Northing fo Erised by EG Cruise Date 1301 Memo Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification 1 Forest Inventory Zone Ze MapSheet s 5 Sub Zone Wide Photo Veimt o mus i Forest 3 Ready Plots 18 Selected 1 Open 1 234862165 NUM 2 Figure 40 Cruise Plot Card When one of the card tabs is highlighted note the dashed line around Header card 9 in figure 40 function keys be used to toggle between the Header Card 9 F9 Trees Card 2 F2 Sample Trees Card 3 F3 and Growth Rate Card 5 F5 screens respectivel
124. nd number Unfortunately there is no way to link the two lists FIZ PSYU and region district together as there is no MoF documentation to do so In other words ensure that you have chosen the correct forest district PSYU 10 UTM Grid East co ordinates are permitted 6 numbers North co ordinates are permitted 7 numbers If the co ordinates are not known leave the default set at 0 with a Zone of unknown 11 Locality Description A maximum of 27 characters is allowed 2 Compilation Standard 1 Damage Report All damage codes will be edited for errors whether the user is compiling a damage run or not This will ensure that the data is correct for future runs Damage is required to be cruised for all trees even if there are only a few damage indicators in the Cutting Permit 2 Cutting Indicator Only values C L or blank are permitted for each tree Please note that a C or blank designates a cut tree A blank is not ignored in compiling cut cruise compilations Only L codes will designate a leave tree 3 Double Sampling 0 Measure and Count Plots 1 Measure Plots Only CruiseComp User Manual 4 Type of Compilation If lumber recovery factors are to be generated the Interior switch must be chosen If MoF computerized grades are required choose the Coastal switch 5 Mature and Immature Utilization If M is entered for the block maturity for a given block then the program will use the mature utilizat
125. nshine Coast Zone Unknown v FIZ 2 East 0 Unit ld PSYU E North 0 Unit Id 39 Kingcome Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification Zone c Sub Zone 7 Varant 0 tee Figure 18 Map Area Statement Cruise I dentity Adminstrative Legal Name of the jurisdiction that administers the area of Jurisdiction Licensee Cruised by Project Licence Permit Blocks Area Elevation Region interest Name of the tenure holder or land owner Name of the person or company that cruised the area of interest A user defined project number which uniquely identifies the compilation Tenure number Cutting permit number Ministry of Forests specifies that a cutting permit compilation consists of a maximum of 20 blocks The total area hectares contained within the area of interest The elevation at the center of the area of interest to the nearest 50 meters OPTIONAL Forest Region in which the area of interest is located select from the pull down menu The region codes are updated to reflect MoF restructuring in April 2003 Please be aware that when importing data the old forest region and district codes will be updated or deleted depending on user input Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 3 3 3 CruiseComp User Manual District FIZ Tenure Quota Sale Type Report Type Locality Unit 10 Type Un
126. nt in each grade sort for each species by treatment unit 5 15 1 Log Analysis by Cutting Permit Block amp Type The Log Analysis report provides log attributes by treatment unit for each species by user defined diameter classes HA Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 5 4 CruiseComp User Manual 6 STUMP CRUISE Creating or opening a stump cruise is covered in Section 2 2 6 1 Since the trees being cruised in a stump cruise no longer exist the trees card card 2 differs from the regular cruise tree card Stump height replaces tree height The only valid pathological remarks are conk in 1 scar in 1 and frost crack in 1 and there are also no columns for quality remarks or grades Figure 47 Stump Cruise Tree Card 6 1 Field Measurements and I nputs A stump cruise requires that additional field measurements specific to stump cruises be taken above that of a normal cruise compilation The following measurements are required before compiling a stump cruise 1 All stump cruise information should be recorded on the FS 2055 tally card This is a Ministry of Forests tally card specifically created for stump cruises All stumps should be numbered and recorded from 1 98 If there are greater than 98 stumps in the area you can begin numbering again at 1 98 Stump heights must be measured from the high side to the nearest centimeter using no decimals The stump diameter inside bark DSIB can be measured i
127. ntered only the 9 header cards and forgotten to enter in the 2 card information 4 15 your percent reduction reducing all your trees by 100 If this occurs you will have no volumes 5 If the user has a Cut Leave Compilation switched on to Compile Leave Trees Only but no L trees are present no volumes will be generated 2 I don t get any Coastal grades lumber recovery factors 1 In order to generate MoF computerized grades e First click the Type of Compilation in the Compilation Standard screen to 32 Coastal Second click the Special Compilation field to 0 No special compilation 2 n order to generate Interior lumber recovery factors e First click the Type of Compilation in the Compilation Standard screen to 3 Interior e Second click the Special Compilation field to 1 Interior Wet Belt Fir or 2 Interior Dry Belt Fir 3 My PI or other species exception limit is not showing the correct utilization 1 Check that the Species Compilation field in the Compilation Standard screen is toggled to 1 Exceptions Used CruiseComp User Manual 16 4 Damage report Insect Blowdown or Fire is not reporting 1 Check to see that the Damage Report field is toggled to the correct damage type 2 Verify that damage codes have been input and that they are in the correct columns 5 Cut Trees Only reports are the same as my full volumes reports 1 Make sure that the Cutting Indicator field has
128. oject Data CHA s Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Unts Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods ID OK Cancel poly Help Figure 23 Map Area Statement Treatment Units Card A treatment unit is the geographic unit of productive forestland area designated in a prescription for a specific silvicultural activity or series of treatments This card allows the user to enter a descriptive label for each treatment unit used in the compilation Areas are entered on the Type Block Areas and Harvest Method tabs CruiseComp checks that the sum of the type areas entered in each tab are consistent as part of its validation routine Up to ninety nine treatment units are allowed A B amp C etc 3 5 Non merchantable Areas Project Data s Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Nonmerchantable Areas Harvest Methods Cancel Figure 24 Map Area Statement Non merchantable Areas This card allows the user to enter a descriptive label for each non merchantable area type being
