Forest Inventory, Yield, Valuation Services

 

Forest Yield Analysis

  • Yield Table Development.
  • Detailed Log Product Yield Analysis.
  • Yield analysis of MARVL, YTGEN, CRUISER, PLOTSAFE or custom datasets.
  • Standing timber sales (stumpage) yield analysis and valuation.

Forest Inventory Services

  • Pre-Harvest(PHI), Mid-Rotation(MRI), Early-Rotation (ERI), Pre-production Thinning Inventory and Tree Selection (PT).
  • Due Diligence Low Intensity Inventory
  • Permanent Sample Plots (PSP).
  • Carbon Monitoring Surveys (CMS) and MAF ETS Forest Measurement Approach (FMA).
  • Roadline Inventory and Field Survey.
  • Forest Inventory Planning – forest mapping, sample design and cost/benefit optimisation. 

Forest Yield Modelling Validation and Development

  • Tree Volume, Taper and Breakage Model Data Collection Development or/and Validation
  • Growth Model Development and Validation
  • Estate Modelling – Model development and optimisation, with expertise in model implementation within common software tools such as FOLPI-XL, Tigermoth, or Remsoft’s Woodstock.

Out in Industry

Customer Feedback

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The Return of the Juniper Allegro: Enhancing Field Data Collection with Interpine

We welcome the return of the Juniper Allegro, enhancing field data collection with Interpine and the next generation of hardware from Juniper Systems Inc. Interpine is proud to offer a comprehensive range of software tools tailored for the forestry and environmental...

TreeTools Near Realtime Drone Inventory for Post Thinning QC

Interpine's TreeTools Near Realtime Drone Inventory tool has been developed for foresters to assess stocking in Post Thin stands. This is an early test version release for Windows operating systems, and the project is still ongoing. The purpose of the release is to...

Measuring Forest Carbon for the Land Use Carbon Analysis System in New Zealand, Survey 2024

Interpine team are proud to be underway again this winter collecting data for our national plantated forest inventory for NZ's greenhouse gas emissions inventory. This being part of the Land Use and Carbon Analysis System (LUCAS) which is by the Ministry for the...

Exploring the Northern Territory with LiDAR Technology

Yesterday, our team had the opportunity to be featured on camera by a local film crew as we conducted LiDAR-enhanced forest inventory survey plots in the Northern Territory. This exciting project involves gathering LiDAR data from above using planes, followed by...

Mastering Forest Yield with YTGEN and PlotSafe – Upcoming 3 Day Course May 2024

A Three-Day Comprehensive Course In the ever-evolving field of forestry, staying ahead means continuously sharpening your skills and knowledge. This May, we’re offering a unique opportunity for forestry professionals to do just that. Our Three-Day Comprehensive...

Post Event Woody Debris Assessment – Cyclone Gabrielle Hawke’s Bay

The Hawkes Bay Forestry Group has released the findings of their post-Cyclone Gabrielle Woody Debris Assessment, encompassing the coastal areas and significant catchments of Hawke's Bay. In this study, our team utilized Planet satellite data which has available within...

Using AI for Quantifying Windthrow or Toppled Trees

Using AI to detect windthrow or toppled trees and quantify damage across a stand can allow forest managers to understand the next steps. In this example, a heatmap on the damaged windthrown stems per hectare is provided using down-tree detection using deep learning....

Woody Debris and Slash Sampling Methodology Post Storm Events

Objective Quantify woody debris / slash content along the coastal, and inland catchment areas, characterizing it by woody debris source or type, volume per hectare, and the total volume accumulated. Sampling Methodology Review Line Intercept Sampling Plots Due to the...

Case Study Results from use of Emesent Hovermap for Forest Inventory

Our Remote Sensing Consultant, Sam West recently spoke alongside Jan Rombouts from One-Forty-One Plantations at ForestTech 2022 conference in February. Catch up on how Ultra-Dense LiDAR Point Clouds collected using Mobile LiDAR systems like the Emesent Hovermap are...

‘Technology on Steroids’ Remote Sensing, Forest Data Capture & Inventory Management – Past, Present and Future

2022 ForestTech Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.  Key Note Address | 'Technology on Steroids': Remote Sensing, Forest Data Capture & Inventory Management – Past, Present and Future.David Herries, Director, Interpine ForestTECH Events has, since 2007, been...

Frequently Asked Questions

Our standard operating procedures are focused on safe operation of any of our UAV craft. Pilots undergo rigorous training and certification to operate. Our craft are all fitted with emergency systems such as parachutes and autopilot return to home functionality for any loss of signal between the UAV and the pilot. In the event of an incident our public liability insurances are also endorsed for operating UAVs for all our operations.
We operate a range of normal RGB resolution cameras, as well as a thermal sensor and multispectral NIR.

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What Our Customers Are Saying

Don’t just take it from us, let our customers do the talking!

“The service Interpine provided us goes above and beyond what we asked of them. Our work has some unique requirements and their response to challenges encountered during the course of our work has been outstanding”
Nigel Searles

Planted Forest Senior Advisor, LUCAS Project, Ministry for the Environment

“Bruce and his team are excellent to deal with and have been able to deliver quality inventory data for Rayonier – this has been with tight ( and sometimes unreasonable) deadline pressure”
Hamish Fitzgerald

Resource Forester, Matariki Forests / Rayonier NZ

“We could not have done the project without the expertise of your consulting team backing up your inventory work, We don’t have that type of resource available and it is great to be able to call upon your team”
David Paul

Consultant, Indufor Pty Ltd