Road and harvest planning and operations are undergoing rapid changes with improved access to terrain and vegetation data, advancements in computer algorithms, computer hardware and communications. Key technologies are LIDAR (light distance and ranging), global positioning systems, geographic information systems, development of powerful optimization techniques, smaller and faster computers, larger and faster computer memories, and availability of wireless communications.
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Sessions, J., Akay, A., Murphy, G., Chung, W., & Aruga, K. (2006). Road and harvesting planning and operations. In Computer Applications in Sustainable Forest Management (pp. 83–99). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4387-1_5
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