Clearcut obstacle identification and functional products promoting sustainable forestry

Sammanfattning: The work presented in this thesis is based on a growing interest of new technology and new business models in forestry to increase economic revenue, find higher acceptance for forest utilization and at the same time ensure sustainability. Thus, the aim for the research presented in this thesis included development of methods, strategies and tools that support technological advancements in the area of forestry, as well as understanding the effects of introducing Functional Products in this field. The research has been conducted through analysis of the current forestry situation followed by development of a future scenario where Functional Products are used in forestry. The gap between the current situation and the future scenario was analysed and used as a base for the technology development.. The results include opportunities and challenges if a Functional Product would be introduced to the field of forestry, the foundation to enable clearcut obstacle identification and the theoretical possibilities to increase site preparation effectiveness if ideal obstacle identification already has been conducted on the site. Future work include development of methods and technology to enable clearcut identification, as well as addressing challenges of Functional Products in forestry.