Use of individual tree and product level data to improve operational forestry

RF Keefe, EG Zimbelman, G Picchi - Current Forestry Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Individual tree detection (ITD) methods and technologies for
tracking individual forest products through a smart operational supply chain from stump to …

Recent Applications of Smart Technologies for Monitoring the Sustainability of Forest Operations

R Venanzi, F Latterini, V Civitarese, R Picchio - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Precision forestry is a useful technique to help forest stakeholders with proper sustainable
forest management. Modern sensors and technologies, with special reference to the …

UAV RTK/PPK method—an optimal solution for mapping inaccessible forested areas?

J Tomaštík, M Mokroš, P Surový, A Grznárová… - Remote sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mapping hard-to-access and hazardous parts of forests by terrestrial surveying methods is a
challenging task. Remote sensing techniques can provide an alternative solution to such …

Recent contributions of some fields of the electronics in development of forest operations technologies

R Picchio, AR Proto, V Civitarese, N Di Marzio… - Electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the last years, there has been a growing need to improve forest-wood chain concerning
all three pillars of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social). Using electronic …

Applications of GIS-based software to improve the sustainability of a forwarding operation in central Italy

R Picchio, F Latterini, PS Mederski, D Tocci, R Venanzi… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Reducing potential soil damage due to the passing of forest machinery is a key issue in
sustainable forest management. Limiting soil compaction has a significant positive impact on …

Localization in unstructured environments: Towards autonomous robots in forests with delaunay triangulation

Q Li, P Nevalainen, J Peña Queralta, J Heikkonen… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Autonomous harvesting and transportation is a long-term goal of the forest industry. One of
the main challenges is the accurate localization of both vehicles and trees in a forest …

Evaluation of Forest Features Determining GNSS Positioning Accuracy of a Novel Low-Cost, Mobile RTK System Using LiDAR and TreeNet

O Abdi, J Uusitalo, J Pietarinen, A Lajunen - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Accurate positioning is one of the main components and challenges for precision forestry.
This study was established to test the feasibility of a low-cost GNSS receiver, u-blox ZED …

Positioning methods and the use of location and activity data in forests

RF Keefe, AM Wempe, RM Becker, EG Zimbelman… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we provide an overview of positioning systems for moving resources in forest
and fire management and review the related literature. Emphasis is placed on the accuracy …

Advances in smartphone positioning in forests: Dual-frequency receivers and raw GNSS data

J Tomaštík, J Chudá, D Tunák, F Chudý… - … Journal of Forest …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Smartphones with their capability to receive Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
signals can be currently considered the most common devices used for positioning tasks …

Machine learning assisted crustal velocity proxy: A case study over the Tibetan Plateau and its surroundings

B Mukherjee, PK Gautam, K Sain - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
So far only a few individuals have attempted to use Machine Learning approaches to
anticipate GPS site velocity for crustal deformation research. Generally, a dense network of …