The document provides an overview of activities for the Project SLOPE trials and validation cycle. It describes two survey sites in Austria and Italy where the SLOPE system will be piloted and tested. Activities performed at the sites so far include UAV and TLS surveys, tree marking, and data collection. Plans for upcoming harvesting demonstrations at each site in autumn 2016 are presented, including extraction and processing scenarios. Metrics that will be used to evaluate the efficiency of the new SLOPE system are also discussed.

1. Project SLOPE
1
WP 7 – Piloting the SLOPE demonstrator
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

2. Project SLOPE
T.7.3 – Trials and validation cycle
Trento, July 2016
Kühmaier Martin, Pichler Gerhard, Kastner Maximilian
Institute of Forest Engineering
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Picchi Gianni
CNR IVALSA
Umberto di Staso
Fondazione Graphitech
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

3. Contents of the presentation
1. Overview
2. Introduction
3. Survey site Annaberg
4. Performed activities on the survey site I
5. Survey site Montesover (Sover)
6. Performed activities on the survey site II
7. Prospective plans for the harvesting demo
8. Time study Sover
9. Deliverable D7.031
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

4. 1. Overview
• Status: in progress
• Length: until month 36
• Involved Partners
 Leader: BOKU
 Participants: GRAPHITECH, CNR, COMBOLAB, MHG, BOKU,
GRE, TRE, ITENE
 Aim: Trials and validation of the SLOPE system on survey sites
in Austria and Italy
• Outputs: Deliverables D7.031, D7.032, D7.04 and D7.05
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

5. 2. Introduction
• The objective of this task is to validate the new SLOPE system
in a mountainous forest scenario
• The new system will be currently tested in Sover (Italy) and in
Annaberg (Austria) in autumn 2016
• The efficiency of the SLOPE system will be measured by
methods which were explained in D7.02
• This should lead to the strengths and weaknesses of the new
system and support improvement
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

6. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
Deliverables Progress
100 100
0 0 0 0
75
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
D7.01Protocolfor
thedefinitionof
evaluation
methodology
(BOKU)
D7.02Protocolfor
theexperimental
designof
demonstration
activities(BOKU)
D7.04Demoreport
forqualitycontrol
(BOKU)
D7.05Demoreport
fortimbersupply
performance&ERP
(CNR)
D7.06Reportsand
manualsforoff-the-
jobtraining(CNR)
D7.07Manuals,
guidelinesand
learningpackages
foron-the-job
training(CNR)
D7.031Demoreport
fordatacollectionI
(GRAPHITECH)
D7.032Demoreport
fordatacollectionII
(MHG)
Deliverables Status

7. 3. Survey site Annaberg
• Study site is located in the Austrian province Salzburg, in the village
Annaberg im Lammertal
• Survey area (8 ha) lies on Promberg (905 m - 1144 m)
• SLOPE harvesting area (0.42 ha; 1031 m - 1128 m)
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

8. 3. Survey site Annaberg
• SLOPE harvesting area (0.42 ha; first section):
 first 200 m x 30 m section is the SLOPE harvesting area
 UAV+TLS survey was performed in autumn 2015
 northwest exposed
 slope range of 60 % - 100 %
 small flatter part in the upper sector 30 % - 60 %
 90 % spruce; 10 % firs and larches spread over the harvesting area
 80 years old
 stock: 466 m3
 number of stems: 345
 basal area: 34.8 m2
 mean dbh: 33.7 cm
 mean hight (hLorey): 30.2 m
 yield class spruce: 15.4 m3/ha/year
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

9. 3. Survey site Annaberg
• SLOPE harvesting area (0.42 ha; first section):
 Preliminary clearing: Extraction of about 115 RFID marked trees
(150 m3) → this is about a third of the standing trees
• Additional harvesting area ÖBF agreement (second section):
 Also 200 m x 30 m
 about half a hectare
 Same forest stand characteristics
 Another 115 trees (150 m3)
• In total over the whole harvesting
area of 400 m x 30 m about 230 trees
(about 300 m3), which should be extracted during the SLOPE
demo in autumn 2016 in Austria
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

10. Survey area
SLOPE harvesting area
Additional harvesting area
ÖBF agreement
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

11. 4. Performed activities on the survey site I
• Selection of the cable line in SAGIS and generating GPS coordinates
(survey area, SLOPE harvesting area)
• Marking corner points and borders of the survey area and
harvesting area with colour spray on the basis of GPS data in
Annaberg
• Marking cable line adapted on terrain conditions with marking tape
• Making a complete enumeration for the SLOPE harvesting area
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

