At the founding of SilviaTerra, Max and Zack worked tirelessly on what would eventually become CruiseBoost. As it still does today, CruiseBoost relied on ground measurements as the basis for all of its prediction and estimation processes. But back then, Zack was our cruising staff. Since he didn’t want to tally by day and input information into spreadsheets by night, Max's background in app development was put to work creating the handy little app that would become Plot Hound.

Zoey, Zack's dog and companion through school and SilviaTerra's early years, went along on all those cruising trips. She made it fun, barked to warn about snakes (and oddly, turtles) and was always there to nudge Zack when it was time to step away from the computer and take some time in the woods. She also happened to be a Plott Hound. So as the cruising app made its way into the hands of foresters across the country, it became clear the only name that made sense was “Plot Hound,” in honor of Zoey. A handy app for cruising named after a handy little cruising companion.