Harvesting Systems and Value Recovery Services

monitor and realise that standing log value during harvesting and marketing

Harvest System Appraisals

  • Log-making (bucking) Performance and Steming Operations Processing appraisals
  • Productivity Time studies.
  • Secondary Damage and Breakage Assessment.
  • Mechanical Harvesting Performance and Value Recovery Bench marking.

Log Quality

  • Log Quality Conformance to Specifications.
  • Log Upgrade Potential.
  • Structural Log Quality Assessments (Hitman HM200).
  • Skid site assessment of Pruned Log Clear Wood Potential / Resin Defects.

Forest Value Recovery

  • Forest or Stand level reconciliation to predicted standing volume and value.
  • Reconciliation of market influences on actual or projected returns.
  • Post harvest dispute resolution on product yield or volume.
  • Evaluation of opportunities to implement log value incentive payment systems for harvesting operations.

Harvester System Management

  • Setup bucking instruction.
  • Simulate Production Estimates to Validate Bucking Instructions for Optimisation.
  • Install System Security for Prevention of Virus Infection and Operator Control.
  • Value Optimiser Review and Auditing.

Out in Industry

Customer Feedback

Custmer Feedback

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...

Drone based LiDAR services extended with the DJI Zenmuse L1 Livox LiDAR and RGB Solution

2021 continues to be a leap forward in drone-based UAV LiDAR here at Interpine.  To compliment our two Emesent Hovermap LiDAR units we have also recently purchased the DJI Zenmuse L1 LiDAR + RGB solution for the DJI Matrice 300 RTK.  Simultaneous collection of...

Webinar: Planet Global Basemaps | Imagery at Scale and Frequency – 20th May 2021

Thursday, 20th May 2021 at 5:00pm NZT LINK: REGISTER NOW Countries in the Asia-Pacific are increasingly integrating geospatial data and combining their outputs with statistical and demographic data for real-time spatial analysis of conditions and modelling of complex...

Drone based Harvesting Cutover Merchantable Volume Assessment

Our GM / Director of Interpine, David Herries recently presented at HarvestTech 2021 in Rotorua, New Zealand on a new system for merchantable volume assessments using drones.  Improving safety and efficiency while being able to quantify harvest residues across often...

Planet SkySat Imagery Replacing Traditional Airborne Imagery for Forest Remapping

Empowering foresters with up-to-date high-resolution satellite imagery over their forests from Planet SkySat 0.5m GSD flexible tasking and base map products. It is now even easier to update your ESRI ArcGIS & GeoMaster Forest Information System in our cloud...

Hovermap Mobile LiDAR Laser Scanning for Engineering Projects

Another neat example of mobile #LiDAR mapping survey with the Emesent Hovermap #MLS showing the ease of data collection for a range of projects. This has been collected at night when the traffic is not present, simply with a 12-minute walk around the survey area with...

Tips for Using Planet Explorer for Accessing Daily Satellite Imagery

Some quick tutorial videos for our clients using Planet Explorer for accessing daily monitoring and SkySat Satellite imagery.   From conducting and saving search areas to measuring the area harvested, and even finding where to change measurement units to hectares. ...

Interpine Partners with Planet to Provide Access to High Frequency Satellite Imagery

Having introduced the use of the Planet Satellite Imagery to the forestry sector in 2017, Interpine is pleased to announce we have extended our capability by partnering with Planet to offer support and ease of access to high-frequency, high-resolution satellite...

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.

If we didn't answer all of your questions, feel free to drop us a line anytime.