Why is The Forest Projection and Planning System Software right for you?

For over 30 years FPS has been dedicated to providing a suite of software designed to offer Land Managers and Foresters with the necessary tolls for making knowledgeable Forest Management decisions. With a fully integrated cruise compiler, growth and yield model and harvest scheduler, FPS is used across 12 million acres of timberland by over 80 organizations throughout the western United States including Industrial, Non-Industrial, Federal, State, Non-Government Organizations, and Tribal ownerships.

1. Forest Projection and Planning System Software (FPS) can Compile and Analyze your forest inventory

The Forest Projection and Planning System accepts a wide range of forest inventory data collection methods including Variable Radius Plot, Fixed Plot, Permanent Plot, Remote Sensed Data, and Research Plot designs. The FPS Cruise Compiler contains an extensive suite of fully integrated reporting options providing summary outputs by Stand(s), Diameter Class, Log Lengths, and Log Sorts on a Per Acre, Gross, and Net Basis. Over the last 30 years, FPS has become a preferred 3rd party platform for Land Acquisitions and Depletions.

Sample Inventory Report (PDF)

Features for Compiling and Analyzing

  • FPS can Compile and Analyze your forest inventory
  • Integrated Cruise Compiler
  • Summary by Stand, Diameter Class, and by Log Sorts
  • An extensive suite of fully integrated reporting options
  • Accepts a wide range of inventory methods including Variable Radius Plot, Fixed Plots, Permanent Plots, Remote sensed Data, and Research Plots
  • Volume outputs reported on a Per Acre, Gross, and Net basis

2. FPS is designed to allow for geographically appropriate merchandizing specifications by individual tree species as defined by the user

The Forest Projection and Planning System allows for your preferred log merchandizing specifications to be utilized by individual species. This includes Nominal and Minimum log lengths as well as Minimum diameter inside bark and minimum diameter at breast height. Additionally, compiled volume can be based on either Long Log or Short Log scale.

Features for Merchandizing Specifications

  • Nominal log length
  • Minimum log length
  • Minimum log diameter inside bark
  • Minimum tree Diameter at Breast Height for merchantable volume
  • Hidden defect

3. FPS can Grow and Project your Forest Inventory

The Forest Projection and Planning System growth model allows for user defined growth and reporting periods to grow individual stands as well as all stands within a forest inventory for both Even-Aged and Uneven-Aged Forest Management Regimes.  All Silviculture prescriptions can be customized to fit your management objectives which can be used to project and analyze change in forest volume and structure over time. The FPS growth and silviculture projections are compatible with the Stand Visualization System (SVS) software, developed by the United States Forest Service.

Features for Growing and Projecting your Forest Inventory

  • Grow by individual stand and forest wide inventory
  • Even and uneven aged management regimes
  • Even and uneven aged management regimes
  • Silviculture prescriptions can be customized to fit your management objectives
  • Grow your Forests and Prescriptions over time
  • Project and Analyze change in forest volume and structure over time
  • Project and Analyze change in forest volume and structure over time

4. FPS can Localize your Site Productivity


The Forest Projection and Planning System Software utilizes 10-Meter SiteGrid methodology to localize the growth of your forest for all successional stages.  This process allows for the analysis of the effects of applying your silviculture prescriptions across your forested lands.

Features for Growing and Projecting your Forest Inventory

  • Forest growth localized to fit your ground for all successional stages
  • Analyze the effects of applying your silviculture prescriptions
  • Utilizes 10-meter SiteGrid technology

5. FPS can be used to evaluate the sustainable yield of forest lands

The Forest Projection and Planning System Software contains integrated 2nd rotation yield tables that when combined with your defined species and planting density can grow future stands based on Site Index classification. This process provides the basis for your sustained yield analysis and long-term forest management planning.

6. Year End Depletion Reporting

Use the Forest Projection and Planning System Software to track and report your annual depletions. This includes a unique process that tracks initial stand volume and incorporates volume depletion updates following harvest.

7. FPS is Spatially Aware using ESRI Software

The Forest Projection and Planning System Software can be linked to GIS (ESRI) software which creates an integrated platform between FPS and GIS. This linkage provides a crosswalk for data to transfer between FPS and GIS. Additionally, this linkage assists in accommodating regulatory policies such as wildlife, roads, riparian buffers, and green-up constraints necessary in forest management planning.