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This talk is about the online information and business tools developed and managed by the FPA for supporting the Forest Practices Officers and the forest practices system. Introduce speaker – Business Manager for 7 years, responsibilities include ensuring online systems are functioning properly It deals with some common problems that we come across or are brought to us by our clients The talk should help generate further discussion about common issues or desirable improvements. 1

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This talk is about the online information and business tools developed and managed by the FPA for supporting the Forest Practices Officers and the forest practices system.Introduce speaker – Business Manager for 7 years, responsibilities include ensuring online systems are functioning properlyIt deals with some common problems that we come across ‐ or are brought to us by our clientsThe talk should help generate further discussion about common issues or desirable improvements.

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These topics will be briefly covered

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Adrienne is usually the main point of initial contact with the FPA

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Daniel is employed by Esk Mapping and GIS, who contract some of Daniel’s time to the FPA.  Daniel has particular skills in database system development and GIS

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Chris is our Publications and training Officer and drives a culture of continuous improvement  ‐ with the content and look and feel of our online publications and printed  documents

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IT hardware and server maintenance provided by the Information Management Branch of the Department of State GrowthDedicated professional team with wide expertise in IT support of FPA business systems –including database management and GISFor the tech minded – systems use superfast fibre network links between FPA office in Hobart and StateGrowth servers, Oracle databases that are kept reasonably well up‐to date with all PCs running Windows 7 with Office 2010FPA IT budget for hardware and software maintenance of internal and online systems is $62,000 per year

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Coverpage – current online system implemented in 2008.  This system stores Forest Practices Plan summary (or Coverpage) data as well as hard copies of plans (since 2011)Notifications – online system for planners to lodge notification information used in preparing Forest Practices Plans and store related correspondence with FPA advisory staff.  The softaware that drives this system is in the process of being updated.Biodiversity Values database ‐ The Biodiversity Values Database (BVD) is specifically tailored to the needs of FPOs and others completing a biodiversity evaluation when preparing a forest practices plan (FPP) for activities covered by the forest practices system. The BVD delivers locality data for threatened fauna and flora species in a user‐friendly way and provides information on threatened fauna species range and habitat descriptions for use in site assessments.Threatened Fauna Advisor ‐ The Threatened Fauna Adviser (TFA) is a decision‐support tool intended for use by those conducting biodiversity evaluations as part of the development of forest practices plans (FPPs) for activities covered by the Tasmanian forest practices system. The TFA will be used in accordance with the procedures for the management of threatened species agreed between the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment (DPIPWE) and the Forest Practices Authority (FPA), under section D3.3 of the Forest Practices Code Habitat Context Assessment Tool ‐ This tool enables planners to assess the availability of particular habitat within the landscape surrounding a proposed harvest unit. It calculates the predicted availability of a particular habitat within a user‐specified radius from a point locality (e.g. coupe central coordinates). Coordinated Smoke Management System – online tool for managing daily ‘bids’ for 

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vegetation burn‐offs around the State and for distributing daily allowable burn quantities to burners, after taking forecasted and actual atmospheric conditions into account.  Presently limited to industrial forestry companies and Parks and Wildlife.  Complaints handled by Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)

General system requirements:Browser issues make sure you haveIE8 and above – preferably IE11Firefox – preferably latest versionChrome‐ preferably latest versionSafari – preferably latest version

Adrienne and Angus can deal with general enquiries about online systems – but may refer you to FPA specialists for more technical issues

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Ever felt like…….

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The Coverpage Manual is periodically updated – Coverpage does have some minor bugs which affect how it operatesAssigning plans – really important for independent FPO’s carrying out work for larger companies where company staff need access to the planSharing plans – within a company the creator or owner of a plan needs to ensure his/her plan is shared with the rest of the group – otherwise it cant be ‘seen’Uploading scanned copies of plans – the FPA needs ready access to the full copies of plans for compliance work. Made a mistake after submitting a draft plan through Coverpage – don’t worry, the FPA can ‘release’ the plan for further editing.Independent FPO’s – need to ensure private clients are aware of their compliance obligationsChanging contact details – please ensure the FPA knows your new details – they are required to maintain proper contact with you and our Coverpage and Notifications online business systems use your e‐mail address as a critical part of their operation.

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An extension to the total area to be harvested or reforested under a plan must not exceed 20 ha or 10% of the operational area covered by the plan, whichever is the lesser, provided that the natural and cultural values present in the additional area are similar to those covered by the original natural and cultural values evaluations for the coupe. 

If an increase in area beyond these limits is desired, clearance from the CFPO must be obtained or a new FPP prepared. New evaluation sheets for natural and cultural values will be needed for any variation involving an increase in operational areas beyond the area covered by the original evaluation sheets.

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A plan needs to be assigned and/or shared to ensure other authorised users can see it in Coverpage

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The Notifications system is currently being updated  ‐ at present it is being tested in a ‘test’ environment

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Downloadable publications – see http://www.fpa.tas.gov.au/publicationsAnnual report – http://www.fpa.tas.gov.au/publications/annual_reports ‐ legally required to be tabled in Parliament by 30 November each yearForest Practices News ‐ http://www.fpa.tas.gov.au/publications/forest_practices_news ‐importance of FPOs writing articles for FPN Staff publications ‐ http://www.fpa.tas.gov.au/publications/staff_publications_listOther Publications for sale – see separate list

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Note that the log in credentials for Coverpage and Notifications system are NOT linked ie. they are separate systems.If you have an issue with the system, please email the FPA a description of the problem, including screen shots if possible  ‐ it is helpful to be as detailed as possible.

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