Landscape Management System (LMS)

Landscape Management System Version 3.0 - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The following questions and answers are available. Please submit questions for inclusion on this page to help@landscapemanagementsystem.org.

1. General LMS Questions

• 1.1 - What is new in LMS 3.0?
• 1.2 - What is an LMS Portfolio?
• 1.3 - How do I convert an LMS 2.0 portfolio to LMS 3.0?

2. Visualization Questions:

• 2.1 - How are spatial coordinates obtained for stand visualization?

3. Scenario Questions:

• 3.1 - Are LMS 2.0 scenario files usable in LMS 3.0?

4. Data Issues:

• 4.1 - How do I get my own data into LMS?

1. General LMS Questions

1.1 - What is new in LMS 3.0?

The following are the new features of LMS 3.0:

1.2 - What is an LMS Portfolio?

An LMS Portfolio is the information and file organization used by LMS. The portfolio consists of inventory and spatial information combined with configuration information about the inventory and methods to accomplish tasks within LMS.

1.3 - How do I convert an LMS 2.0 portfolio to LMS 3.0?

Open the LMS 2.0 portfolio with LMS 3.0 and it will be converted to the new file format.

2. Visualization Questions:

2.1 - How are spatial coordinates obtained for stand visualization?

Spatial coordinates are generated using a uniform random distribution.

3. Scenario Questions:

3.1 - Are LMS 2.0 scenario files usable in LMS 3.0?

LMS 2.0 scenario files can not be used by LMS 3.0. All files in LMS 3.0 are now binary.

4. Data Issues:

4.1 - How do I get my own data into LMS?

There are two general ways to get your own inventory information into LMS 3.0: