School of Forest Sciences - News

Self-driving forest measuring devices, robotic forest machines, citizen science in recreational forests - our UNITE competence centre aims to make breakthroughs in science, leading to revolutionary business. It combines intelligent sensor technology, multidimensional forest data modelling and inspiring gamification.

The doctoral dissertation of MSc Katalin Waga creates new methods for assessing unpaved forest road quality using airborne laser scanning data.

“Photonics is about light: we create, modify, observe and move light from one place to another,” Head of the Institute of Photonics, Professor Jyrki Saarinen says.

The findings of MSc Tuomas Yrttimaa's thesis improve the current knowledge of the feasibility of using point cloud-based methods in observing tree characteristics.

The Proof of Concept ideas funded in 2021 included a functional biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, a mathematic algorithm for the personalized prediction of aortic rupture, and enzymes cleaving biomass fibers.

ForestBioFacts digital learning environment covers everything from sustainable forest management to wood-based products and technologies.

A new project launched at the faculty aims to enhance the supervision and well-being of postgraduate students, and to clarify the process experienced by postgraduate students.

Drones have quickly become a widely used tool for forest mapping, but traditional field work still maintains its footing. By combining different types of data, it is possible to find the most cost-effective method for forest inventory.