Farm and Forest Mapper
Map and plan your property to plant trees
Farm and Forest Mapper
Running a small to medium farming and forestry enterprise can involve highly complex processes, especially when it comes to planning and decision-making.
Farm and Forest Mapper, developed by Esk Spatial, in consultation with Private Forests Tasmania and the Forest Practices Authority has been designed to help transform the farm-planning process for landowners, consultants, planners, contractors and land agents.
Farm and Forest Mapper is a FREE set of mapping and decision support tools and calculators where users are able to easily plan, map and manage their properties to expand their plantation estate and leverage the multiple benefits that trees on farms can provide.
The first release of Farm and Forest Mapper in 2024 included 4 unique tools:
- Topex tool – Check the wind risk of your property and paddocks.
- Forest Class – Check the class of forests found on your property and paddocks.
- Site suitability – Check the suitability of your site for growing a range of crops from commercial tree species to fruit and vegetable crops.
- Spatial tools – to zoom, measure, draw and analyse map data.
An additional tool, the Pine Economic Analysis Tool (PEAT) is set to be released by the end of 2026. PEAT will support landowners to run a simple, indicative economic analysis of the costs and returns that could be incurred to establish a new Pinus radiata plantation on their property.
The tool will be presented as a series of data entry fields which will guide the landowner through a series of sections to gather information on their property, intended planting size, establishment costs, maintenance costs, thinning and/or harvest cost and returns.
To support this, PFT has worked to develop spatial models, log product yield tables, and a nearest market model, and more.
An ACCU yield model has also been integrated into PEAT including the cost and potential returns, should landowners want to integrate the option of running a Schedule 1 Plantation Forestry Method project on their plantation.
Farm and Forest Mapper is packed with useful help options to guide you through the process of creating a property, mapping your paddocks and planning your commercial enterprise for success and a wide range of benefits.
Select the link below to access this new tool.
