{"id":5459,"date":"2014-02-15T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/?p=5459"},"modified":"2014-02-15T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T10:00:30","slug":"major-updates-to-the-myforest-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/major-updates-to-the-myforest-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Major updates to the myForest service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re pleased to announce the launch of two major updates to the myForest service. The new management planning template that links with Forestry Commission England is now live, and we have completely updated the mapping tools to create a simple yet fully functional online GIS.<\/p>\n<h1>New Management Planning template and mapping composer<\/h1>\n<p>Forestry Commission England (FCE) recently updated the template that it provides to support the creation of management plans as part of the Woodland Planning Grant.\u00a0 FCE did this to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>create a more user-friendly template<\/li>\n<li>create a template that allows the creation of a management plan that is compliant with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry.gov.uk\/ukfs\">UK Forestry Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>provide the woodland owner with felling permissions for 10 years as part of the management plan.<\/li>\n<li>comply with new regulations including EU Timber Regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have ensured that users that have already created, or are in the process of creating, a management plan can still access and use the old template (FCE will accept the old template until the end of June 2014).\u00a0 However, if you create a new management plan you will now be taken to the new template.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>New Mapping Composer<\/h1>\n<p>\u201cA picture can tell a thousand words\u201d and it is no different for management plans and maps, which are an important part of planning for the longterm care of a forest.\u00a0 For this reason we have also launched a new mapping composer within myForest.\u00a0 The mapping composer is a simple Geographical Information System (GIS), allowing you to add layers and labels to a map which can be printed off or saved on your computer, and saved as in pdf format.<\/p>\n<p>The maps generated can be used to provide your felling permissions as part of a management plan or to support an application for a standalone felling licence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5460\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/myForest_mapping_composer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5460\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5460  \" title=\"myForest mapping composer\" alt=\"myForest mapping composer\" src=\"http:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/myForest_mapping_composer.jpg\" width=\"606\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example Operations map produced using the new mapping composer in myForest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We hope that you like the changes we have made to the myForest service.\u00a0 Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have a query about these changes or other aspects to the service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0Paul Orsi, Richard Pigott and Alistair Yeomans<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re pleased to annouce the launch of two major updates to the myForest service. 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