Forest issue? There’s an app for that

Companies are increasingly turning to digital technology for greater efficiency and cost savings

From bucksaws to chainsaws to mechanized falling machines, British Columbia’s logging industry has seen huge advances since the founding of the provincial government’s forest service in 1912. …At an FPInnovations research lab located on the University of B.C.’s Point Grey campus, forest operations program manager Doug Bennett reels off a list of projects that resonates with anyone tracking the popularity of high-resolution mapping, cellphone apps and global positioning systems in other sectors of the economy.

Jul 12, 2012  Vancouver Sun

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