129. one of the Errors or Warnings tabs to check for possible compilation issues When Validate is run a file is produced within the working directory called errors dat This is an ASCII text file listing all errors and warnings produced A hardcopy of the report can be produced by clicking the Print button at the bottom right of the screen See Appendix I Validation Errors for a complete list of possible errors and warnings In For Appraisal Purposes compilations all errors must be corrected before a dataset can be compiled Warnings do not necessarily mean that there is a problem with the compilation They indicate that there may be a problem A compilation can be run with warnings present so it is at the user s discretion whether to check amp correct them or not Important Please note that the validate module will only catch errors in the data that exceed predetermined parameters or are in obvious conflict with other data in the file Therefore the cruise data should always be checked by hand for less obvious errors such as typos or transposed numbers 2 6 Generating Reports Generate is the CruiseComp module that compiles the cruise data and creates the various reports The Generate module performs four critical functions 1 It performs an automatic save of data and reference information in the cruise compilation project jn Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 9 CruiseComp User Manual If errors are 2 It runs the Validate modu
130. or height lt higher from 3 clear panels in 2nd Yes from ground and ground and tree live branch in 5th height 55m Yes Source Revenue Branch MoF Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 36 CruiseComp User Manual AX 37 Spruce onk or Blind 2nd 10 dib Yes Conk in position Conk position log from ground los 15 Yes 467 25 or higher Yes 4 or more Tree Class branches gt 10 cm Yes Yes 3 7 or 9 and top Yes in 1st 10 3 dib lt 15cm No istletoe position 4 5 6 7 and top dib Yes Length lt 4 m Yes Y grain gt 10 of tog gt 7 mor i i last logs lt 17M in Ves top diameter or spiral mature tree with dbh gt 100 ci X No ast log in a tree with dbh gt 55cm piral grain gt 13 of log top diameter or Spiral grain gt 13cm Mature tree or top dib lt 25 Frost crack position 1 4 Yes more branches gt 10 in 1st 10 3 m and dbh 50cm Yes Top dib any log lt 37 cm Fork Crook position 7 Yes Source Revenue Branch MoF Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 37 CruiseComp User Manual 38 Spruce 2nd 10 m log from Live branch dead ground or higher 9 5 stub in 1st 10 3 m Tres cassat dib ye 10 3 m of log 59cm Yes tree No No Mist
131. or loss factor compilations Grade validations have been updated Improved the Big BAF module in filtering measure trees Updated the header reports Fixed importing of cct datasets arwn CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2006 02 November 2006 MINISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Allow Root Rot code for percent reductions This will allow root rot affected trees to be compiled for harvesting 2 in validation error for orphan species in count measure compilations for tree class 4 or 6 trees Delete All Method slope in the Appraisal report for coastal compilations 4 Version changed to 2006 02 g9 CRUI SECOMP IMPROVEMENTS 1 Updated the Call grading module to include the latest changes from the CGNF committee 2 Plot field is now alpha numeric Therefore both alpha and numeric data can be entered in the plot 3 Added one decimal place to the Second growth and immature fields 4 Updated the PDF writer Requires a new download of the Postscript windows driver from Adobe 5 Added a validation error that checks that the damage report is selected for appraisal purposes 6 Improved the validation of call grades Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 62 CruiseComp User Manual 63 CRUISECOMP VERSION 2005 MINISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 2 3 4 5 Allow 99 Treatment Units in a compilation Percent reduction worksheet expanded to accept 100 Coastal cedar and spruce high grades are rolled up to repres
132. or type from the Project to be Merged side of the window and drop it into the Current Project side of the window When all items have been moved select OK and a series of prompts will come up asking questions about the identity and destination of the merge items The user can customize the merge through this intuitive process The areas associated with each block and type are transferred in accordance with the parameters set on the Merge Project page Blocks with the same IDs or descriptions cannot be merged They must be unique However type merges are allowed 2 1 23 Merge I ndividual Plots To select individual plots for merging double click on a block or type The plots will drop down and are ready to be selected for the merge Click on the desired plots and then drag and drop them into the target block or type Areas are not transferred over when plots are selected for merging Pressing the Reset All button will hide the plots CruiseComp User Manual 2 8 Mea e 1 1 Project to be merged Plats in block Current Project Plots in block KIT KB blo type strip plot 5 0 kingcome 2013 ccp blo type strip plot P KB 1 4 PKB 1 4 M B Ku PKI 1 4 M P KB 1 6 PKB 1 6 M 4 Pki 1 6 M P KB 1 7 PKB 1 M P 1 6 Pk 1 7 M P KB
133. orest Inventory Sub Species Calc Spec Spec Si z s Fes nec F 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 e Figure 29 Map Area Statement Height Curve A species type label uniquely identifies each height equation The identifying species and type are referred to as the Species Used and Type Used Height Curves for minor species or timber types for which insufficient or no sample heights were taken can be calculated using the equation generated for another species or timber type if the compilation is Not for Appraisal Purposes Note The B C Ministry of Forests specifies that within an appraisal compilation each species must have 20 sample trees 3 card trees and must be run using its own height curve In other words species cannot be combined together to produce a single height curve However in cases where the compilation will not be used for appraisal purposes or permission is given from a district office the above rule can be waived by selecting Not For Appraisal Purposes on the Cruise Identity screen The curve description data fields are as follows CALC HT Calculates height only also determines whether all of the species and types together will be used to calculate one curve or if only the sample trees from th
