Annual ring measurement during NFI – making better use of valuable data
Timber increment is an important indicator for forest policy decision making, thus annual ring measurements were carried out as part of the ongoing first National…
Study Tour concludes: National Forest Inventories require comprehensive, publicly agreed methodology
During 14.-19.01.2024 the Forest Expert Program of German Forest Society organised a Specialised Study Tour for Ukrainian forestry specialists to Germany. Sabine Kühling, welcomed participants…
Field Map – an efficient tool for NFI
During NFI implementation in Ukraine, two systems for data collection are currently used in parallel – the self-developed “Small Forest” and the commercial “Field Map”…
Forestry research in Ukraine requires efficient administration
This and other major challenges were identified during a “Forum on Ukraine Forest Science and Education – needs and Priorities for Collaboration” organised 21-22.11.2023 in…
Challenges in implementing NFI in Ukraine and Georgia
Considering the impact of the Russian occupation on the forestry sector and particularly on the National Forest Inventory (NFI), the SFI-Project organised an information exchange…
Steps towards a holistic NFI data management system
The currently used soft and hardware for data gathering and controlling of NFI field data, seems operationally reliable, but is characterised by serious risk elements,…
National Forest Inventory – base for the outlook on potential timber supply
On September 27, 2023, as part of a panel discussion at the international exhibition of the forestry, woodworking and furniture industry “Lisderevmash 2023” Viktor Melnychenko,…
Highly advanced forestry facilities in Ukraine
23.08.2023, Bernd Wippel, unique land use GmbH, Head of Forestry Department and Volker Sasse, SFI-Project leader, took part in a field trip to the forest…
Potentials and challenges: new technologies for forest inventory
Taking into account many advanced features, such as flexible customization, integration with modern measuring equipment, Field-Map hard and software is a promising system for high…
