Semester
Fall
Date of Graduation
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department
Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Committee Chair
Bojan Cukic.
Abstract
In order to facilitate resource data collection and processing, an integrated computer-based timber cruising system was modeled and developed based on Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) and Objected-Oriented Programming (OOP) techniques. The system consists of three components - handheld data collection system, data transfer, and data analysis, all of which are stand-alone objects. The handheld system, which is Windows CE based, was used to collect overstory and understory tree data in the field. Data transfer and analysis components reside on a desktop PC and were used to synchronize cruising data from handheld PCs, analyze data and generate reports. A relational data model was implemented via MS Access to store cruising data in the system. All components have been successfully tested and used in the large-scale inventory of West Virginia's state and West Virginia University research forests, and could be adapted for use in related forest inventory projects.
Recommended Citation
Wang, Jingxin, "An integrated computer-based timber cruising system for Appalachian hardwoods" (2005). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 3222.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3222