134. permitted 2 Type Description The maximum field length is 25 characters Unfortunately the MoF has a limit of 12 characters for this field so when exporting your data only 12 characters will be exported 4 Treatment Units Limit the number of characters for a label to 10 js 13 CruiseComp User Manual 14 5 Non Merchantable Areas This screen allows the user to enter in non merchantable types that are associated with a block l e many blocks NP areas swamps reserves wildlife patches etc Simply enter in the label description in this screen and then enter in the areas of these non merchantable types in the Blocks screen These labels will be reported in the cutting permit and block summary reports only The fields are located just below the header information and above the Utilization Limits in these reports Please be advised that these values are not used in calculating volumes they are only for descriptive purposes Also be advised that the Total Area field found in the header is the Total Area of the merchantable areas only This Total area does not include the non merchantable areas The Grand Total found at the end of the Non merchantable area is the total area of merchantable and Non Merchantable areas 6 Blocks 1 Label maximum length permitted is 3 2 Maturity Ensure that either a M mature or an immature is listed for each block 3 Block Description Limit length to 15 characters 7 Block Areas Maxim
135. plot must have a species code and tree number Blocks in Project Identity does not match number of actual blocks in project e Make sure that the total number of blocks in the data add up to the number of blocks listed in the field There is no limit to the number of blocks in a compilation Invalid species symbol e Invalid Species Symbol VE2 133 The species that was entered is not valid Please refer to Appendix VIII for valid species codes Type Treatment Unit areas do not match areas defined in Block Areas e Type Type Treatment Unit areas do not match areas defined in Block Areas VEC 134 Ensure that there is not an extra area added to one of the other treatment units Type Treatment Unit areas do not match areas defined in Harvest Areas e Type Type Treatment Unit areas do not match areas defined in Harvest Areas VEC 135 Ensure that there is not an extra area added to one of the other treatment units Special Compilation flag for Interior compilations must be WET BELT or DRY BELT For appraisal purposes interior compilations must have either wet belt or dry belt fir chosen Block has no area e The compilation has a block entered into the blocks screen but no area has been assigned it Height Curve has more than one species for Appraisal compilation e Only one species per curve is permitted for appraisal purposes If there aren t enough samples to run a separate species per curve either go
136. ports Volume Summary Reports Damage Summary Reports required upon MOF request Volume and Lumber Recovery Reports Stand Stock amp Basal Area Tables Plot Summary and Frequency Reports Percent Reduction Applied Table if reduction applied Double Sampling Ratio if compiled as a double sampling cruise Height Curve Scattergram Report required for stump cruises Note If a percent reduction is being applied two sets of the reports will be required One set showing the full volumes and then a second with the percent reduction applied The input values for the percent reductions must also be provided HA Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 18 CruiseComp User Manual 19 APPENDIX VII VALI D INSECT AND DAMAGE CODES VALID INSECT CODES Code Description Allowable Species Allowable Tree Classes 1 Green Attack B PL PW PY Pw Pa Pf 1 2 5 8 2 Red Attack B PL PW PY Pw Pa Pf 1 2 5 8 3 Grey Attack B PL PW PY Pw Pa Pf 3 4 6 7 9 4 Blister Rust PW All Classes 5 Green Attack Live Strip F S 1 2 5 8 6 Green Attack Fully Attacked F S 1 2 5 8 7 Grey Attack Dead F S 3 4 6 7 9 8 Red Attack F All Classes VALID DEFOLIATOR CODES Code Description Allowable Species Allowable Tree Classes X Attacked Green Cambium All Species 1 2 5 6 8 Y Attacked Dry Cambium All Species All Classes Grey or No Needles All Species 3 4 6 7 9 VALID FIRE DAMAGE CODES Code Description Allowable Tree Classes Risk Groups
137. praisal xml file It is exported from CruiseComp after compilation reports have been generated and then imported into the I FS Interior Appraisal program The filename is the name of the file with appr xml extension 1 4 CruiseComp Main Screen Plot Card Tabs CruiseComp CruiseComp Menu Bar CruiseComp Title Bar Tool Bar CruiseComp Kingcome 2013 2 ss RE File Edit Reports View Help Gala _ pe Strip Pit Header Card 9 Trees Card 2 Grades Card 2a User Grades Sample Trees Card 3 Growth Rates Card 5 1 1 2 5 2 105 He i Buttons mm 1 6 sc M 5 o 2 2 9 2 5 _ i 2 7 M Hedae BAF imi GIS Coordinates PI t 2 8 Main Plot 0 15 H 175 Projection 3 Sub Plot 0 0 0 0 Listing Cruised by Cruise Date yymm 0211 Memo Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification Forest Inventory Zone Zone E FIZ E Map Sheet Sub Zone c Unt id Type Photo 8 Variant 0 Unit id 8 Forest Cover Status Bar Ready Plots 9 Selected 1 Check 0 02457836 5 NUM o Figure 1 CruiseComp Main Screen Note in figure 1 above the Print Report an
138. rdize movement in the map area statement The user is now able to use the arrow keys to move between cells 5 The user can now delete a line from the percent reduction screen by highlighting a line and pressing Delete Previously the user had to press Ctrl D 69 CruiseComp User Manual AXX 70 We have created three new reports that display the damage percentages for the summary reports These reports are named Extended CP Block and Type reports CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2000 MINISTRY OF FORESTS RECOMMENDED CHANGES 1 Damage reporting Trees with multiple damage codes will be reported in the damage percent for each type of damage that is entered The contributing volumes of each damaged tree will still be based on the most severe damage type Previously each tree was reported in only one damage type Two new harvesting methods have been added What was previously entered as Skyline SL has now been split into Skyline Clearcut LC and Skyline Selective LS Standard Utilization Limits The utilization standards are being standardized for Coast and Interior compilations Only these standards will be used for appraisal information Coastal Mature min dbh 17 5 min top 15 0 Immature min dbh 12 0 min top 10 0 Interior Mature min dbh 17 5 min top 10 0 Exceptions Pl min dbh 12 5 Exceptions Cedar min top 15 0 if more than 50 of Red Cedar net volume is over 140 years old CRUISECOMP will shade out the immature ut
139. re not generated 7 The Volumes by plot report now show Total instead of 9999 8 All reports can be viewed digitally out files These files are only produced after they are printed 9 The extended stand and stock table no longer crashes for certain datasets CRUI SECOMP VERSION 1999 MINISTRY OF FORESTS RECOMMENED CHANGES 1 Multiple damage compilations are now permitted A new root rot summary report is included Percent reductions by damage are now permitted The Coastal spruce high grade profile is changed Some Forest Districts have been amalgamated and others have name changes Both the Coastal and Interior grade algorithms have been updated Border plots are now be permitted for fixed radius plots There are two new tenure descriptions allowed code 4 community forest code B timber license Version number update to 99 0 will appear on all reports 10 The Map Area Statement card type A now permits entry of the cruising agency in positions 67 80 Consequently the locality description is shorter The Cruising agency field is labeled Cruised in CRUISECOMP This field is now exportable in the past it was not 11 Calculated grade has been renamed Algorithm grade on all summary reports o n Oo 0 CRUISECOMP I MPROVEMENTS 1 Species listed on the summary reports are now ordered in the traditional manner i e Fir Cedar Hemlock as many CRUISECOMP users are mo
