High Resolution Inventory Solutions (HRIS)
A forest inventory is meant to be the primary source of truth. It enables forest owners and managers to plan and operate sustainably and profitably. A reliable forest inventory is fundamental to sustainably plan for and maximize the value from each and every log.
Investments in silviculture require reliable stand-level data to optimize the growth of forest stands and increase their value over time. Emerging markets (ecosystem services, mitigation banking and carbon sequestration) require high resolution forest inventory information to assess investments to offset the environmental impacts of development, to support conservation efforts, and contribute to sustainability objectives.
How do we start?
Tesera recommends a Discovery Sprint, as an innovative process to quickly scope a potential forest inventory solution.
New Forest Inventory Approaches
With the availability of high resolution remote-sensed data, web accessible devices, cloud hosting and machine learning techniques, a new generation of forest inventory approaches and solutions are available to better manage forest assets.
Tesera’s High Resolution Inventory Solutions (HRIS) are a blend of area-based modelling (using LiDAR, multispectral imagery, ground plot data, complemented with terrain and climate data) and individual tree crown delineation to provide a more reliable, scalable and consistent forest inventory.
BETTER FOR
FORESTERS
Access to HRIS inventory data provides foresters with a more reliable view of resources on the landscape, and enables better management according to sustainable land stewardship principles.
BETTER FOR
COMPANIES
An inventory is a critical measure of the value of a forest company, and key to efficient and effective management of its forest assets, ensuring the right logs are delivered to mill to meet market demand.
BETTER FOR
COMMUNITIES
Reliable data enables improved understanding and collaboration to optimize decisions regarding local ecosystems and economies, as well as forest attributes, wildlife habitat, fresh water and carbon biomass.
To develop a forest inventory solution that can replace current conventional inventories requires a number of core competencies.
HRIS - Return on Investment
Less cost and effort on timber cruising and ground sampling
Timber cruising and ground sampling is primarily done because conventional inventories are too unreliable and low resolution for operational purposes. HRIS reduces the expense, time and human resources associated with cruising and sampling.
Align log forecasts and inventory with market opportunities
HRIS enables more reliable planning and layouts that lead to improved log forecasting, and a better match with market forecasts. HRIS enables the alignment of market and log forecasts, while maximizing productivity opportunities across your supply chain.
More efficient road, cutblock, harvest planning and scheduling
Laying out roads and cutblocks, along with harvest planning and scheduling is fundamental to a forest company’s operations. A reliable forest inventory results in better planning and layouts that decrease costs and improve operations in the field.
Better sustainability and silviculture investments
The efficiency and sustainability of a forest company's operations ultimately rests in its ability to match market and log forecasts. HRIS enables more reliable planning and layouts to better align forecasts with current and future outcomes.