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 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 …

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 …

Real-time positioning in logging: Effects of forest stand characteristics, topography, and line-of-sight obstructions on GNSS-RF transponder accuracy and radio signal …

EG Zimbelman, RF Keefe - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Real-time positioning on mobile devices using global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
technology paired with radio frequency (RF) transmission (GNSS-RF) may help to improve …

Human factors affecting logging injury incidents in Idaho and the potential for real-time location-sharing technology to improve safety

SM Newman, RF Keefe, RH Brooks, EQ Ahonen… - Safety, 2018 - mdpi.com
Human factors, including inadequate situational awareness, can contribute to fatal and near-
fatal traumatic injuries in logging, which is among the most dangerous occupations in the …

Development and validation of smartwatch-based activity recognition models for rigging crew workers on cable logging operations

EG Zimbelman, RF Keefe - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Analysis of high-resolution inertial sensor and global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
data collected by mobile and wearable devices is a relatively new methodology in forestry …

Developing an automated monitoring system for cable yarding systems

R Gallo, R Visser, F Mazzetto - … : Journal for Theory and Application of …, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Cable yarders are often the preferred harvesting system when extracting trees on
steep terrain. While the practice of cable logging is well established, productivity is …

A novel smartphone-based activity recognition modeling method for tracked equipment in forest operations

RM Becker, RF Keefe - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Activity recognition modelling using smartphone Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) is an
underutilized resource defining and assessing work efficiency for a wide range of natural …

Use of smartphone sensors to quantify the productive cycle elements of hand fallers on industrial cable logging operations

RF Keefe, EG Zimbelman… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Analysis of time and motion study data is central to forest operations, but current methods
used to study work cycles are limited in the breadth and depth of available predictor …