140. re familiar with this method 2 Species columns have been made narrower to accommodate more species on each report page This helps reduce the number of pages in reports especially in the stand and stock tables 3 The grades list is now dynamic so that only those grade summaries occurring in the cutting permit are included This allows room for the inclusion damage for blowdown fire and insect in the grade summaries 4 Damage reports are now separate from the standard summary and stand and stock tables This allows the user to streamline the report printing process Damage reports can now be selected separately in the report options dialog screen and previewed or printed CRUISECOMP PROBLEMS ADDRESSED 1 The Forest District field in the Map Area Statement report is now reporting the correct district name dustrial Forestry Service Ltd 72 CruiseComp User Manual AXX 73 2 Count plot validations no longer give incorrect utilization errors Validation now checks both the exception utilization and compilation standard to ensure that count plot trees are permitted for compilation 3 The Interior log lengths for average number of logs and number of logs per tree are now 5 0 meters instead of 10 0 meters 4 Tree count in the Volume and basal area statistics Summary and Plot reports double the trees for half and border plots This conveys the correct trees plot calculation 5 The slight variance in the logic of the Co
141. reas Nonmerchantable Areas Harvest Methods Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Grode gt Apply Taper Correction Factor Apply Net Volume Adjustment Factor NVAF Use Newton s Volume Equation Diameter Classes Dolar Valves Details Use Smalian s Volume Equation Net Volume Deduction Check the Loss Types you want to calculate and deduct from the Net Volume V Breakage Decay Waste Use Coastal CGNF Lookup Table Use Cruiser Called Net Factors Based on Cruiser Called 2 Grades C Use MOF 1976 Breakage Table Use Decay Lookup Table Use Waste Lookup Table Use Global Breakage Factor Custom Validation Validation Rules Load Save ee Figure 31 Area Statement Grades Card Grade Type Select the grading method that will be used to describe a log s quality and size Options include 1 MoF Computerized Grades default 4 Cruiser Called Alpha Grades 5 Cruiser Called Numeric Grades 6 User Defined Grades Apply Taper Correction Factor Use only for Coastal call grade net factoring compilations for appraisals When the checkbox is selected the program adjusts the gross volume by applying a factor by species maturity and tree condition The taper correction was developed to adjust the taper difference found betwee
142. rial Forestry Service Ltd Source Revenue Branch MoF 44 CruiseComp User Manual AXI 45 Partition Hemlock As of April 1 2002 the use of Appendix A10 2 is mandatory for Interior Hemlock from Partition Licenses Begin at the start of A10 1 A YES answer at the Partition Hemlock decision box directs the log to A10 2 This algorithm has been updated as of June 15 2007 LRF reductions are confined to only those thirds of the stem where frost crack occurs The adjacency rule for conk and blind conk is still in effect Appendis 10 Interior LRF Algorithms Interior Hemlock Conk or Blind in position other Whole Tree Conk orBlind conk Yes than 1or3 LRF 0 No LFF 0 only in Thirds where Frost Crack in Login tst or Frost crack occurs Yes Stem 2nd 3rd Yes LAF 0 No No No Conk or Blind gt Loa in 2nd Conk in 3 Yes 3rd 3rd Yes LAF 0 v Normal LRF jn Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 45 CruiseComp User Manual White Pine Conk blind conk saprot suncheck in Yes AXI 46 Source Revenue Branch MoF position other than 1 or 3 Conk or blind conk or Yes saprot suncheck in 1 Log in Conk or blind conk or saprot suncheck in 3 Log in 2nd or 3rd 3rd Yes Grade 3 Whole Tree Grade 5 Ist or 2nd Grade 5 Grade 5
143. rogram will print in landscape For printers that print double sided the reports will start on the first page for a new report not on the back page 67 CruiseComp User Manual 68 6 CruiseComp s import export functionality has been improved A new file has been created called a CCT file The DAT file is the MoF text format The CCT file is IFS s text file format This format saves ALL settings and switches to a file for all modules This file will be invaluable when archiving files because everything is saved The DAT file only has the Map Area Statement and MoF plot information stored The CCT file can be imported exported in the same manner as the DAT file 7 The report header section has been reworked Because of the new changes we needed to adjust how the fields were being reported in the header information at the top of the reports The percent reduction comment was required at the top of the page Also the reduced hemlock LRF had to be inserted in the header 8 The height curve reports have the number of sample trees and number of trees per diameter class included in the height equation table for better reference in determining number of sample trees and the total number of trees in the curves CRUISECOMP PROBLEMS ADDRESSED 1 Using treatment units and percent reductions wasn t working as desired This part of the program has been overhauled and should be working in all instances The addition of the stand stock basal ar
144. rors Project Identity is not valid value for attribute CRUISED BY 106 Type 1 1 Treatment Unit areas do not match areas defined in Block Areas 134 Project Identity Total area by Types 34 600 not the same as the total area of the cutting permit 34 500 116 Project Identity Total area by Blocks 34 400 is not the same as the total area of the cutting permit 34 500 VE 116 ock Project Identity Total area by Harvest Methods 34 600 J is nat the same as the total area of the cutting permit 34 500 116 11 001 00 017 Tree 1 Tree 1 is tree class 2 but has no pathological code 2 106 K11 002 00 005 Sample Tree 4 Sample tree 4 has DBH Height Age that does not match value in corresponding 2 card 11 1 002 00 011 Tree 8 Measure tree has inadequate data No DBH VE2 8261 1 002 00 011 Tree 8 0 0 is not a valid value for attribute DBH 106 CruiseComp 002 00 011 Tree H8 Tree 8 has a DBH of 0 0 which is below header s DBH limit VE2 8213 c There are Validation errors m S t ri p 10 44 Wamings Print Close e Figure 14 Validation Table of Errors and Warnings e Select Validate from the Reports menu or click the icon e f obvious compilation errors exist a dialogue will pop up e Click OK on the Validation errors warning dialogue e Click on
