Infrastructure

 

  • Penetro-Logger This instrument is used to measure and collect the penetration resistance of forest soils, and includes a GPS system
  •  Phantom 3 Advanced UAV – An aerial vehicle used for terrain modelling, aerial photography, and photogrammetric applications in forest operations
  •  GPS receivers, Garmin 60 STC model – Five Garmin 60 STC GPS receivers used in human performance assessment studies and other applications which require the collection of GPS locations/mapping
  •  Polar V800 heart-rate loggers Four devices able to measure/monitor heart rate in applications related to human performance in forestry
  •  Extech multifunctional instrument – An instrument used to collect work environment data
  •  Extech sonometer - An instrument used in ergonomic applications for sound pressure and noise exposure measurements in work environments
  •  Forest calipers, forest dendrometers – Instruments used in measuring tree size for forest operations studies
  •  Leica TCR total station – An instrument used to collect accurate topographic information in forest engineering applications
  •  Leica GeoSystems GPS – An instrument used to collect GPS information in forest engineering applications
  •  Benkelmann Beam – An instrument used to assess the bearing capacity of forest roads
  •  Laboratory equipment for forest road construction – A collection of instruments and devices able to analyse the properties of materials used in forest road construction
  •  ARBOTOM Tomograph – Equipment consisting in instruments and software that enable the detection and measurement of wood internal anomalies using non-invasive techniques
  •  IML RESIF500 – S Resistograph – Equipment consisting in instruments and software that enable the assessment of wood quality and its mechanical products using non-invasive techniques
  •  Memmert UFB 400 Drying oven – An instrument used to measure dry wood mass
  •  Vertex Laser Technology – An instrument used to measure tree height
  •  Criterion – Equipment consisting in instruments and software that enable the measurement of various tree characteristics (e.g. diameters at different heights)
  •  FieldMap – Equipment consisting in instruments and software that enable positioning and recording operations of different elements of forest applications
  •  WinDendro – Equipment consisting in instruments and software that enable the measurements and classification of annual rings used in dendrochronological and dendroclimatological applications
  •  Microtome – Equipment consisting in instruments and software used in the measurements of anatomical characteristics of wood
  •  IRGA EGM 5 – Equipment consisting in instruments and software used in the measurement of carbon dioxide content in the soil
  •  Total stations – Instruments used in terrestrial and cadastral measurements
  •  GNNS equipment in simple and double frequency – Instruments used in terrestrial and cadastral measurements
  • Electronic theodolites – Instruments used in terrestrial and cadastral measurements
  • Optical tachymeters - Instruments used in terrestrial and cadastral measurements
  • Optical theodolites - Levelling, longitudinal and transversal profiles
  •  Lasermeters – Instruments used for measuring distance
  •  Electronic and polar planimeters – Instruments used for surface determination
  • Leica Geo Office software – Software used to process data from total stations
  •  Erdas Imagine Software and ENVI Software – Software used to process satellite maps (classified images, LST maps, NDVI maps)
  •  LPS software – Software used to process digital aerial images
  •  Stereoscope – Devices used to interpret and analyse photograms
  •  Multiplex Aeroprojector – A device used in exploiting the stereoscopic model
  •  Stereoplanigraphs – A device used to interpret and analyse photograms
  •  Graphic stations – Devices used to interpret and analyse photograms, as well as to create the digital terrain model