Tools
Search for 'Tools' that can be used to support efficient land management and use of land resources.
We will be adding information on more tools over time. Use the 'Tell us about a resource' facility on this page to let us know about a tool you'd like to see included or a resource you would like added to our list.
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Harvest Scheduler
Provider: ATLAS
ATLAS Harvest Scheduler is a system for simulating forest harvesting. It predicts the production of volume by log type of each harvesting crew, and the net stocked area reduction of the harvest unit in which each crew is working.
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Land Management Index
Provider: Plant and Food Research
Plant and Food Research’s Land Management Index tool (LMI) is a simple model that allows growers, resource managers and farmers of intensive and mixed crop farms the ability to predict changes in soil health and associated productivity based on crop and soil management information.
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Land Use in Rural New Zealand
Provider: Motu
Motu's land-use change simulation model, Land Use in Rural New Zealand (LURNZ), is a computer model that simulates land-use changes over New Zealand.
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MODIS Interactive Subsetter Tool
Provider: National Snow and Ice Data Center
The MODIS Interactive Subsetting Tool (MIST) provides subsets of certain Version 5 (V005) MODIS products, over the Greenland Climate Network (GC-Net) and the International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere (IASOA) stations.
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Nature Services
Provider: Landcare Research
Nature Services is a decision support tool for plant selection for restoration and landscaping in New Zealand. It provides regionally, environmentally and purpose appropriate plant selection for habitat restoration, shelter, landscaping, mitigation, wildlife, cultural uses and other ‘ecological services’.
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Nature Watch
Provider: NatureWatch NZ
NatureWatch NZ is a place where you can share what you see in nature, meet other nature watchers, and learn about New Zealand animals, plants, and fungi.
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Tools NIWA Online Services
Provider: NIWA
NIWA provides online access to major climate and environmental monitoring systems and forecasting tools.
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Tools OVERSEER
Provider: AgResearch, Fert Research, Ministry of Primary Industries
OVERSEER® is an agricultural management tool which assists farmers and their advisers to examine nutrient use and movements within a farm to optimize production and environmental outcomes. The computer model calculates and estimates the nutrient flows in a productive farming system and identifies risk for environmental impacts through nutrient loss, including run off and leaching, and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Permanent Sample Plots (PSP)
Provider: ATLAS
ATLAS PSP enables the forest manager to ensure reliable data is available about permanent sample plots (PSPs). PSPs are periodically assessed to record changes in growth over time and in relation to silviculture and other events.
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Plant Phylogeny
Provider: Landcare Research
This site allows you to explore the phylogenetic trees of New Zealand plants.