145. rs will be error noted in the Edit Error The N indicated samples would be rejected while the M indicated samples would be allowed to process to completion but listed as a possible error Source Revenue Branch MoF CruiseComp User Manual APPENDIX IX VALID HARVEST METHOD CODES Heli Select Water Drop Coast Heli Single Standing Stem Land Drop Coast Heli Single Standing Stem Water Drop Coast Specified Operation Heli Select Land Drop Coast 25 CruiseComp User Manual AIX 26 VALID AGE IN TENS APPENDIX X CODE DESCRIPTION ONO aA fF Cc NM IN IN IN a a a CoO oak WON DO DAN DO aA BW ND 1 10 years 11 20 years 21 30 years 31 40 years 41 50 years 51 60 years 61 70 years 71 80 years 81 90 years 91 100 years 101 110 years 111 120 years 121 130 years 131 140 years 141 150 years 151 160 years 161 170 years 171 180 years 181 190 years 191 200 years 201 210 years 211 220 years 221 230 years 231 240 years 241 250 years 251 years Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 26 CruiseComp User Manual APPENDIX XI VALID COMMERCIAL SPECIES CODES DESCRIPTION CODE es AASA Amabilis Fir Sub Alpine Fir LEM Broadleaf Maple Hw Hm requ d in cgnf cruises Pine o wu Yellow Cedar 27 CruiseComp User Manual AIX 28 APP
146. rvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest Inventory Sub Species Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Units Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Methods Blocks Total Figure 26 Area Statement Block Areas Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 3 12 CruiseComp User Manual 3 13 The Block Areas screen specifies the area in hectares by timber type block and treatment unit A block must first be entered on the Blocks Tab before the area can be entered here The hectares are entered to the nearest tenth of a hectare An area total column has been added to each treatment unit page to aide in reconciling the areas between the type block and harvest method tabs Note there is more than one treatment unit within the compilation the area in hectares must be entered for each treatment unit The user can enter these areas by toggling between the Treatment Unit tabs shown at the bottom of the Block Areas screen 3 8 Harvest Methods Project Data Harvest Areas Height Curve Height Equations Percent Reduction Grades Log Analysis Forest inventory Sub Species Cruise Identity Compilation Standard Types Blocks Treatment Unts Block Areas Non merchantable Areas Harvest Metho Ground Skid Clearcut SS Ground Skid Select
147. s Grade Details button Grade Details Ex Cut Variable Logs to Standard Length Compile Useless Timber Always Use MOF Log Volume Rules Use Tally Tree s Live Dead attribute instead of Tree Class Use Tally Tree s Maturity Attribute instead of Age in Tens and Tree Class Figure 32 Grade Details screen Cut Variable Logs to Standard Length Only for NON appraisal compilations The compiler will convert logs from variable length to fixed lengths based on the standard log length Compile Useless Timber Only for NON appraisal compilations Enables the user to compile trees that are tree class 4 or 6 Always Use MOF Log Volume Rules Only for NON appraisal compilations Some clients have asked that we compile their internal non appraisal call grading cruises using the MOF logic for calculating volume This checkbox reconciles the gross volumes when compiling the older MOF way with the call grades Use Tally Tree s Live Dead attribute instead of Tree Class Only for Coastal CGNF appraisal compilations Instead of using tree classes 1 9 the user must compile all trees using L ive or D ead tree attributes found in the Trees 2 card CruiseComp User Manual Use Tally Tree s Maturity Attribute instead of Age in Tens and Tree Class Only for Coastal CGNF appraisal compilations tens the maturity field will be used The user must compile all trees using the M ature or S
148. s in the treatment unit field Reduction has invalid Block A valid block number must be verified The block and type fields cannot both have entries for the same compilation run Reduction has invalid Tree Class Risk Group e Risk Group Tree Class A valid risk group tree class must be verified The valid codes are A B C D 3 4 6 7 9 only Reduction has invalid value for diameter class cm e Diameter Classes 10 275 A number from 0 100 can be entered A number greater than 100 will cause an error There are redundant Percent Reduction lines e More than one percent reduction was used for the same species type block Duplicate Plot e Change the plot numbers or the strip number so that each block strip plot type combination is different Sample tree has Species that does not match value in corresponding 2 card tree e Make sure that the 2 card and 3 card have the same matching species Block has an invalid maturity value of the only options to use in the maturity of a block Most often this error occurs when this field is blank There are no measure trees for Species in Type e When compiling a count measure cruise at least one measure tree for each species must exist to provide a ratio between measure plots and count plots If there is no measure trees for a species in a type either change the count tree to the major species in the type or go back in the fiel
149. se grades will be used if historic or other adjacent cruises cannot be used for the trespass 3 Previously the partial cut percent field included in the new appraisal report was calculated incorrectly if cut leave cruises were compiled Now if the C Compile Cut Trees switch is selected volumes are added in the calculation of the partial cut percentage This switch functions similar to the percentage reduction switch CRUI SECOMP 2000 1 IMPROVEMENTS 1 Timesaving features have been added to the user interface The user is now able to modify many plots at the same time by highlighting the desired plots in the left hand window of the main plot interface clicking the right mouse button and selecting the desired field in which changes are to be made All fields included on the 9 card can be modified in this manner Changes made to the 9 card will be effected for all highlighted plots 2 The default in the Damage Report field of the Compilation Standard screen is now 1 Damage Previously the default was 0 No Damage The Ministry of Forests requires damaged timber to be included in a compilation as this reduces the net volume and provides more accurate stumpage 3 The maturity of all blocks in Interior compilations defaults to Mature as there is no distinction made in blocks located in the Interior of B C Selection of block maturity is intended for coastal compilations only 4 The interface has been improved to standa
