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PREGLEDNI ČLANCI – REVIEWS Šumarski list br. 11–12, CXXXIV (2010), 603-611 UDK 630* 589 PRECISION FORESTRY – DEFINITION AND TECHNOLOGIES “PRECIZNO ŠUMARSTVO” – DEFINICIJA I PRIPADAJUĆE TEHNOLOGIJE Petronela KOVÁCSOVÁ1, Mária ANTALOVÁ2 ABSTRACT: The principle of “precision forestry” is that it uses modern tools and technology to get as much real information as it is possible to improve decision making process and to ensure current goals of forest management. The best known and most frequently used tools of modern technology are remote sensing, navigation systems and geographic information systems. New trends are decision support systems and tools for tree identification and tools for wood material testing and measurement. There is a large interest of the forestry sector in these technologies because as the primary source of data “precision forestry” provides more accurate (realistic) information then currently used sources. Aim of this article is to clarify and inform the professional, but also the general public with the precision forestry, its definition and its tools. Key words: forestry, remote sensing technologies, surveying, decision support system, Geographic Information System. 1. INTRODUCTION – Uvod At present, demands for wood production along with maintain the quality of the environment (Taylor et al increasing economical and environmental public demands 2002). It uses set of tools, which have been successfully from forests require new access to solution as well as new introduced around the whole World and now they have technologies. Detailed data which is collected, analyzed been used in precision forestry. and stored is used for successful management. Profitable Precision forestry is focused on information and management is the result of right planning, organization supports economical, environmental and sustainable de- and control of all forest operations. These claims are reac cision by using high technology sensing and analyticalhed by implementation of precision forestry. tools. It provides highly repeatable measurements, ac- Precision forestry is new direction for better forest tions and processes to initiate, cultivate, and harvest management. Management principles of precision fore-trees, as well as to protect enhance riparian zone, wilstry are based on precision agriculture. Precision agri-dlife habitat, and other environmental resources. It pro- culture is an information-based, decision making vides valuable information and linkages among resource agricultural system designed to improve the agricultural managers, the environmental community, manufactures process by precisely managing each step to ensure maxi-and public policy makers (Dyck 2001). mum agricultural production and continued sustainabi- Precision forestry is defined by group of researcherlity of the natural resources (Rasher 2001, Martinić S.E. Taylor, T.P. McDonald, F.W. Corly (2002), as planet al. 2001). Precision agriculture can be defined as maning and conducting of site-specific forest management naging crop inputs, such as fertilizer, herbicide, etc. on a activities and operations to improve wood product quasite- specific basis to reduce waste, increase profits, and lity and utilization, reduce waste, and increase profits and maintain the quality of the environment. According 1 Petronela Kovácsová, BSc., Department of Forest Management to Ziesak`s (2006) opinion, Precision Forestry uses and Geodesy, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in high technology sensing and analytical tools to support Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 25; 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia e-mail: petronelakovacsova@gmail.com site-specific, economic, environmental, and sustainable 2 Mária Antalová, BSc., Department of Forest Exploitation and decision-making for the forestry sector supporting the Mechanization, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in forestry value chain from bare land to the customer Zvolen, T.G. Masaryka 25, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia e-mail: maria.antal@gmail.com buying a sheet of paper or board. |