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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Sensors for Digital Transformation in Smart Forestry.

Florian Ehrlich-Sommer, Ferdinand Hoenigsberger, Christoph Gollob, Arne Nothdurft, Karl Stampfer, Andreas Holzinger

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Simulating cable corridors based on terrestrial LiDAR data.European journal of forest research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Florian Ehrlich-SommerHuman-Centered AI Lab, Institute of Forest Engineering, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1190 Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0463-0184
Ferdinand HoenigsbergerHuman-Centered AI Lab, Institute of Forest Engineering, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1190 Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-4465-7894
Christoph GollobInstitute of Forest Growth, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1190 Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7036-5115
Arne NothdurftInstitute of Forest Growth, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1190 Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7065-7601
Karl StampferHuman-Centered AI Lab, Institute of Forest Engineering, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1190 Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-9350-2859
Andreas HolzingerHuman-Centered AI Lab, Institute of Forest Engineering, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1190 Wien, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6786-5194
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Funding

Government of Lower Austria GFF NÖ FTI-22-I-004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Smart forestry, an innovative approach leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), aims to enhance forest management while minimizing the environmental impact. The efficacy of AI in this domain is contingent upon the availability of extensive, high-quality data, underscoring the pivotal role of sensor-based data acquisition in the digital transformation of forestry. However, the complexity and challenging conditions of forest environments often impede data collection efforts. Achieving the full potential of smart forestry necessitates a comprehensive integration of sensor technologies throughout the process chain, ensuring the production of standardized, high-quality data essential for AI applications. This paper highlights the symbiotic relationship between human expertise and the digital transformation in forestry, particularly under challenging conditions. We emphasize the human-in-the-loop approach, which allows experts to directly influence data generation, enhancing adaptability and effectiveness in diverse scenarios. A critical aspect of this integration is the deployment of autonomous robotic systems in forests, functioning both as data collectors and processing hubs. These systems are instrumental in facilitating sensor integration and generating substantial volumes of quality data. We present our universal sensor platform, detailing our experiences and the critical importance of the initial phase in digital transformation-the generation of comprehensive, high-quality data. The selection of appropriate sensors is a key factor in this process, and our findings underscore its significance in advancing smart forestry.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceForestryConservation of Natural ResourcesForestsHumansTechnologyartificial intelligencedata qualitydigital transformationhuman-in-the-loopsensorssmart forestry

Identifiers

PMID38339515
PMCPMC10857223
OpenAlexW4391232364

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