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TIMBER INVENTORY SYSTEM PROJECT COMBAT ILLEGAL LOGGING: Tools, technologies and education

• Combat illegal logging
• Support for forestry certification, FLEGT

programme and response to EU Timber Regulation requirements

• Comprehensive solutions
• Faciliations for forestry sector - forestry

inventory and wood evidence systems

TIMBER INVENTORY SYSTEM (TIS)

TIMBER INVENTORY SYSTEM (TIS)

• IT solutions for forestry
• Mobile applications and devices
• Special wood marking tags
• Electronic calipers and smartphones
• Satellite images
• Forestry education
• International co-operation
• All in one system

CODIMEX Ltd. Wood and tree measuring and marking equipment, mobile applications. TAXUS IT Ltd. Universal and local IT systems, mobile applications. REMOTE SENSING CENTER of the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography Specialised in use of various EO data for many applications FACULTY OF FORESTRY WULS – SGGW Verification of the system in local forests. Human resources education and training. FOREST FRIENDS ASSOCIATION Forest education and staff training.

ABOUT US

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

LOCAL REGIONAL NATIONAL CROSS-BORDER

TIS solutions may be adapted and implemented according to the particular requirements and expectations.

Three main elements:

• Cloud database
• Web application
• Mobile application

Tasks divided between applications:

• Mobile application
• Inventory
• Logging
• Transport validation
• Web application
• Logging planning
• Pre-export validations

• Authorized user performs harvesting, measurements, marking logs by barcode

tags, register field work data, takes pictures of logging area and sends all to the TIS application.

• Authorized operator sends to the system the transportation route, confirms and

sends data to the cloud server

• Authorized operator (e.g. customs official) downloads the input data on the

smartphone and checks them with paper documentation provided with wood transport.

• The delivery is checked again during transhipment and in destination place on

the same way: the authorized officer download the data from cloud server and check them with existing delivery and documentation.

• Confirmation of receiving the wood is sent by the recipient to the TIS system.

HOW DOES IT WORK ?

• Providing reliable information about the harvesting, traders and institutions

responsible for the legality of the harvesting process and control of chain of custody.

• Providing reliable information for the buyer who wants to confirm the origin of

wood.

• Facilitation for EU institutions and international organizations concerning

control of the wood imported on the EU market.

• Facilitation for the wood and wood products producers to ensure all interested

parties that their products are made from legally harvested wood.

BENEFITS OF THE SYSTEM

System description

Software

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

Forest inventory Logging Wood records Satellite verification Field verification Wood tracking

TIS SYSTEM

FOREST INVENTORY

Available various methods of measuring the stock of growing trees:

• measurement using e-caliper
• measurement by relascope method
• use of laser scanners

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

All software is designed according to national and international forestry law

• regulations. Internet web portal to manage tasks and provide forestry management.

Special access for international law enforcement agencies, certification organizations.

LOGGING, WOOD RECORDS

All TIS users have to be authorized. Different levels of data access depending on users permissions. Each activity in TIS will be logged and can be controlled by competent supervisory authorities.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

FIELD VERIFICATION

Data downloaded from the portal can be used for field inspection

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

WOOD TRACKING

• All results of work are registered and can be checked on users smartphones for

example to check legality of shipment

• Available all information that relates to the specific load of wood

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

Additional input devices

• Mobile application can use digital calliper and laser barcode tag
• Specified data fields can be locked by administrator to be filled only from

input device (manual data entry forbidden)

• Build-in digital camera can be used as cheap barcode/QR-code reader

„Silent” verification

• All actions done through mobile application

are marked with GPS coordinates

• Localization precision is low, but sufficient as

audit data

System description

Satellite verification

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

SATELLITE VERIFICATION

Credit: NASA Credit: ESA Sentinel-2

Combination of various satellite observation data Radar data

(e.g. Sentinel-1, ALOS, TerraSAR-X)

