The activities of Pilot 1, in the territory of the Montagne Fiorentine Model Forest, began after the involvement of the members who own and manage the forest resources.
The surveys started in the Vallombrosa forest, thanks to the collaboration with the Reparto Biodiversità of Carabinieri Forestali, and in the Tenuta di Podernovo, due to the interest shown by the Azienda Agricola Futuro Verde.
The work began with inventory surveys using the Trestima application, the results of which will later be compared with forest measurements conducted using traditional methods. This will help to adapt the application’s features to the pilot area’s forest stands.
At the same time, a qualitative characterization of the forest stands is being carried out to develop a qualitative index for standing trees, to be added as an additional feature of the application.
The surveys are currently focused on plots of Douglas fir, a species commercially important for its timber production.