Cable road layout planner

Cable road layout planner Seilaplan

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Seilaplan: Cable road layout planner
Seilaplan is a tool that supports the design of cable roads for timber harvesting. It works as a QGis-Plugin.
Wood extraction with cable yarder

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.

Anchorage, supports and rope height above ground
Região de origem
2657895
Tipo de madeira
Tronco
Origem da madeira
Floresta
Potencial de mobilização
> 100'000 m³ for Switzerland
Tipo de madeira em causa
stemwood and full trees
Impacte no ambiente e biodiversidade

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.

Facilidade de implementação
Very easy
Impacte economico
Reduced installation cost, improved profitability
Impacte no emprego
Faster and saver skyline layout planing
Impacte nas receitas
Improved profitability of logging in steep terrain
Conhecimentos especificos necessários
Knowledge of QGis is necessary
Custos de implementação (Euro - EUR)
100.00 €
Potencial de exploração

For forest owners and forest contractors

Pre-requisitos chave

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

Dominio principal
Gestão florestal, silvicultura, serviços do ecosistema, resiliencia
Palavras-chave
cable road skyline QGis plugin mountain forest
Desafiar adressed
5. Melhorar o desempenho económico e ambiental das cadeias de abastecimento florestal
Tipo de solução
Ferramentas de consultoria e prestação de serviços a proprientários florestais
Solução digital
Sim
Inovação
Sim
País de origem
Suíça
Região de origem
2657895
Escala de aplicação
Continental
Ano de início e fim
2012 - 2021
Dados de contacto
Proprietário ou autor
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Research WSL
Leo Bont
Repórter
BFH Berne University of Applied Sciences
Thuer Peter
References and Resources
Referência ao projeto
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
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