Harvesting, infrastructure, logistics

The Forest-LidaRioja operational group has been formed with the aim of developing a forest inventory and a fuel model map of La Rioja using remote sensing technologies. Among the main practical utilities, we can highlight the importance for improving sustainable forest management, since with accurate and updated data, better decisions can be made and actions in forest areas can be better planned. This project has allowed the development of methodologies and processes for the integration of different sources of information (mainly airborne LiDAR from PNOA 2016 data and OPTICA satellite information). These methods are supported by the development of algorithms that correlate by statistical methods precise terrain data with LiDAR data, requiring the realization of very well calibrated forest plots and measurements located with sub-meter precision in strategic points for each forest species and working area.

The main results of the Forest-LidaRioja Project are:

• Forest inventory of the forests of La Rioja.
• Mapping of fuel models of the forest area of La Rioja to plan preventive forest fire prevention work.
• Study of the evolution of poplar groves in the region and their supply potential.
• Technical training on the products generated for professionals interested in their practical use. 

The products generated are open to the public so that anyone can download and use them.

Siden opprettelsen for 75 år siden har Solør VGS Sønsterud vært nasjonalt ledende i opplæring i skogbrukets driftsteknikk. Studiestedet er i dag en del av Solør VGS med til sammen ca. 500 elever i alderen 16-18 år og 135 ansatte. Undervisningen foregår både innendørs og utendørs og er lagt opp slik at elevene får en praktisk tilnærming til skogbruk. Undervisningen følger året med planlegging, skogkultur og hogst. Droner brukes som et supplement i øvrig undervisning. Dels for å filme objekter og bestand som grunnlag for arbeid i undervisningen. Dette for å vise spesielle problemstilling eller for å vise før/etter en aktivitet. Ved opplæring i bruk av skogsmaskiner gir droner elever og lærere mulighet til å se arbeidet fra et annet perspektiv. Brukt på riktig måte vil dette kunne gi økt læring både for de som kun observerer, men særlig for den som blir observert og som får sett seg selv i arbeid i etterkant. Siden tida den enkelte kan bruke som førere av maskiner er begrenset, det viktig å nytte tida godt. Ved å filme hver enkelt elev sitt arbeid med skogsmaskin, kan læringsutbyttet økes for elevene ved at de kan se seg selv, og få tilbakemelding på hva som er gjort riktig eller feil. Kartlegging prioritering av forbedringsområder blir dermed tydeligere.

Skogkurs har til formål å være skogbrukets fellesorgan for kompetanseformidling innen næringsutvikling og forvaltning av skog og andre arealressurser. Gjennom sin virksomhet skal Skogkurs bidra til kompetanseheving for aktørene i skogbruksnæringen, og til formidling av kunnskap om skog og natur til skoleverk og allmennhet. Skogkurs har 36 organisasjoner som medlemmer. Aktivt skogbruk er et landsdekkende tilbud med kurs for skogeiere, skogsarbeidere og skogsmaskinførere. Kursene er også aktuelle for andre grupper som benytter skogbruksredskaper, enten i sitt arbeid eller på fritiden. Kursene gir veiledning på en praktisk måte, har få deltakere og dyktige, autoriserte instruktører. Dette er korte, målrettede kurs med lokal tilpasning som gis nært bosted eller på arbeidsplassen. 

Undervisningsprogrammet Lære med Skogen tilbyr undervisningsopplegg fra barnehage til lærerutdanningen. Landbruks- og matdepartementet bidrar i betydelig grad til finansiering av virksomheten. Omkring halvparten av utviklingsprosjektene der Skogkurs har prosjektledelse er delfinansiert gjennom midler fra ett eller flere av skogbrukets egne fond. Voksenopplæringsmidler, midler fra Miljødirektoratet og prosjektmidler fra andre samarbeidspartnere utgjør i tillegg viktige økonomiske bidrag til virksomheten. 

The Forscope is a prototype of an advanced planning system for forest biomass supply chain. It works as a digital marketplace for forest biomass, providing information on supply and demand for forest biomass for various types of users, biomass producers, biomass consumers and logistical suppliers of processing and transportation. It also allows the planning of the supply chain, i.e. it sequences the forest biomass splitting operations according to the available equipment fleet and their productivity, in order to minimize logistics costs and meet the supply contracts of the biomass plants. It can also provide the optimal transport routes and cost estimates with processing equipment, with transport equipment, thus allowing the management of an operations plan that can be monthly but also a daily management of operations.

