This document summarizes the final meeting of the WP2 Slope Project in Brussels on February 1, 2017. It discusses the completion of deliverables, data collection from various partners, tree classification and detection methods, estimation of environmental parameters, combining data sets from different sources, logistics modeling, and analytics. The meeting highlights that the project has proven the concept of combining data from remote sensing, UAVs, and TLS to map up to 1,000 hectares in a single flight and provide useful data for both harvesting and long-term forest management - providing a solution beyond the state of the art.

1. Final Meeting
Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Slope Project
WP2 Forest Information Collection and Analysis
Brussels, 1st February 2017
Partners: Coastway /CNR / Treemetrics / Flyby

2. Test Flight Annaberg
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3. Final Meeting
Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Slope Team

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Measurement Methods

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Deliverables
D2.01 Remote Sensing & Analysis - 100%
D2.02 UAV Data Acquisition & Processing - 100%
D2.03 TLS Data Analysis - 100%
D2.04 Harvest Simulation Tool based on 3D Forest Model - 100%
D2.05 Road and logistics simulation module - 100%

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Data Collection

7. Final Meeting
Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Tree Clasification Treemetrics

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Tree Detection

9. Final Meeting
Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 EO derived parameters: Mt.Sover
Growth and yield of the forestry crop is the result of its interaction with environmental
factors, soil conditions and availability of water and nutrients in the soil.
With the availability of crop-health detecting sensors,
it its now possible to obtain indicator kinetics such as NDVI, biomass, chlorophyll rate,
leaf area index, water stress, flowering ,on a much smaller scale than before.
Parameters for
the Mt.Sover area
Classification is
performed with
spectral bands.
Possibility of
classification
using VI and
derived VI (CHl)

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Chlorophyll estimation FlyBy
Growth and yield of the forestry crop is the result of its interaction with environmental
factors, soil conditions and availability of water and nutrients in the soil.
With the availability of crop-health detecting sensors,
it its now possible to obtain indicator kinetics such as NDVI, biomass, chlorophyll rate,
leaf area index, water stress, flowering ,on a much smaller scale than before.
October 2012 July 2013

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Combining Data Sets

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Combining Data Sets

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Combining Lidar Point cloud
with DTM

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Logistic model (ITENE)
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION: To supply timber at the lowest
supply costs (harvesting, transportation and fixed and variable
costs at storage yards):
TESTS:
• Real data scenario
• Simulated scenario:
• Influence of different customers.
• If S3 forced to close.
• Effect of cost reduction in parts of the
process.
• Decision variables
• Data variables
• Constraints

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Brussels
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WP2 Analytics Graphitec

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 Analytics - Operation
2. Operation
Forest Operation planning tools:
• Cableway deployment planning
• Working area setup
• Tree felling and transport monitoring
• Weather forecast

17. 2. Operation
Forest Operation planning tools:
• Cableway deployment planning
• Working area setup
• Tree felling and transport monitoring
• Weather forecast
WP2 Forest Inventory Inspection
Final Meeting
Brussels
1° Feb 2017

18. 2. Operation
Forest Operation planning tools:
• Cableway deployment planning
• Working area setup
• Tree felling and transport monitoring
• Weather forecast
WP2 Analytics Forest Inspection
Final Meeting
Brussels
1° Feb 2017

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
WP2 – What has been achieved
Proof of Concept – Beyond the State of the Art
• We can map areas of up to 1,000 ha (2,470 ac) in a single flight.
• We can carry out 8-10 flights per day
• We can combine different data set from different sources to create a usable
model
• We can use the data gathered not just for harvesting but for Forest
Management
• We have taken our combined tasks and deliverables beyond the state of the
art there is nothing like it on the market or in use at the moment.
• We carried out demonstrations in three countries successfully
• We have found that there is interest and a market for our services from our
existing customers.
• We have proven that we can work together

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Brussels
1° Feb 2017
Questions
Thank you for your attention
Coastway Surveys
Flyby
Treemetrics
MHG
Itene
Graphitec
CNR