Version 0.0 (Prototype)

The ECommerce Appraisal Application is an electronic commerce application between Forest Licensees and Ministry of Forests for gathering appraisal data. Currently the forest licensees submit tree species and grade profile information and operating costs to the Ministry in paper form. The Ministry screens the information for acceptance. Once accepted, this information is entered into the Ministry’s General Appraisal System (GAS) on the mainframe computer, and is used to calculate stumpage. The Ministry receives approximately 10,000 appraisal data submissions to be entered each year. This is a very labour intensive process and takes two to three Appraisal Clerks working full time in each Region to complete. The solution has been designed in order to streamline this process.