The efficiency, security and inviolability of the blockchain system support forest certification and the forest-wood supply chain with a view to "ensuring certainty and informing according to truth". The Woodchain project involves, together with PEFC Italy and PEFC France, various Turin and Val di Susa realities: Replant Srl, Foodchain spa, La Foresta, Alta Val Susa forest consortium, F. Roche sas, Silva cooperative company and Kaboom Srl.
The purpose of the study is to test the application of blockchain technology as an innovative IT (information technology) solution for forestry and wood applications. This technology allows you to create and manage a large distributed database for managing transactions shared between multiple nodes on a network. The nodes represent the users or entities participating in the network, which contribute to the constitution of the actual blocks, each containing multiple transactions, connected together in the network, which allow decentralization and participation in the management of information and data.
Specifically, the project's objective is to strengthen trust and traceability along value chains, create an efficient and accessible sustainable forest management certification, and encourage the evolution of certification, data collection and impact measurement processes.

The mechanization rate for harvesting hardwood stands is only 10% and mechanization in silviculture is very limited. Many operators report musculoskeletal disorders.The use of exoskeletons in the forest would make it possible to assist the operators in their work, it would make their task easier while aiming to preserve their health, without of course compromising their safety. It is a hybrid solution that combines the acuity of manual work with the strength and endurance of a machine, while obviously remaining affordable. Equipping field workers with ergonomic exoskeletons, adapted to work in the forest is an intermediate and complementary solution between mechanisation and manual work, allowing the unblocking of certain difficult situations. Seeking to increase human capacity instead of replacing it is also a way of meeting the various expectations of citizens (maintaining jobs in rural areas, social acceptability of forest sites) and of enhancing the value of work in the forest (and the sector) by promoting this type of initiative.

The use of IT tools is increasing in companies in the Forest-Wood sector. This computerisation goes hand in hand with an increased need for digital data. In this context, eMOBOIS offers a framework to facilitate the linking of IT systems belonging to each company, without interfering with their internal management processes. The founding element of the project is the standardisation of data and data exchange. The objective of eMOBOIS is therefore to facilitate the exchange of information between two companies involved in the wood procurement process. The use of a common language when exchanging information is proposed to avoid multiplying the development of computer interfaces. eMOBOIS focuses on the transaction of data from one company to another. There is no interference in companies' IT choices or in the processing of data by companies. The approach is compatible with the diversity of IT solutions encountered. The main benefits are time-efficiency, safety and reliability, a better productivity and communication between the stakeholders, and also a real-time update of the stocks.

Established 75 years ago, Solør VGS Sønsterud has since been a national leader in training for forestry operations. The campus is currently part of Solør VGS with around 500 students aged 16-18 years and 135 employees. Teaching takes place both indoors and outdoors and allows pupils a practical approach to forestry. The curriculum follows the yearly season with planning, forest culture and logging. 

Drones are used as a supplement to teaching, where they film objects and stock as a basis for work in teaching. This is to visualize select challenges or to show before/after an activity. When training operation of forestry machines, drones allow students and teachers to see the work from a birds-eye perspective. Used correctly, this may lead to increased learning both for those who observe, but especially for those who are observed and who get to see themselves at work. The time every pupil can spend operating forestry machines is limited, it is therefore important to make good use of the time available. By filming every student operating a forestry machine, the learning outcome will be increased for the students by allowing them to see themselves and get positive and constructive feedback. Drones allow prioritization of areas for improvement.

Established 75 years ago, Solør VGS Sønsterud has since been a national leader in training for forestry operations. The campus is currently part of Solør VGS with around 500 students aged 16-18 years and 135 employees. Teaching takes place both indoors and outdoors and allows pupils a practical approach to forestry. The curriculum follows the yearly season with planning, forest culture and logging.
Drones are used as a supplement to teaching, where they film objects and stock as a basis for work in teaching. This is to visualize select challenges or to show before/after an activity. When training operation of forestry machines, drones allow students and teachers to see the work from a birds-eye perspective. Used correctly, this may lead to increased learning both for those who observe, but especially for those who are observed and who get to see themselves at work. The time every pupil can spend operating forestry machines is limited, it is therefore important to make good use of the time available. By filming every student operating a forestry machine, the learning outcome will be increased for the students by allowing them to see themselves and get positive and constructive feedback. Drones allow prioritization of areas for improvement.