150. t Open Project from the File menu or click on the icon Navigate to and open the file to be exported Select Export Cruise Data from the File menu or click on the icon Choose a file name and a format for the export file Select Save Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 2 5 CruiseComp User Manual 2 6 Export Data Save in CruiseCompFiles Ec Name Date modified Type Anarchists_Mtn 2013 2013062 DAT File gi Desolation Sound 2013 2013 06 17 9 42AM File ERRORS 2013 06 18 3 00 PM File Desktop Kingcome 2013 2013 06 17 9 15 File Libraries Computer Network m File name Save Save as type MOF data file dat Cancel L 2 Figure 10 Export Data Look In Select the directory of the project to be exported File Name Enter a file name for the exported data The file extension is not necessary It will be assigned automatically according to the file format selected in the Save as type box Save as type Pick of two options MOF Data file dat CruiseComp data file cct 2 1 18 Export Appraisal XML The Export Appraisal XML feature was created in 2011 Compiled data which has been output to a cco file can be exported to an XML file and used 3 party BC interior appraisal programs To use this feature compile the data with Enable Output to Database selected then select
151. teneram nri 63 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2004 63 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2003 FR iN 65 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2002 rab pd 66 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 200 arii Rua Pec 68 CRUI SECOMP 2000 1 55 69 2000 255 70 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 99 1 71 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 99 2 5 55 71 CRUI SECOMP VERSION 99 3 PATCH 71 CRUISECOMP VERSION 1998 72 1 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd CruiseComp User Manual INTRODUCTION Industrial Forestry Service Ltd s IFS CruiseComp cruise compilation program is the most comprehensive and widely used timber cruise data compiler in Western Canada CruiseComp is a flexible user friendly tool for conducting quick inexpensive compilations for cutting permit appraisals forest inventories research and strategic planning It will easily compile digital cruise data to British Columbia Ministry of Forests and private industry standards CruiseComp will allow forestry professionals to complete compilations in house quickly and efficiently It will also allo
152. ther species insect attack 2 Version has been updated to 2007 01 CRUI SECOMP I MPROVEMENTS 1 Page numbers for individual reports were not indexing correctly at the top right hand side of all reports 2 Defoliator insect damage codes were not importing into CruiseComp from the dat file CRUI SECOMP VERSI ON 2007 00 June 2007 MI NISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Right of Way area removed from the CP must be reported in the cruise compilation Inside the non merchantable areas section of CruiseComp R W Removed will be set as a default area Please be sure to enter the R W area removed new card type will be implemented to save these areas to the map area statement The areas will be reported on the block summaries in the header as usual 2 The Revenue branch has asked that we add All in the percent reductions report if all species have been applied to a reduction In the past our program left the field blank 3 The Interior Hemlock algorithm has been updated so that LRF 0 only in those tree thirds where frost crack occurs The adjacency rule for conk and blind conk will still be in effect 4 A non heli select volume ha for conifers field has been added to the appraisal report 5 Some new harvest methods have been added for coastal heli methods e SL Heli single tree selection land drop e SWHeli single tree selection water drop e FL Heli single standing stem land drop e FWHeli single standing stem water drop
153. um area permitted is 9999 9 ha 8 Harvest Methods Ensure that the description length is less than 15 characters 9 Harvest Areas Maximum area permitted is 9999 9 ha 10 Height Curve At the moment only 4 species can be used in calculating 1 curve Please note that only one species can be used to calculate an appraisal purposes compilation 11 Percent Reductions Please ensure that the Apply Reductions checkbox is selected in the Percent Reduction tab before compiling a percent reduction cruise CruiseComp User Manual 15 APPENDIX IV TROUBLESHOOTING On the rare occasion you will find that CruiseComp will perform poorly or do something unexpected Many of these problems are caused by memory conflicts between the various programs that may be running at one time When this happens we recommend that you save and exit CruiseComp Reboot the computer and resume your CruiseComp session We find that it is a good habit to re boot your computer at least once a day to avoid problems in the first place The following is a list of solutions to problems you may encounter 1 I don t get any volumes in my cutting permit block type and harvest reports Checklist 1 Is the utilization standard excluding all the trees in the compilation 2 Is the log length greater than 0 3 Is there at least one tree in the compilation When the program crashes it may indiscriminately delete all trees in the compilation or you may have e
154. um log length based on log grade Most minimum log grades are 5 meters with exception of Y 3m N and Z grades 1m and some heli grades 3 2 10 Special Compilation The wet dry belt fir radio buttons are only used for cruises which fall in the Interior regions of British Columbia FIZ zones D L If there is no Douglas fir in the dataset it will not matter which setting is chosen as it will have no effect on the compilation The three radio buttons are e No Special Compilation for coastal compilations e Interior Wet Belt Fir e Interior Dry Belt Fir 3 2 11 Calculation Method The compiler has the choice of using the average line or block method calculation method only when the None pre set is used Average Line is the BC Ministry of Forests standard method for compiling all cruises in all regions of the Province The Average Line method of reporting uses all plots within a given timber type to summarize the area of that type throughout all blocks and all harvest methods in the compilation This will result in a matching of volumes between the sum of the individual block or harvest method units and the Cutting Permit and All Harvest Method reports The Block Method only uses plots that fall within the boundaries of the block harvest method unit to summarize that unit The Cutting Permit and All Harvest Method reports are always based on all plots in the cruise This usually results in a discrepancy between the total volumes of the c
155. unt plots are not permitted in appraisal cruises If the count plot is a border plot the rule is to convert the count plot to a measure plot and then the border plot is still permitted 171 Plot has invalid block name e Change the plot s block name to a valid block name in the blocks screen CruiseComp User Manual 11 APPENDIX II WARNINGS 101 102 103 104 106 107 108 109 126 131 is Species may have an invalid indicator of FIZ Height of not in allowed range of for species in FIZ e Height of not in allowed range of for species in FIZ VW2 102 Each species and FIZ combination has maximum heights It was decided to omit these types of errors in the ERROR table for the simple because there are many trees that grow taller than the MoF tables indicate Also note that trees less than 3 0 meters are also given warnings and should not be compiled DBH of not in allowed range of for species in FIZ DBH of not in allowed range of for species in FIZ VW2 3 103 Each species and FIZ combination has a maximum DBH that is given to check against the tree data It was decided not to include these types of errors in the ERROR table for the simple reason that there are many trees that grow larger than the MoF tables indicate Attribute has a lookup code of which is not in the lookup table Tree has a DBH of
