The revision of forest planning. which will be briefly sketched here requires additional information and therefore new survey techniques. Regional forest inventories can contribute to the information needs of forest evolution planning.
Regional inventories lie between inventories at the enterprise and the national levels.
This paper outlines the use of aerial photographs, higher sampling densities and geostatistical techniques as well as the possibilities of cost savings. Using the national forest inventory methodology while increasing its sampling density is one out of many possibilities to provide the required information. Mittelland am Beispiel des Forstbetriebes der Burgergemeinde Bern. The revision of a management plan, basing on a example of the commune of Bern, is presented. The goals of the management plan were defined after an analysis of the situation.