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(august 7, 2008 --thunder bay, on) today, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's faculty of forestry and the forest environment received a substantial software donation made by ccs central computer services, a subsidiary of buchanan forest products. the software is used to enhance forest management capabilities across ontario.

the geographical resource management (gerema) software program, developed by ccs approximately five years ago, provides forest managers with the ability to perform advanced planning functions. "this is a cost-effective means for forest managers to generate management plans and manipulate geospatial information when they're in the planning process," says hartley multamaki, president of ccs. "gerema features a user-friendly interface. it is a dynamic, open-ended system that allows users to easily build and manage specialized information related to planning reports." lakehead will receive 12 licensed copies of the software. currently, the gerema software is also used by companies such as buchanan forest products.

fourth-year forest management planning 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , as well as graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 interested in gis/forest management will benefit from the software by using its hands-on, career-related interface. "this software helps forestry 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 concentrate on the development of the actual forest management plan rather than spending considerable time on the mechanics of entering data and producing supporting materials," says dr. reino pulkki, dean of lakehead's faculty of the forest and the forest environment. "we are very appreciative of the tremendous and enthusiastic technical support that we have received from the ccs staff."

"this generous and much appreciated donation is a reflection of lakehead's ongoing relationships with valued industry partners like buchanan forest products," says dr. fred gilbert, president of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . "it highlights the impact these connections have on the advancement of student knowledge and graduate research at the university."

as a means of recognizing ccs for this generous donation, room 3010 in lakehead's advanced technology and academic centre (atac) has been renamed the ccs central computer services gerema lab.

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media: drs. gilbert and pulkki, and hartley multamaki are available for media interview. to arrange interview times, please contact heather scott, communications officer, 807-343-8177, commun@lakeheadu.ca, or eleanor abaya, director of communications, 807-343-8372, eabaya@lakeheadu.ca.

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