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 …

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 …

Vision-aided localization and mapping in forested environments using stereo images

LA Wells, W Chung - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forests are traditionally characterized by stand-level descriptors, such as basal area, mean
diameter, and stem density. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in enhancing …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy assessment of different photogrammetric software for processing data from low-cost UAV platforms in forest conditions

M Brach, JCW Chan, P Szymanski - iForest-Biogeosciences and …, 2019 - iforest.sisef.org
To obtain precise cartometric measurements of forests is always a challenge and high-
resolution data from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is currently the quickest method …

Hazards in motion: Development of mobile geofences for use in logging safety

EG Zimbelman, RF Keefe, EK Strand, CA Kolden… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Logging is one of the most hazardous occupations in the United States. Real-time
positioning that uses global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology paired with radio …

Data analytics for enhancement of forest and biomass supply chain management

X Zhang, J Wang, J Vance, Y Wang, J Wu… - Current Forestry …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Forest and biomass utilization is of great significance in the
context of global change toward renewable energy and products. Supply chain …