Woodland owners routinely want to measure property acreage,
boundaries, ground slope, various characteristics of standing
timber, and individual log volumes. Different tools are
required for each of these tasks.
One of the most important challenges facing foresters is the
development of a raw material measurement system designed to give
a complete inventory of log volume and to assist in planning the complete
management of log production. This paper introduces a concept
of production analysis in terms of solid fiber...