cable road

Englisch
Innovation
Yes
E-Mail des Eigentümers oder Autors
Mobilisierungspotenzial
> 100'000 m³ for Switzerland
Art des betroffenen Holzes
stemwood and full trees
Auswirkungen auf Umwelt und Biodiversität

The cost reduction will allow new, poorly accessible areas to be developed and additional timber to be harvested.
This has a positive effect on the protective function of the forest in the mountains and it promotes adaptation to climate change.

Id: 2657895
Continent Code: EU
Country Code: CH
Country Name: Switzerland
Name: Zurich
Leichte Implementierung
Very easy
Wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen
Reduced installation cost, improved profitability
Arbeitsplatzeffekt
Faster and saver skyline layout planing
Einkommenseffekt
Improved profitability of logging in steep terrain
Spezifisches Wissen erforderlich
Knowledge of QGis is necessary
Kosten der Implementierung

Installation of freely available QGis Plugin.

Wichtige Voraussetzungen

Terrain data must be available or collected along the planned line.

Voting
0%
Startjahr
2012
Endjahr
2021
Titel (Abkürzung)
Seilaplan
Kurze Beschreibung
Seilaplan is a tool that supports the design of cable roads for timber harvesting. It works as a QGis-Plugin.
Digitale Lösung
Yes
Herkunft des Holzes
Art des Holzes
Verwertungspotenzial

For forest owners and forest contractors

Zusammenfassung

Starting point of the calculation are terrain data (digital elevation model or field measurement data in CSV format), machine and cable road properties.
The program calculates the skyline tensile forces, the skyline sag, support saddle forces. By knowing the rope forces, critical constructions can be avoided. This increases the safety at work.

Seilaplan includes an optimization algorithm that proposes the height and location of the supports. The load path of the skyline together with the terrain profile are displayed graphically and a construction manual is generated. Coordinates and saddle height of the supports can be saved as CSV and KML data so that they are electronically available for further planning steps.

The planning of cable road layout goes much faster. The calculated routing takes advantage of the natural terrain shapes and helps to reduce overall harvesting costs in mountainous regions and steep terrain.

Eigentümer oder Autorenorganisation
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Research WSL
Name des Eigentümers oder Autors
Leo Bont
Organisation der Reporter
BFH Berne University of Applied Sciences
Name des Reporters
Thuer Peter
E-Mail des Reporters
Projekt-Referenz
Bont, L. G., Moll, P. E., Ramstein, L., Frutig, F., Heinimann, H. R., & Schweier, J. (2022). SEILAPLAN, a QGIS plugin for cable road layout design. Croat J For Eng. Bont, L. G., Ramstein, L., Frutig, F., & Schweier, J. (2022). Tensile forces and deflections on skylines of cable yarders: comparison of measurements with close-to-catenary predictions. International Journal of Forest Engineering, 1-22. https://www.dora.lib4ri.ch/wsl/islandora/object/wsl%3A30255/datastream/PDF/Bont-2022-Tensile_forces_and_defl
Hauptbild
Hauptbildunterschrift
Wood extraction with cable yarder
Logo der Best Practice
Logo der Hauptorganisation
Zusätzliches Bildmaterial 1
Anchorage, supports and rope height above ground
Zusätzliches Bildmaterial 2
Kosten der Implementierung (Euro - €)
100.00 €
Leichte Implementierung - Bewertung
Very easy
Nabe
Central-East Hub
Herkunftsregion
2657895
BP - Rosewood - V1
NO
Potenzial für Nachhaltigkeit - Wert
Very Positive
Herkunftsland
Schweiz
Titel (nationaler Name)
Seilaplan: Cable road layout planner
Umfang der Anwendung
Projekt, in dessen Rahmen dieses Factsheet erstellt wurde
Hat Video
no