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Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKFLOW MAP FOR PLANNING AND MANAGING FORESTRY OPERATIONS

Agreement Number:

CWFC2426-001

Agreement Value:

$100,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 17, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

The purpose of this project is to define the conceptual framework for a digital control system for forestry operations.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Expected Results:

Being able to meet the planning and follow-up needs for supply operations in wood processing and forestry bio-energy plants (production, harvesting, packaging, transportation, handling and storage). Putting in place a system that is compatible with an open-science approach, to support the development of a service industry in a digital forestry ecosystem. Developing a system that is applicable within a context of a network of small, medium and large enterprises, connected to machines and systems that produce and use digital data, that will benefit from technological advancements in the area of large-volume data processing, analytics and prediction and decision-making modeling, in order to enable the recruitment and training of professionals, and capable of evolving based on software advancements

Location:

QUEBEC, Quebec, CA G1V 0A6

Reference Number:

115-2024-2025-Q4-16320

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Operating Name:

UNIVERSITE LAVAL

Recipient's Legal Name:

UNIVERSITE LAVAL

Program:

Small Scale Research

Program Purpose:

To encourage and accelerate innovation in the natural resources sectors; to assist in the protection of our natural resources; to encourage and develop new and more efficient techniques and technology for sustainable development of our natural resources; and, to provide for a better understanding and knowledge of our natural resources.