156. urposes e Project Standard 0 000 is an invalid DBH limit for appraisal purposes Exception VEB 117 is an invalid Log Length for appraisal purposes in FIZ e isan invalid Log Length for appraisal purposes in FIZ VEB 118 For Appraisal purposes FIZ A C Coastal log length 10 m For FIZ D L Interior log length 5 m DBH Limit must be greater than Top Diameter of in standard DBH limit of is less than Top Diameter of in Mature or Immature standard VEB 119 The DBH limit MUST be greater than the top diameter DBHlimitof 115 less than Top Diameter of in Exception standard VEB 119 CruiseComp User Manual 6 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 is Tree is tree class 1 but has a pathological code Tree is tree class 1 but has a pathological code VE2 4120 To fix this error either change the tree class to tree class 2 or delete the path code Usually this type of error is created when the cruiser forgets to change a tree class 1 to a tree class 2 when he finds a path remark Tree 15 tree class 2 but has no pathological code Tree is tree class 2 but has no pathological code VE2 121 This type of error occurs because the cruiser has forgotten to record a path remark Unless the cruiser can remember the plot and record the proper path remark the tree will have to be changed to a tree class 1 Invalid attribute combination o
157. urring together in the same tree counting as only one indicator If the sum of the reported grade percents is not exactly 100 percent due to rounding then add or subtract from the grade with the highest percent to make the total 100 percent If there is a tie for the largest grade percent then adjust the grade letter that is first alphabetically from B to Y If D 33 33 and F 33 Adjust grade D to 34 Source Revenue Branch Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 30 CruiseComp User Manual Douglas Fir Pine and Larch Yes onk or Blind onk in position 4 6 7 No Rotten branch in position 4 7 No Last log gt 7M 2 last logs lt 17M in mature tree with dbh gt 100 cm No Spiral grain gt 13 of log top diameter or spiral grain gt 13cm 4 or more branches gt 10 in 154 10 3M and dbh lt 50cm No Conk or Blind Conk position Tree Class 3 7 or 9 and top dib lt 15cm Length lt 5M Yes Fork Crook position 7 5 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 31 position 4 5 6 7 and top dib lt Spiral log top diameter or spiral grain gt 9 No Yes Last log in a tree with dbh gt 55cm No 2nd last log tree with dbh gt or top dib lt 25cm No No Yes 9 2 Source Revenue Branch MoF 31
158. ustrial Forestry Service Ltd 56 CruiseComp User Manual AXX 57 APPENDIX XXIII CRUI SECOMP UPDATES CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2013 01 July 2013 MINISTRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 The validation rules have been revised to comply with the latest tree class 3 or 4 tally no tally definitions from the MoF BUGS FI XED 1 Cruise Date now reports correctly on the Appraisal Summary Report CRUI SECOMP VERSI ON 2013 00 J uly 2013 MI NI STRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Version has been updated to 2013 00 2 Special Sale Area Dawson Creek has been added back into FIZ L 3 Spruce Cedar grade algorithms for the coast have been updated 4 A CSV output summary will be created for appraisal compilations This file is created only when data is for appraisal purposes and is created in the same place where the is found CRUI SECOMP IMPROVEMENTS 1 VBAR Plot Summary report has been added allowing plot volume reports for count amp Big BAF plots Net VBAR Statistical Analysis report has been added Partial Cut Percent report has been added Statistics are now output to the output_stats_b table cco file A warning is created when the only measure tree of a species is below the utilization limit in double sampling ratio or Big BAF compilations 6 Anew Ht DBH ratio warning validation has been added to check for odd looking trees BUGS FI XED 1 Basal Area amp Basal Area ha values output to cco file fixed 2 VBAR output to cco file fixed
159. utting permit based on the sum of the individual blocks and the total volume reported in the total Cutting Permit report or the All Harvesting Method report The total volume of each harvest method must be prorated to match the Harvest Methods report s total volume for appraisal purposes Block method compilations are no longer permitted for appraisal cruises as of April 1 2003 For mixed block utilization situations or if block reductions are required then assign unique types to each block The program permits compiling with the block method for non appraisal cruises CruiseComp User Manual 3 8 Average Line Method All plots 1 2 3 7 8 9 from Type 1 are used to calculate an average value That value is then multiplied by the total area of the type in each block Type in Block Method Only plots in a specific type and block eg plots 1 2 amp 3 in blk 1 type 1 are used to calculate an average value That value is then multiplied by the area of Type 1 within Block 1 Figure 20 Graphic Description of Average Line and Block Compilation Methods 3 2 12 Compile Short Trees Used only when running a Not For Appraisal Purposes compilation Normally a short tree that cannot compile at least one log greater or equal to the minimum merch length is removed from the compilation for volume and is compiled as a useless tree When this option is selected trees that do not have at least one log greater than the minimum merch length
160. variation and sampling error for every type in the compilation and for the compilation in total 5 2 3 Net VBAR Statistical Analysis The Net VBAR Statistical Analysis report provides a breakdown of the Net VBAR m m proportional VBAR standard deviation coefficient of variation and sampling error for every type in the compilation and for the compilation in total 5 3 Stand Stock and Basal Area Reports CruiseComp produces Stand stems ha Stock M ha and Basal Area M ha tables for the cutting permit blocks and type compilations Each of the reports provides a summary by DBH class and species in addition to the amount of dead potential dead useless and live useless timber within the block type or cutting permit The Stand Stock and Basal Area tables also provide the information by individual treatment units 5 3 1 Cutting Permit Stand Stock and Basal Area Report The Cutting Permit Stand Stock and Basal Area report provides a per hectare summary for the entire cutting permit by DBH class and species 5 3 2 Block Stand Stock and Basal Area Report The Block Stand Stock and Basal Area report provides a per hectare summary for each block in the cutting permit by DBH class and species 5 3 3 Type Stand Stock and Basal Area Report The Type Stand Stock and Basal Area report provides a per hectare summary for each type in the cutting permit by DBH class and species 5 3 1 Damage and Root Rot Reports by Cutting Permit Block and Typ
