Digitalization of forest resource information and smart forestry
Why hasn't productivity in the forestry industry increased? As labor shortages and costs continue to rise, how can we change the structure of the forestry industry and how can we maintain it as a regional industry?
Oji Holdings, Yamaha Motor, and Precision Forestry Measurement have collaborated on the acquisition and analysis of forest information using remote sensing [...].
In recent years, the role that forests play in the realization of the SDGs (*1) and carbon neutrality by 2050 (*2) has attracted much attention [...].
About two-thirds of Japan's land area is covered with forests, making it known as a "forest-rich country (*1). These vast forests are rich in self- [...].
The sound of engines of high-performance forestry machines echoes through the forests of Satoyama, where a single operator handles everything from felling to pruning and ball-cutting [...]...
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) released its "Proposal for the Realization of a Circular Economy Based on Forest Resources" on June 2, 2012, which, along with the implementation of the revised Forest Management Control Law, [...]...
LivMap, a shared map developed by Hanposaki, a geographic information management and sharing service provider, has been released as an environmental value [...].
Innofis, a manufacturer and seller of assistive suits, has developed the "Muscle Suit Soft-Power (R)," which reduces the burden on the user's lower back [...].
Mazex, a manufacturer and seller of industrial drones, has developed a new transport drone "Karusuke 55 (軽助55)" with a payload capacity of up to 55 kg [...].
The vast forest resources that currently cover about two-thirds of the country's land are difficult to accurately assess in terms of quantity and quality due to their size and diversity, and forestry [...].
GeoChat, a communication terminal developed by Forestsea, a provider of long-distance communication services, has been installed in the National Forestry Association [...].
The Forestry Agency will hold a hands-on exhibit on Japan's smart forestry at the Osaka Expo's "Future Food and Life Week" from June 8 to 15 [...] [...
From the Shirakawa River basin in Gifu Prefecture, which produces famous timbers such as Tono hinoki and sugi cedar, the GX (Green Transformation) of the timber industry is being promoted [...].
Mori Mirai, which develops IT business related to forests, forestry, and lumber, has integrated and structured over 10,000 pieces of lumber information into a comprehensive lumber data [...].
On April 9, woodinfo officially released its "Pollen Source Analysis Service," which visualizes the source of cedar pollen with high accuracy [...].
Heavy machinery and vehicles cannot enter, and the number of workers is decreasing year by year - a solution from the sky has emerged to the problems faced by forestry sites in mountainous areas. Torbiz [...].