Most foresters may never have the need or desire to learn SQL, and that’s okay. Nevertheless, I think there are good business reasons for learning the language of relational databases. Foresters who know SQL have an appreciation for how data is stored, why it’s important for data to be clean […]
This post is about work productivity, and how Agentic AI (Agents) are changing how we think about business workflows. Agents use underlying Large Language Models (LLM) to perform tasks autonomously with simple prompting. Agent applications can integrate with other software such as Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Gmail, and web browsers […]
The forester’s role isn’t disappearing, its rapidly changing. Over the next five to ten years, technology will shift the job from boots-on-the-ground data collection and monitoring toward data interpretation, strategic decision making, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The forester will need to know how to leverage technology on the job to get […]
Timber inventory (i.e., timber cruise) data can be stored in various ways. I find that it’s best to store this type of data in a relational database. A Geospatial database is another suitable choice after the data is cleaned and ready for analysis. Processing bottlenecks can occur when timber cruising […]
New traceability requirements brought on by the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will soon go into effect. Companies, trade groups, and operators doing business with the EU are working to develop solutions to comply with this new regulation. At this point it seems no one has a handle on how this will […]
Forest consulting and management firms often rely on commercial GIS software to map, store and analyze data about their land holdings. It’s not uncommon for such companies to spend tens of thousands of dollars annually to maintain commercial software licenses. In this article, I’d like to challenge the status-quo and […]
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