161. w complete control over data management 1 1 Minimum System Requirements Windows 2000 XP Vista and Windows 7 operating systems Pentium P processor or equivalent recommended minimum with 16 MB RAM minimum Internet connection high speed recommended or CD ROM drive 1 2 CruiseComp Overview The CruiseComp compilation process consists of three main steps 1 Data entry and compilation set up 2 Data validation and editing 3 Report generation The program has a variety of modules that are accessed from the main menu to process and compile cruise data Map Area Statement Plot Cards Validate Generate Preview Print Set Font Contains project identity information compilation specifications and program options Contains the field data entered by the user based on the BC Ministry of Forests cruise card FS 205 format Checks the cruise data and compilation specifications to ensure there are no obvious errors missing information or data conflicts Compiles the cruise data and generate reports for review or printing Selects and displays individual reports Selects and sorts reports for printing Customizes report printing 1 3 CruiseComp Files CruiseComp uses and creates a number of files during the cruise compilation process ccp file This is the CruiseComp main file It contains all the cruise plot data and the Map Area Statement information It is the file CruiseComp uses to compi
162. was calculating only compiled trees plot instead of cruised trees plot 6 When printing the Map Area Statement some datasets caused the program to crash 7 The merchantable height calculated incorrectly for very small trees 8 There was an error in calculating the 2SE in the block summary for some datasets CRUI SECOMP VERSION 2002 MINISTRY OF FORESTS RECOMMENDED CHANGES 1 Interior Partition Hemlock Licenses will have certain trees logs in Hemlock downgraded from sawlog to pulp with a resulting zero LRF A new selection under type of compilation has been added for the partition licenses This reduction in LRF will only occur in the Partition Licenses 2 For Coastal cruises the cedar grades will now report shingle grades again The separations will work in the following manner D and K grades F and L grades and M grades For example the K shingle grade will derive itself from D grade logs The logic works in the same way as for premium spruce grades D E F and G For example in the Campbell River District a log that compiles grade will now be split up into 39 D grade and 61 K grade Cedar grade separation for and M grades will only apply to mature cedar All immature cedar grade logs will flow into the grade decision box and will not be separated into M shingle grades The D K and F L separations are not affected since D and F grades can only be mature logs 3 Spruce premium grades have been rolled up to repres
163. xport file added BUGS FI XED 1 A number of memory leaks have been located and fixed 2 Plot number displays correctly when a new plot is added 3 Validation of non existing log grades fixed CRUI SECOMP VERSI ON 2010 00 July 2010 MI NI STRY OF FORESTS CHANGES 1 Version has been updated to 2010 00 2 Update the coast spruce log grade algorithm high grade percentages 3 Update the coast cedar log grade algorithm shingle grade percentages 4 Added Net Volume ha for All Live and Dead Potential trees on the Interior and Coast Appraisal summary 5 Added Net Volume for All Live and Dead Potential trees on the Interior and Coast Appraisal summary 6 Added Lodgepole Pine red grey MPB by block on the Interior Appraisal summary 7 Ordered species in the appraisal reports alphabetically according to MOF species code 8 Added 274 growth for coastal Cutting Permit Block and Type Summaries 9 Moved Non Heli Select conifer m3 ha in coast appraisal report from the Method section to the Cutting Authority Section 10 Added Heli Select Total Species and Heli Skyline Total Species reported as a decimal to the coast appraisal report CRUISECOMP IMPROVEMENTS 1 Updated both coast and interior appraisal summaries 2 Added jurisdiction to the Project Identity tab for non BC users 3 Added build number to the version so that users will know which compiled build they have for debugging 4 Added the ability to report non
164. y Cruise plots can be sorted by selecting the Block Type Strip Plot or Method button on the left side of the screen Plots can only be sorted by one attribute at a time 4 1 Header Card Fields included on the Header Card correspond directly to the header card fields on the Cruise Tally Sheet The plot attributes displayed on the header card are for the plot selected in the plot listing on the left Header Card 9 Trees Card 2 Grades Card 2s User Grades Sample Trees Card 3 Growth Rates Card 5 Date 0211 Inventory Zone Fiz 00 Unt id Type Preto wis 5 Fores Cove Figure 41 Header Card 9 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd 4 24 al CruiseComp User Manual 4 2 Block Block number Strip Strip number Plot Plot number O C Original Check cruise identification O original measurements C check cruise measurements Type Enter the number given to the timber type in which this plot is located Maximum of three digits Age in Enter the average total age in tens of co dominants of the 10 s first major species in the plot Valid class age codes are Age Class Age Class 21 30 03 91 100 10 31 40 04 101 110 11 41 50 05 111 120 12 51 60 06 121 130 13 61 70 07 131 140 14 71 80 08 141 250 15 to 25 81 90 09 251 26 Height Enter the height to the nearest meter for the dominant co dominant trees of the ma
165. y of the tree is derived from the tree class and age in tens taken from the cruise tally cards DBH DSIB 6 DSIB 2 3 SH b DSIB In SH 1 0 2 3 Where DBH diameter at 1 3m outside bark cm DSIB diameter at stump height SH inside bark cm SH stump height from the point of germination m bo b regression coefficients In natural logarithms CruiseComp User Manual Table 1 Regression coefficients for calculating stump DBH 6 The regression coefficients b0 b1 are unique to each species age maturity group and FIZ as listed below F M abc 0 192451 0 656977 abc 0 155107 0 564107 all d l 0 189385 0 712098 abc 0 032043 0 585026 0 055116 0 706639 all d l 0 059052 0 655006 C all a QCI 0 0297088 0 404490 H M abc 0 064571 0 534355 H abc 0 077996 0 438284 H all d l 0 100771 0 504787 H all a 0 0508525 0 360565 5 abc 0 021123 0 530663 5 abc 0 046301 0 580005 5 all d j 0 065728 0 575037 S all kl 0 062808 0 442810 S All a QCI 0 0299746 0 413498 B all abc 0 057484 0 573054 B all d j 0 073625 0 477491 B all kl 0 073358 0 431277 all a l 0 037211 0 460492 CY all a QCI 0 0217802 0 289677 PW all abc 0 057377 0 561538 PW all d l 0 056953 0 449184 PL all aj 0 056984 0 374589 PL all kl 0 051075 0 337046 PY all a l 0 154163 0 638001

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