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

Informazioni relative al progetto

BioCarbon

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 711392

DOI

10.3030/711392

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 17 Novembre 2015

Data di avvio 1 Dicembre 2015

Data di completamento 31 Marzo 2016

Finanziato da

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

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

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)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2015-12-01 al 2016-03-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

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.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

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.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

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