User requirements - 1

Functionality Data Type Database Structure

U ser R equirem ents

Lack of user input, incomplete and ambiguous requirements are

the major reasons why IT projects do not deliver the desired

functionality on schedule … (Binh)

User requirements - 2

Real question from news-server:

Does anybody know a good website where I can get

information about projected global timber demand

especially for tropical timber and for certified

timber.

G.A.O.F. List Jan 19, 2001

User requirements - 3

… Particularly, I am interested in the following questions:

1) approx. carbon storage per Hectar?2) approx. emission of carbon dioxide resulting from logging?3) approx. price($) to a megagram of carbon in, added to or removed from the atmosphere?4) approaches to quantify ($) biodiversity per hectar

If anyone can help me with some rough figueres or know some studies I would be more than happy!

G.A.O.F. 31.1.2001

GFIS supplies the base data, the cognitive process of data usage rests with the user.

Identified User Requirements - 1

Researcher from Developing Country• locate institutions • locate individuals• locate research topics at institutes• locate funding opportunities• locate potential partners for research

Forest Inventorist• find out if Forest Inventory exists - by country• methods used in Forest Inventory• Carbon sequestration

Identified User Requirements - 2Forest Economist• Statistics Forest Ownership• Statistics Forest Property• Statistics Forest Enterprises• Costs in Forestry - breakdown of costs• Costs in Forestry - breakdown of costs• Revenue in different categories of forest enterprises• Market price of forest products• forest accountancy data networks• economics of close-to-nature forestry• net return of forestry production• non-wood products of forestry (physical and monetary)• economic evaluation of forest services at different scales• forest regulation schemes

Identified User Requirements - 3

Forest Ecologist• soil data, qualified with coordinates, time• free-ware simulation models

Forest Politician• Documents (e.g. Kyoto, IPCC)

General• Criteria & Indicators• Strategies for C sequestration• Afforestation - Deforestation - Reforestation

Identified User Requirements - 4

Forest ChamberForest ConditionSoil conditionforest typeinput site parameters - retrieve suitable specieslegislative documents

Identified Data Types

• bibliographic data• Data for an area with specific attributes• Data for sites with specific attributes• Time series of data• Data for persons / institutes• economic data• Usancen

General

Ways to define User Requirements

• TF members identify needs and shop for ideas among colleagues

• Provide a number of datasets and let the user play

‘hidden interview’

Use and comment on existing prototype

(only 1 user in January 2001!)http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/gfis//index1234.php

GFIS users

Everybody wants to retrieve good data, but who is willing or entitled to share (provide) his data?

‘’Copyright on data?’’

Actions of GFIS Users

Presently the User can

LOGIN, and

POST, MODIFY

his objects

How can IUFRO guarantee

for the quality of provided

data?