Optical data

medium, high and very high resolution

SATELLITE VERIFICATION

• Mapping forest changes (extent, intensity)
• Verification of the location of clear cuts
• Approximate date of clear cuts
• Tracing the history of forest based on archive satellite data
• Monitoring of old clear cuts
• Assesment of forest status and

condition

• Re-forestation process
• EO based product adjusted to

the end-user needs Integration of the EO based products into the system

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

Forest change mapping based on Sentinel-2 data

SATELLITE VERIFICATION

• Detection and assessment of the forest disturbance – extent, intensity,

(e.g. windstorm, fires, illegal logging)

• Post-disturbance

monitoring Forest affected by windstorm End of June 2016 Based on Sentinel-2

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

BEFORE AFTER

SATELLITE VERIFICATION

• Estimation of the forest growing stock volume and forest aboveground biomass

based on synergy of radar data (e.g. ALOS1, ALOS2, Sentinel-1) and optical data (e.g. Landsat, Sentinel-2)

• Mapping forest loss and gain
• Verification of the reported timber volume

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

www.globbiomass.org

Integration of the EO based products into the system

System description

Equipment

Equipment

Equipment for forestry sector as a important part of system. Includes wood marking tags with barcode, electronic calipers with smartphone and other forestry tools.

EQUIPMENT – Marking tags and tools

• Marking tags „introduce” logs to the system. Barcodes and QR-codes on tags

provide easy connection between marked wood and data in the system.

• Marking tag on each log provide identification of harvested and transported

wood and can be used as a guarantee that wood was harvested legally

• Marking tags provides the same marking standard. The unique construction

prevents to illegal reuse of tags.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

EQUIPMENT – Calipers

• Electronic caliper CODIMEX E-1 is a simple and low-priced measuring device

which works together with a user smartphone.

• Caliper communicates via Bluetooth with user smartphone on which is installed

chosen application.

• Measurement results are stored in smartphone and can be easily sent to computer.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

EQUIPMENT – Smartphones and applications

Every smartphone with Android OS can be used. Basic application of the system is TIS application. For local and regional systems can be also used:

• E - caliper app - universal application
• SLT - caliper app – application dedicated to measuring standing and lying trees.
• LOG - caliper app – application dedicated for logs.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

Applications are available in different languages.

Education and training

Education and training play a key role in successful implementations of any system

Role of education and training

• Key role in successful implementations of any system.
• Engage people, help to accept new system and

encourage improvement.

• Trained users tend to be more satisfied with new

technologies.

• Users have to know what for a system is implemented

and what are the benefits of it. Only then they use a system properly and effectively.

Role of training in TIS implementation

• Understanding the role of forests in the landscape and

environment.

• Presentations and lectures in local educational and

government institutions.

• Training must be implemented prior to start of the

System usage, to ensure a successful implementation.

• Local communities are important (communication,

education).

Who will be trained

• Direct users of the System:
• possibilities and benefits of TIS and technology

usage,

• functionality, procedures and proper use of TIS.
• Indirect users of the System (local communities):
• the role of forests in natural environment,
• benefits of TIS usage.

Training methods

Appropriate training methods need to be used.

• Lectures.
• Demonstrations.
• Practical exercises.
• Field events for local communities:

trees planting, practical presentations and demonstrations. We know how to effectively teach – we have support of experienced faculties and trainers.

Training topics

Forestry:

• Forestry and sustainable development
• Contemporary concepts of forest management
• Legislation and regulations
• Forest inventory and planning

Technology:

• Modern tools in forest inventory
• Information systems in forest management
• TIS structure and functionality

Field exercises

Contact

TIS Project Coordinator

Anna Kawalec anna.kawalec@codimex.com.pl

Codimex Ltd.

Damian Pypeć codimex@codimex.com.pl

Taxus IT Ltd.

Krzysztof Mroczek kmroczek@taxusit.com.pl

REMOTE SENSING CENTER of the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography

Agata Hościło agata.hoscilo@igik.edu.pl

Faculty of Forestry WULS – SGGW

Wiktor Tracz wtracz@wl.sggw.pl

THANK YOU!