12. 4. Performed activities on the survey site I
Marking harvesting trees
with white colour spray
UAV survey by COASTWAY
05.10.-09.10.2015
TLS survey by TREEMETRICS
02.11.-06.11.2015
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

13. 4. Performed activties on the survey site I
• RFID tree marking and angle count sampling in Annaberg by BOKU
14.06.2016-15.06.2016
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

14. 5. Survey site Montesover (Sover)
• Study site is located in the Italian province of Trento, in the territory
of the municipality of Sover
• Survey area (10 ha) lies on Montesover (880 m - 1360 m)
• SLOPE harvesting area (0.93 ha; 920 m - 1025 m)
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

15. 5. Survey site Sover
• SLOPE harvesting area (0.93 ha):
 UAV survey was performed in summer 2014
 TLS survey was performed in summer 2015
 north exposed
 slope range of 70 % - 100 %
 landing area downhill on area close to public road
 85 % spruce; 15 % larches and firs
 Main strata about 90 years old
 stock: 297 m3
 number of stems: 182
 basal area: 34.8 m2
 mean dbh: 42.7 cm
 mean hight (hLorey): 21.2 m
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

16. 5. Survey site Sover
• SLOPE harvesting area (0.93 ha):
 Maturity harvest (selective cutting): Extraction of 91 RFID marked trees
(Just Picea abies was marked)
 Other trees (including other species) will be extracted during the
operations
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

17. 6. Performed activities on the survey site II
RFID marking and
tag model testing
10.10.2014
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

18. 6. Performed activities on the survey site II
RFID update all tested types changed to SLOPE
model
17.04.2016
TLS survey and additional RFID marking
03-07.08.2015
UAV survey
28-31.07.2014
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

19. 6. Performed activities on the survey site II
RFID replacement after felling
25.06.2016
Felling of trees,
cableway
installation
24-25.06.2016
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

20. • Extracting trees with a modified Tecno carriage (RFID scanning
unit) and processing trees with an modified ARBRO 1000 (RFID
scanning/marking, determining timber quality)
• Performing a time study for the new SLOPE system (modified
carriage and processor head) and a cost calculation for the
performance evaluation
7. Prospective plans for the harvesting demo
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

21. 8. Time study
Greifenberg Tecno carriage:
• Integrated RFID tag reader  effects on productivity
• Time study is done in the progress time procedure
• A mobile computer called ALGIZ 7 (with time study
software) is used for recording the different
working steps and the consumed time
• Determination of the time consumption of the
single working cycle elements happens with
Microsoft Excel
• Calculating productivity
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

22. 8. Time study
ARBRO processor head:
• Is able to determine timber quality  effects on productivity
• Has integrated sensors, RFID reader to scan the tree and an RFID
marker to staple new RFID tags on each produced log
 effects on productivity
• The time study will be video based
• The process will be recorded
with a small action cam which is
mounted on the cab of the excavator
• With a special time study software from METLA (Ari Lauren) Finland
the video material will be analysed to calculate productivity
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

23. 8. Scenarios for Austrian demo
• Scenario 1
• Pre-Felling of 250 trees by ÖBf
• Extracting of 250 trees by Greifenberg tower yarder
• Processing of 250 trees by SLOPE processor
• Estimated time consumption: 1 month
• Scenario 2
• Pre-Felling of 250 trees by ÖBf
• Extracting of 250 trees by Greifenberg tower yarder
• Processing of 250 trees by ÖBf processor
• Pre-Felling of 50 trees by ÖBf, extracting and storing next to road
• Marking of 50 trees with RFID tag
• Processing of 50 trees by SLOPE processor
• Estimated time consumption: 1 week
• Scenario 3
• ?
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

24. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
9. Deliverable 7.031
• Deliverable 7.031 – Demo Report for Data Collection I
• Due date: M27
• Gives an overview of all collected data until the first demo
phase. The documentation will also include metadata
information to allow an assessment of data quality.
• Updated with the real collected data right after the first pilot
tests

25. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
• D.7.031 Structure
1. Metadata Inventory
2. Metadata Statistics
3. Metadata Collection After the First Pilot Demonstration
9. Deliverable 7.031

26. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
• Metadata Inventory
• Contains all the metadata related to information collected
until the first Pilot Demonstration in Sover
9. Deliverable 7.031

27. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
• Metadata Inventory
• 65 Metadata collected, equally distributed by the 3 test
case scenarios (Sover, Piscine, Annaberg)
9. Deliverable 7.031

28. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
• Metadata Inventory
9. Deliverable 7.031

29. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
• Expected Metadata Collection After the First Pilot Demonstration
• Contains all the metadata related to information that are expected
to be collected in these days (133 measurements)
• Mainly sensors information
• To be confirmed after the first pilot
9. Deliverable 7.031

30. Contact info
Martin Kühmaier: martin.kuehmaier@boku.ac.at
Gianni Picchi: picchi@ivalsa.cnr.it
Umberto di Staso: umberto.di.staso@graphitech.it
Gerhard Pichler: gerhard.pichler@boku.ac.at
Maximilian Kastner: maximilian.kastner@boku.ac.at
Thank you for your attention!!
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

31. References & Picture sources
 ZAMG, 2015. Climate data Abtenau:
• http://www.zamg.ac.at/fix/klima/oe71-00/klima2000/klimadaten_oesterreich_1971_frame1.htm
(22.12.2015)
 Last downloaded on 22.06.2016:
• http://www.holz-broeker.de/images/ansicht-luftbild-saegewerk-schnittholz.jpg
• http://www.riebli-forst.ch/weitere-dienstleistungen/holztransporte/
• http://www.dronelife.com/cms/sites/default/files/product/eBee_0.jpg
• http://www.woodbusiness.ca/images/heads-arbro.jpg
• http://www.blaueberge.at/region-sommer.html#!lightbox[annaberg]/1/
• http://www.greifenberg.it/teleferiche/siberian/gallery_6.jpg
• http://www.greifenberg.it/carrellipescanti/tecnoextremepower/gallery_1.jpg
 Gianni Picchi: picture Annaberg UAV survey and Montesover survey site
 Maximilian Kastner: picture ALGIZ 7 mobile computer
 Franz Holzleitner: picture Action cam mounted on a cab
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16

32. SLOPE
Integrated proceSsing and controL systems fOr sustainable forest Production in mountain arEas
Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
WORK PACKAGE 7: PILOTING THE SLOPE
DEMONSTRATOR
FONDAZIONE GRAPHITECH

33. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
Deliverables Progress
100 100
0 0 0 0
75
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
D7.01Protocolfor
thedefinitionof
evaluation
methodology
(BOKU)
D7.02Protocolfor
theexperimental
designof
demonstration
activities(BOKU)
D7.04Demoreport
forqualitycontrol
(BOKU)
D7.05Demoreport
fortimbersupply
performance&ERP
(CNR)
D7.06Reportsand
manualsforoff-the-
jobtraining(CNR)
D7.07Manuals,
guidelinesand
learningpackages
foron-the-job
training(CNR)
D7.031Demoreport
fordatacollectionI
(GRAPHITECH)
D7.032Demoreport
fordatacollectionII
(MHG)
Deliverables Status

34. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
T.7.3Trials andValidation Cycle
• Deliverable 7.031 – Demo Report for Data Collection I
• Due date: M27
• Gives an overview of all collected data until the first demo
phase. The documentation will also include metadata
information to allow an assessment of data quality.
• Updated with the real collected data right after the first pilot
tests

35. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
T.7.3Trials Recommendation and validation
cycle
• D.7.031 Structure
1. Metadata Inventory
2. Metadata Statistics
3. Metadata Collection After the First Pilot Demonstration

36. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
T.7.3Trials Recommendation and validation
cycle
• Metadata Inventory
• Contains all the metadata related to information collected
until the first Pilot Demonstration in Sover

37. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
T.7.3Trials Recommendation and validation
cycle
• Metadata Inventory
• 65 Metadata collected, equally distributed by the 3 test
case scenarios (Sover, Piscine, Annaberg)

38. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
T.7.3Trials Recommendation and validation
cycle
• Metadata Inventory

39. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
T.7.3Trials Recommendation and validation
cycle
• Expected Metadata Collection After the First Pilot Demonstration
• Contains all the metadata related to information that are expected
to be collected in these days (133 measurements)
• Mainly sensors information
• To be confirmed after the first pilot

40. Technical Meeting
5 Jul 16
Thanks
GRAPHITECH
umberto.di.staso@graphitech.it
Fondazione Graphitech
Via Alla Cascata 56C
38123 Trento (ITALY)
Phone: +39 0461.283396
Fax: +39 0461.283398