Finland has one of the densest forest road networks in Europe, with approximately 160,000 km of forest roads built to meet the transport needs of the forest industry, forest management and others such as recreational users and emergency services. The terrain trafficability in Scandinavia is also highly affected by seasonal changes and conditions which can vary greatly from year to year, creating difficulties for forestry operations. The project will develop a concept for monitoring critical bottlenecks within the transport system. The project will use various airborne data, including airborne laser scanning data, drone-based gamma-ray maps, wetness maps and weather data. The integration of these data sources will support the development of predictive models. We expect that trafficability of terrain soils and roads can be effectively characterized and dynamic models can be created to support decision making in forestry operations.

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