Timber measurementLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You can measure timber with the most common systems. You can describe how bucking is controlled in the CTL system. You can study a new timber measurement system independently. You become familiar with timber measurement systems applied in international trade. You are familiar with the principles and statutes concerning timber storage and forest roads.

Content

How can timber be measured in different conditions?
How can the reliability of the measurement method be pinned down?
What statutes apply to timber measurement?
How is timber storage planned?
How does the right to road relate to wood procurement?

Accomplishment methods

Students can​
a. use professional vocabulary systematically. ​
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field. ​
c. identify interrelated tasks.​
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.​
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.​
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way. ​
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.​