Rapid tree-planting through the use of remote sensing and unmanned vehicle planting technologies for large scale reforestation

Informations projet

BioCarbon

N° de convention de subvention: 711392

DOI

10.3030/711392

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 17 Novembre 2015

Date de début 1 Decembre 2015

Date de fin 31 Mars 2016

Financé au titre de

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Coût total

€ 71 429,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordonné par

BIOCARBON ENGINEERING LTD
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - BioCarbon (Rapid tree-planting through the use of remote sensing and unmanned vehicle planting technologies for large scale reforestation)

Période du rapport: 2015-12-01 au 2016-03-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

Within the project, BioCarbon Engineering investigated both the technical and business feasibility of their UAV-based planting technology and identified the key activities to have a commercially available solution.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

BioCarbon Engineering spoke with many different partners and suppliers with the goal of building up a supply chain and testing its validity. We contacted and secured all of the organisations to get involved for the design and engineering activities. We also identified the sites for the field trials. We outlined an IP management strategy and a communication strategy.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

BioCarbon Engineering propose a low cost fully automated planting system for use by forestry organisations, plantations, and restoration projects to enable industrial scale reforestation and land restoration. The system operates more efficiently than conventional methods, planting trees faster and cheaper. It is also more effective, as the flying UAV can plant in areas that cannot be easily accessed by land-based planting methods. The societal impacts involve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and counteracting the impact of worldwide deforestation.

BCE Planting UAV

Mapping UAV