Seed Planning and Registry Application (SPAR)
SPAR is a web-based information management system. It provides clients with direct online access to:
- A Provincial Registry of Forest Tree Seed
- A comprehensive seedling request system for meeting annual reforestation needs
Main components
SPAR consists of three components:
- Tree seed and vegetative lot registry
- Requests
- Reporting
Tree seed and vegetative lot registry
The application allows users to enter and maintain seed and vegetative lot information and queries.
Requests
Requests are entered through SPAR and downloaded to the Cone and Seed Processing System (CONSEP) at the Tree Seed Centre. SPAR guides the user through selection of a suitable lot in a request using the transfer rules found in the Chief Forester’s Standards for Seed Use.
Reporting
SPAR enables users to generate reports in PDF format via submission screens. Data extracts can also be produced in MS Excel (CSV) format.
SPAR training and supplemental information
SPAR training videos
- The SPAR Online Help Guide offers comprehensive help with screens and functions in the SPAR application;
- This guide can be accessed on any page of SPAR for context-sensitive help by clicking on the HELP icon:
The SPAR Quick Start Tutorial is a useful way to quickly "get up to speed" on all functions for first-time SPAR users. The tutorial can be completed in one sitting, or one module at a time.
- SPAR Webinar Slide Deck (PDF, 1.6MB) for 2022 sowing year training sessions.
- Genetic Worth Bulletin (PDF, 727KB)
- The SPAR Primer on Seedlots and Seedling Requests (PDF, 1.1MB) - October 2018
The SPAR Reports Matrix (PDF, 37.4KB) describes groups of reports and will help you determine which report, in that grouping, might fit your needs. Report groupings are:
- Seedlot Reports
- Vegetative Lot Reports
- Seedling Request Reports
- Extract Reports
- Print Reports
The seedlot selection tool is a web application that clients can use to find seedlots that fit using CBST or to see the areas in which a seedlot can be used. Please refer to the instructions tab to learn how to properly use and interpret the tool. There are currently two versions:
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Version 4 of the Seedlot Selection Tool is a basic version which allows users to search for seedlots or look up areas of use for a seedlot.
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Version 6 of the Seedlot Selection Tool has increased functionality in which users are able to upload a zipped shapefile of their cut blocks to the map.
