Improving efficiency of Orsa Besparingsskog’s forest management

Background

Following a successful pilot, Arbonaut and MW Forest Sense conducted forest inventory analysis for Orsa Besparingsskog in Dalarna, Sweden.

Orsa Besparingsskog has land holding of about 75,000 hectares, of which 60,000 hectares are productive forest land. Orsa plays a key role in financing the local community, thus sustainable and efficient forest management is needed.

Solution

The aim of this project was to give Orsa a detailed picture of forests, including thinning needs, wood species, retention trees, and a refined stand segmentation. With our analysis, Orsa has a better picture of the potential of their entire forest area.

Slope in terrain form (hillshade)

Slope

Detailed visualization of the steepness of the terrain.
Thinning index

Thinning/tending needs

Areas that require intervention to improve tree growth, health, and quality.
Stand volume m3/ha

Stand volume m³/ha

Spatial distribution and estimated amount of wood volume.

“With accurate information about the growth potential of our forests, we can have a detailed picture of our forests’ value and have a better understanding of forest management needs. With automated stand segmentation, we will save hundreds of hours in manual work and have an accurate segmentation between productive and non-productive forest land,” — Mats Karlsson, Head of Forest Management, Orsa Besparingsskog

Both Arbonaut and MW Forest Sense specialize in remote sensing services for institutional forest owners and forest companies, providing tailored customer services that cover the entire value chain.

“Our competitive advantage lies in utilizing several data sources in our AI- and data fusion-based analyses. These analyses are built based on understanding specific customer needs and converting them into practical solutions. Accordingly, we can create true value to our customers” — Sixten Sunabacka, Executive Partner, Forest Sense

Through data fusion and AI-based analysis, Orsa now has even better tools to make databased decisions to optimize the economic and ecological value, and growth of all their forests

“We are active in carbon and biodiversity credit market as well, and these analyses play a key role in this business, in addition to normal roundwood business” — Mats KarlssonMats Karlsson, Head of Forestry, Orsa Besparingsskog.

About Orsa Besparingsskog

Established in 1879, Orsa Besparingsskog exists to support the prosperity of the local community. Today, the organization continues to play a vital role in ensuring economic resilience and sustainable forest management. It works as an engine that guarantees the people of the village's prosperity and continued positive development in the future.