Title: NED-2 User's Guide

Author: Twery, Mark J.; Knopp, Peter D.; Thomasma, Scott A.; Nute, Donald E.

Year: 2011

Publication: Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-85. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 193 p.

Abstract: This is the user's guide for NED-2, which is the latest version of NED, a forest ecosystem management decision support system. This software is part of a family of software products intended to help resource managers develop goals, assess current and future conditions, and produce sustainable management plans for forest properties. Designed for stand-alone Windows-based personal computers, NED-2 integrates a variety of forest management tools into a single environment. These tools include databases, growth and yield models, wildlife models, geographic information systems (GIS), visualization tools, and others. The software is distributed with an online help system and a printed user's guide. This user's guide provides guidance for use of the software and a basic introduction to the principles and calculations used in NED-2. A reference guide with more detailed explanations of the models, equations, and rules that underlie the software is available separately. The NED-2 software and related documentation is included on the CD-ROM and also may be downloaded from http://nrs.fs.fed.us/tools/ned/products/ned2/.