F4 Tech strives to use best practices in both solutions and in project execution.  Our software and project design processes are adaptable to various project types and client needs. Our staff possesses numerous certifications and professional society memberships to ensure the highest level of professionalism and design standards. We pride ourselves in working with you to create the design that embodies the solution you need.  

There are a lot of companies and individuals out there developing software for forestry.  We’re not just another company developing software—we collaborate with your team to find innovative solutions.   We have a team of forestry and technology domain experts.   Some of our staff has education in both forestry and information technology.  We’re different from the competition in that we will provide solutions that will continue to function over the long-term.  We accomplish this through the use of standards and extensible design.   We will start by listening to you so that we completely understand what you need. We will follow through by designing the most efficient solution for your need.  Here are some of the types of solutions we specialize in:

• Extension of our software products including RTI and SilvAssist
• Desktop and mobile geospatial applications
• Inventory analytics and reporting
• Growth and yield applications
• Integration of growth and yield systems with GIS
• Integration of Microsoft Office with GIS 

Ever spent a bunch of money for data that you can't trust, access and analyze? We specialize in helping customers build and acquire all types of data, especially forest inventory data.  Whether you need the spatial data to begin in inventory or your current data is of poor quality, we can help.   Our team will help you implement data standards which will result in payoffs down the line when data is used for business needs such as:

• Volume Reporting and statistics
• Growth and yield
• Harvest planning
• Automated mapping systems

Modeling and planning for forestry using forest inventory data typically involves growth and yield models and some type of optimization software.  Growth and yield applications are essential for growing tree data to support harvest planning models and other value analysis tools.  There are numerous options for organizations that require growth and yield. 

1. Free tools such as the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) which can be used from the SilvAssist toolbar.  FVS can be and further customized and integrated for those managing natural stands.
2. Custom growth applications integrated for existing technology structure and  management needs

Whichever growth and yield option is the best for you, we can help.  If you're not sure, we can help you figure that out as well.  To do this our foresters will work with you to assemble the right team for the job, including biometricians, and software developers.

Optimization planning builds on forest inventory data and growth and yield tools within a modeling environment to balance objectives and constraints.  The power of optimization planning is that it occurs over a landscape and planning horizon such as multiple rotations. The results of the planning process are strategic and tactical data on where and when to conduct operations.  Whether your objective is determining the best way to meet revenue and sustainability goals over the next 5-10 years, or determining the best course of action for increased endangered species habitat while providing a steady flow of income over the next 30 years, F4 Tech can provide the assistance you need.   As a certified Remsoft Consulting Partner, F4 Tech has the experience for creating the model you need.  We use Remsoft’s Spatial Planning System (RSPS) for all optimization planning models.  RSPS is the global standard for forest optimization planning.