by admin | Nov 10, 2010 | Forest Inventory, PlotSafe, YTGEN
Which trees should be height trees? Tree heights are among the most time consuming and difficult measurements to take in a forest inventory. The measurer must be an adequate distance away from the tree to get an accurate measure of height (angle to tip must be <50...
by David Herries | Sep 17, 2010 | Forest Health, Forest Inventory, Log Defect Measurement
Interpine implement external resin bleeding scoring in most of forest inventory operations, to assist with assessment of internal wood quality. Introduction to Resin Coding Assessment A series of studies have confirmed clear links between external resin on the bark of...
by David Herries | Sep 16, 2010 | Carbon Inventory, Emissions Trading Scheme, Forest Inventory, LUCAS
INFORMATION RELEASE FOR SURVEY SITE LANDOWNERS Part of the “Land Use and Carbon Analysis System” (LUCAS) Interpine is working with the Ministry for the Environment (MFE) to implement a planted forest inventory system for carbon monitoring. The first...
by Martin Lusk | May 16, 2008 | Carbon Inventory, Emissions Trading Scheme, Forest Inventory, LUCAS
INFORMATION RELEASE FOR SURVEY SITE LANDOWNERS Part of the “Land Use and Carbon Analysis System” (LUCAS) Interpine is working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Ministry for the Environment (MFE) to implement a planted forest...
by Martin Lusk | Apr 14, 2008 | Carbon Inventory, Emissions Trading Scheme, Forest Inventory, LUCAS
Interpine is working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Ministry for the Environment (MFE) to implement a planted forest inventory system for carbon monitoring. The first planted forest measurement season was completed in 2007 by Interpine,...
by Martin Lusk | Mar 14, 2008 | Carbon Inventory, Emissions Trading Scheme, Forest Inventory, LUCAS
Interpine has recently being working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Ministry for the Environment (MFE) and Scion Research to implement a planted forest inventory system for carbon monitoring. The first measurement season is now completed (July to...
by David Herries | Jul 15, 2007 | Forest Inventory, PlotSafe
Data security is critical. PlotSafe has been created with a number of features to help secure your data from loss or corruption, and hence its name. PlotSafe is designed to run on Windows CE3.0+ and PocketPC 2002+. On each of these devices you will need to setup...
by Martin Lusk | Jan 15, 2007 | Forest Inventory, PlotSafe, YTGEN
Many foresters planning pre-harvest inventory in Pinus radiata in New Zealand consider the option of placing secondary basal area tally plots (aka prism plots) in addition to the normal primary plots. This can be valid way of conducting inventory in some...
by Martin Lusk | Dec 15, 2006 | Acoustic Wood Testing, Forest Inventory, Log Structural Assessment
In August 2005 extensive acoustic testing was carried out on behalf a client throughout their forest estate. This testing comprised of two parts. The first involved the sampling of upcoming harvest areas to attain an average acoustic velocity of the standing resource...
by Martin Lusk | Dec 15, 2006 | Forest Inventory, PlotSafe, YTGEN
With the release of PLOTSAFE and the RAD05 feature cruising dictionary, the CNI regional YTGEN user group have also released an update to the Forest Inventory Procedures Manual which will help people implement PLOTSAFE and RAD05 with ease. This can be downloaded...