Tending carried out at the right time and in the right way is one of the key conditions for successful reforestation. Its aim is to help the target stand develop and to keep competing and invasive plants in check. |
Tending carried out at the right time and in the right way is one of the key conditions for successful reforestation. Its aim is to help the target stand develop and to keep competing and invasive plants in check.
We have combined traditional tending methods with drone surveys, artificial intelligence and GIS tools. As a result, we only intervene where it's actually needed.
Depending on the site and the treatment goal, we use both mechanical and chemical tending methods.
On request, we carry out spot treatments. Thanks to precision technology, chemicals are only applied where they're genuinely needed.
Using drone surveys and our own AI, we produce detailed spot-tending plans.
The automated analysis identifies:
We can currently detect and map the following invasive species automatically:
Different species need different treatment methods. For wild blackberry we produce spot-tending maps by sub-area, while for black locust, tree of heaven, box elder and common milkweed we can create plant-level, differentiated treatment plans based on each plant's location, size and crown.
On request, the treated plants can be photographed on site.
The photos are automatically linked to the right GPS coordinates, so you can always trace back:
Using the GPS coordinates recorded earlier, a drone can quickly check how effective the treatment was.
This lets you:
Even on larger areas, the full check can be done in a short time.
Thanks to drone surveys and plant-level detection, treatment is limited to the areas or plants that actually need it.
The benefits:
With spot-tending plans, the area that needs treatment can be cut significantly on some sites, which can mean considerable savings in working time and cost compared with treating the whole area.
The system can also automatically divide the plants or sub-areas to be treated between crews.
The split can be based on:
so the work can be shared evenly across the team.
Our system combines traditional forest tending experience with drone data collection, AI and GIS tools. The result: treatments that are easier to plan, document and check, with fewer unnecessary interventions, fewer resources used and less disturbance to habitats.
We use drones to capture high-resolution imagery, then our own software identifies invasive plants and/or individual trees of the target stand within each forest subcompartment. Based on the analysis, we draw up an intervention plan so that silvicultural work can be targeted and carried out efficiently. |
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We have been carrying out machine-based reforestation and afforestation for 12 years. Each year we regenerate or plant 150–200 hectares of forest with this technology. |
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Phone number:
+36 30 712 0779
Email:
info@mainforest.hu
Address:
HU - 7960 Sellye, Carolina street 9.