Use of CD  
The State Forest Service (SFS) has prepared a CD containing the information on the Latvia`s forest and game resources and their utilization as of the beginning of 2002.
  There are two options in using the CD:  - if you wish to have an overview of the data, you should use any Internet browsers (for example, MS Internet Explorer);  
- if you wish to analyze the data, you should use MS Excel.  
When you insert the CD-ROM, the internet browser is activated automatically. 
In case of a failure the browser may be activated manually  by CD:\index.html.  
If your computer has no internet browser, you can have access to the data files in the Excel form, as well as to the descriptions of these files.  
- The menu "About CD" explains the use of the CD  - The menu "Form Description" gives the denomination of each form, including a short description.  
- When you click on the name of the form, you may get a more detailed description of the form chosen. 
Underneath there is an icon of the Excel file. 
When you click on the icon, the intrnet browser activates the Excel data file and it is displayed on the window  
The Excel file is arranged so that each administrative region is in a separate Excel Sheet and the last sheet is a total for the whole country.   
This is for the second time that SFS has prepared the statistical information in a CD form. 
References and suggestions how to improve the way the data are presented would be highly appreciated. 
Your references should be addressed to: cd@vmd.gov.lv.  
  SFS hopes this information will be useful to get an understanding of the situation with forest resources both on the national.  

With thanks for an interest in the situation with forest resources in Latvia
The State Forest Service.
