Forestry Applications

Introduction

Fungicide Carbendazim (Mercazole, Carbendazole) is widely used in agriculture to exterminate black mold (spot) on orange trees and treat fungus diseases of other fruit-bearing plants. According to the data of the World Health Organization, Carbendazim is toxic for liver, impacts reproductive system, and is considered to be a potentially cancerogenic compound. In most of the developed countries, the residual content of this fungicide is subject to national and international regulations. Researchers of LUMEX INSTRUMENTS, Ltd. have developed an analytical procedure for determination of the Carbendazim content in orange and other citrus juice produce using a capillary electrophoresis system CAPEL-105М.

By Lumex Instruments Group based in Mission, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA).

Wood is one of the world`s oldest and most important raw materials. Apart from applications in the furniture and building industry and related sectors, CTP systems are used for air purification in the production of  lumber products such as  plywood panels, fibre boards (particle boards, MDF, OSB) and compressed wooden parts.

By Chemisch Thermische Prozesstechnik GmbH / CTP Air Pollution Control based in Graz, AUSTRIA.

Remove securely MDF material and plastic contaminations with REDWAVE wood sorter.

By REDWAVE a division of BT-Wolfgang Binder GmbH based in Gleisdorf, AUSTRIA.

We offer a complete line of solutions as follow: Desalination by reverse osmosis, brackish water reverse osmosis, multimedia filters, feed pump & feed pump skids, EDI, pre & post treatment options, membranes, softners, services & maintenance.

By Advanced Equipment and Services based in Hollywood, FLORIDA (USA).

It is a pyramidal-shape tree, of the rosaceous family, coming from oriental Europe and Occidental Asia. The bigger producers are China, Italy, United States and Argentina (source: FAO). The multiplication is done by seed and grafting. The pear, with difference to most of the fruits coming from deciduous trees, have better quality when they are harvested slightly green.

By Sistema Azud, S.A. based in Alcantarilla, SPAIN.

The date palm trees are from the Palmaceae family. They come from the Persian Gulf and they grow in the arid and subtropical regions. The main producers are Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iraq and Algeria (source: FAO). Its fruit, the date, make bunches of until 25 kg of mature fruit and it reaches it whole development in several months. It has an oval shape, it is smooth and with a long and grooved seed. In some countries, the fruits are covered with paper bags to protect them from the elements (rain, dust) and the rodents.

By Sistema Azud, S.A. based in Alcantarilla, SPAIN.

Dead trees and wood from forest management can be chipped and dried for gasification. The electricity generated can offset electrical costs while the consumption of waste wood offsets disposal costs. Disposal by gasification also has far lower particulate emissions than controlled burns and a lower carbon footprint than decomposition, since methane emissions from anaerobic decomposition are avoided. Decomposing wood reverts all of its carbon content to CO2, but gasification sequesters a portion of it as charcoal waste, usable as biochar.

By All Power Labs based in Berkeley, CALIFORNIA (USA).

Sawmills, Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing, Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing, Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Manufacturing, Millwork, Wood Window and Door Manufacturing, Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing, Other Millwork (including Flooring) Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing, All Other Wood Product Manufacturing.

By TerraSource Global based in St. Louis, MISSOURI (USA).

By AWC Engineering Ltd based in Stalybridge, UNITED KINGDOM.

An easy-to-use e.Cognition ruleset to fully measure tree parameters. This ruleset has been developed and applied during the course of various projects with a large German State Forest Administration and other private forest owners. It is designed to create a polygon shapefile representing single tree crowns. It can process all types of forest stands, including very young and mature stands simultaneously. During the processing, a stand is divided into homogeneous groups based on tree height. Each group is then processed separately using different sets of variables. These variables can be adjusted by the user. If you wish to adjust and further develop the ruleset to meet specific conditions (such as the use of different RS data or local stand conditions), or if you wish to automatically measure all numeric crown parameters with ATLAS (a helpful tool to analyse the point cloud of the detected crowns), please address your request to office@landconsult.eu.

By LandConsult.de - Environmental Planning and Consulting based in Buehl, GERMANY.

Reduction of volumes (14-02, MK3). Consult us for your installations of treatment: wood waste, falls of manufacture, cases, pallets, barks.

By Precimeca based in Toulouse, FRANCE.

Bio-rational fruit protection

Non-woven fabric bag designed for the protection of individual or clustered fruits.

Performs sheathing which guarantees that no insect or plague comes in contact with the fruit isolating it from the exterior.

Unlike polyethylene bags, it is reusable up to 4 times

Generates a micro-climate that promotes the growth and quality of the fruit.

In Banana Trees and Bananas, it succeeds in moving forward the harvesting by 2 weeks.

Protects the fruit without the use of agro-chemicals; ideal for organic or bio-rational crops.

The Agribon® bag absorbs the latex residues that detach the bananas when deflowering; this manages to reduce or eliminate the “Latex Stain”.

Frequent crops: Banana tree, Banana, Papaya.

By Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) / Agribon® based in San Luis Potosí, MEXICO.

HammerTek`s Smart Elbows are widely recognized for their ability to save costs, time and space by promoting a deflective direction change. The Smart Elbow is used by industry leaders all over America and Canada such as Weyerhauser, Georgia Pacific, and Northwood Pulp & Timber just to name a few.

By HammerTek Corporation based in Bethlehem, PENNSYLVANIA (USA).

Urban Trees are continuously exposed to several stress situations like air pollution, soil compaction, exhaust gases, damage of tree trunks, etc. For the responsible authorities it is important to anticipate these problems, as the consequences of possible accidents can be considerable (e.g. tree fall).EUROSENSE can provide a number of products that are important means for designing a correct policy for urban trees on short and long term.

Acquisition of images -The acquisition of aerial or satellite images is the basis of tree inventory, mapping and most of our products. The assessment of the physiological tree status is done with colour infrared (IR) images. In the IR spectrum of the light, vegetation reflects much more and can hence be better analysed than in the case of normal light spectrum.

Tree inventory - An inventory of the tree patrimony is the basis of a good tree management. Tree species identification, tree height, trunk circumference measurements and spatial localization of trees are primary needs for every Green City Service.
Tree crown diameter - Based on semi-automatic aerial or satellite image analysis, the crown diameter of every tree can be calculated. The location, the extent of trees and their proximity to buildings can be visualised in a GIS (Geographic Information System) environment.
Tree labelling - In the field, every tree can be labelled to assure the correct identification.

Tree status assessment - Mechanical Status: EUROSENSE assesses tree stability with the Visual Tree Assessment method. This consists in identifying internal mechanical defects using external signs (e.g. appearance of the trunk, fungal fruiting bodies,…). 
Physiological status: unhealthy trees, although appearing healthy on the field, can already exhibit obvious illness symptoms (lower red colour levels) on the colour infrared images. Mostly, this bad physiological status will only be visible on the field several years later.

Data management - The integration of each tree into a GIS (Geographic Information System) database is essential. Within this GIS, the user can request, observe and add data during different stages of the tree management. By publishing the obtained data online, citizens can also visualize the results.

Analysis tools - Trees can be evaluated through time by making evolution maps: improvement or deterioration of the health status of trees can be visualized. Statistical analysis, like tree species, health status distribution, etc. can be very useful in reports. Tree policy and management plan - A clear tree policy can result in a detailed management plan indicating concrete measures for every tree. 

By EUROSENSE based in Wemmel, BELGIUM.

By AWC Engineering Ltd based in Stalybridge, UNITED KINGDOM.

Forestry, by its very nature, takes workers into tough outdoor environments. We`ve had customers use our devices for timber cruising, GPS navigation, wildlife surveying and other types of forest management. From silviculture to wildfire management, the mapping, imaging and reporting capabilities of today’s rugged handhelds are an essential part of keeping our forests healthy — and forest workers efficient.

By Hand based in Lidköping, SWEDEN.

Aerial surveys have become an integral part of forestland management, in large part replacing extensive field surveys. With current digital mapping capabilities, acquiring fast, accurate imagery is now not only essential, but also cost effective. Whether you need data for stand updating, depletion mapping or defoliation and damage assessment, you face the challenge of choosing the best technology and service for your investment.

To accommodate your forestry business requirements, the GeoVantage approach makes easy and rapid collections of contiguous or scattered blocks possible, with coverage worldwide. GeoVantage offers a wide variety of digital ortho-mosaicked color infrared and natural color imagery from a quarter meter to two-meter pixel resolution.

Forestry Applications

• Stand delineation
• Inventory analysis
• Depletion mapping
• Damage assessment
• Carbon Sequestration

By GeoVantage based in Peabody, MASSACHUSETTS (USA).

In the forest industry, it becomes increasingly important to improve energy efficiency. EnviBAT specializes in gas/gas heat exchange where heat is recovered from the outgoing gas streams, and mist gas condenser, where large amounts of heat can be recovered from the sulphate pulp mills.

By Envibat AB based in Skellefteå, SWEDEN.

GIS technology profoundly and positively impacts the way land managers, timber managers, and forestry specialists manage timber resources. Esri`s GIS software helps foresters and land managers meet the needs of their forests, the demands of society, and the pressures of economic efficiency.

By Esri based in Redlands, CALIFORNIA (USA).

Diversified Plastics provides custom plastic components throughout the U.S. and abroad. Our parts fit a variety of applications in the forest product industry from OEMs to end users, from sorter system parts to urethane rolls to a variety of sprockets and gears. The use of plastic is endless in this industry.

Uses:

• Lumber mills
• Panel plants
• Fiberboard / MDF / OSB

Forest products is just one industry that is experiencing the long wear performance that plastic sprockets offer compared to traditional steel sprockets.

Watch video here.

By Diversified Plastics, Inc. based in Missoula, MONTANA (USA).