FORAGE - Framework for Online Report Generation

FORAGE Flow Diagram

FORAGE is a web-based system which generates, analyses and distributes information relating to climate and pasture condition at user-specified locations. The system receives requests from users, processes those requests and generates the requested information which is then emailed back to the users. Its primary aim is to incorporate a number of products such as SILO climate data, SLATS imagery and the outputs from GRASP and AussieGRASS grazing system models, and deliver them in a form that people can easily use to facilitate decision making in grazing land and environmental management.

FORAGE currently offers: 1) a Rainfall and Pasture Report; 2) a Ground Cover Report; and 3) SLATS Satellite Imagery products such as Bareground Index and Foliage Projective Cover (FPC).

FORAGE runs on a server at the Dutton Park EcoSciences Precinct (ESP) and is available day or night. The time it takes to complete requests varies depending on how many people are requesting reports/climate data and the complexity of the report being generated, it can take anywhere between 2 to 60 minutes.

Some reports are only available to registered users. If you don't have permission to access a report an email will immediately be sent back to you with the reasons why. There are also limits to the number of reports registered users can obtain.

Please contact Baisen Zhang or Andrej Panjkov
Phone (07) 3170 5525 or 3170 5527 for further information.

Note: Many of the products show in these web pages are still under development and while all care has been taken to find problems there will still be some unfound bugs.
Please see our disclaimer before using the products on these pages.

Last updated 4 April 2011