EuFoDoS European Forest Downstream Services - Improved Information on Forest Structure and Damages

European Forest Downstream Services Improved Information on Forest Structure and Damage Forests play a key role in the European economy and environment. This role incorporates ecological as well as economic functions which can be affected by the occurrence of insect infestations, storms or windfall events. Local, regional and national authorities thus require detailed information on the degradation status of their forests to be able to take appropriate countermeasures against forest damage and to ensure sustainable forest management. The EUFODOS project will use stat-of-the-art satellite and laser scanning technology to provide forest authorities with cost-effective, timely and comprehensive information on forest structure and damage. EUFODOS is carried out within the GMES programme and is scheduled to run from January 2011 to the end of 2013. The main goals The European Earth Observation Programme GMES provides data useful in tackling a range of issues including climate change and citizens' security. The purpose of GMES is to deliver information which corresponds to user needs. The Forest Downstream Services (FDS) to be developed within EUFODOS include in particular the assessment of forest damage and the measurement of functional parameters for commercial and protective forests. These monitoring services urgently required by regional European forest authorities will be developed to an operational level by a consortium of research organisations and commercial service providers from Austria, Germany, Finland, Italy, Bulgaria and Poland. The benefits The use of space- and air-borne sensor platforms allows data to be acquired at short time intervals, in a cost effective way and over large areas. The Forest Downstream Services will thus provide fast and reliable information for effective damage assessment and sustainable forest management. The data can be utilized by users in a wide range of applications: • Effective damage assessment and countermeasures Identification of damaged areas - due to storm, fire or insect infestations - in order to enable proper countermeasures, compensation payments and reforestation planning. • Sustainable management of protective forests Targeted management of protective forests in order to maintain and enhance their protective function against natural hazards. • Sustainable management of commercial forests Wood procurement planning and strategic investment planning for commercial forests. • Reporting Revision of forest maps and inventories, compilation of regular reports and annual statistics (e.g. changes in forested area), establishment of forest damage information systems. EUFODOS involves an extensive user community well connected to other related GMES User Groups. This construction will facilitate the roll-out of the services and will created a strong socio-economic benefit.

Additional information: http://portal.uni-freiburg.de/felis
contact person: PD Dr. Matthias Dees
Phone: +49 (0)761 203 3697
Email: matthias.dees@felis.uni-freiburg.de

Start of project: 2011
End of project: 2013

Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
DEES M
Professur für Fernerkundung und Landschaftsinformationssysteme
Prof. Dr. Barbara Koch
Tennenbacherstr. 4
79106 Freiburg i. Br.
Germany

Phone: +49 761 203-3694
Fax: +49 761 203-3701
Email: ferninfo@felis.uni-freiburg.de
http://www.felis.uni-freiburg.de/
Actual Research Report

• Jörg Emert

•Strom damage mapping in forests/ Strom damage assessment in forests / Strom damaage service for forest owneres •Wind fall mapping in forests / Wind fall assessment in forests / Wind fall service for forests •Barkbettle damage mapping in forests / Barkbettle damage assessment in forests / Barkbeetle damages service for forest owners •Strom damage mapping in forests/ Strom damage assessment in forests / Strom damaage service for forest owneres •Remote Sensing / Rapid Eye /TerraSAR X /Tandem X/ Sentinel 1/ Sentinel 2 / INSPIRE/ GMES

• Dees, M., Ramminger, G., Sagischevski, H., Chamara, S., Ermert, J., Koch, B.: An earth observation based service for the monitoring of large-scale damages in forestry Extended abstract 2012 (Tagungsband zum 4. RESA Workshop, Neustrelitz, 21.-22. März 2012), In Borg E., Daedelow H. & Johnson R. (Eds.): RapidEyeScienceArchive(RESA) „Vom Algorithmus zumProdukt“. GITO Verlag, Berlin (Hrsg). : http://www.eufodos.info/ (download: http://books.google.de/books?id=zU_U3IkKHeAC&pg=PA285&lpg=PA285&dq=An+earth+observation+based+service+for+the+monitoring+of+large-scale+damages+in+forestry.&source=bl&ots=1ndo24ZwFH&sig=u4FmXHM5mQa2vX)
• Dees, M., Ramminger, G., Sagischevski, H., Chamara, S., Ermert, J., Koch, B.: An earth observation based service for the monitoring of large-scale damages in forestry - Presentation. 2012 (Presentation at the4th User Workshop RESA – Data for science „From algorithm to product“ Neustrelitz, Germany, 21-22 of March 2012.). : http://www.eufodos.info/ (download: http://www.s2symposium.org/ URL 2: http://congrexprojects.com/docs/12c04_docs2/poster2_11_dees.pdf)
• Dees, M., Ramminger, G., Sagischevski, H., Chamara, S., Ermert, J., Koch B.: Towards an earth observation based service for the monitoring of large-scale damages – Experiences from development sites in Germany and Poland. 2012 (ESA Sentinel-2 preparatory symposium 23.-27.04.2012, Frascati Italy.). : http://www.eufodos.info/ (download: http://www.s2symposium.org/ URL 2: http://congrexprojects.com/docs/12c04_docs2/poster2_11_dees.pdf)
• Ermert, J., Dees, M., Koch, B.: Mapping of storm damages in forests using terra TerraSAR-X image data. 2012: 145-152 (Proceedings of the 1st EARSeL Workshop on Temporal Analysis of Satellite Images 145 Mykonos, Greece, 23rd – 25th May, 2012.). : http://www.eufodos.info/ (download: http://www.earsel.org/SIG/timeseries/pdf/proceedings/proceedings_020.pdf)