The SINTETIC project has successfully conducted a field demonstration in Finland, testing a real-time optimal bucking approach under operational conditions. The system uses mobile LiDAR technology mounted on a PONSSE harvester. In practical terms, the approach aims to automatically retrieve…
On 15 May 2026, students from the Università degli Studi di Firenze participated in a field training session held in a stone pine forest in Cecina (IT), alongside local technicians and emergency response operators. The training focused on the application…
A significant milestone has been reached in the deployment of innovations developed under the SINTETIC project. The project has recently acquired a Komatsu Forest 931 harvester, which will now be equipped with integrated sensors and advanced technologies developed by the…
A pilot test of the image-based traceability system developed within the SINTETIC project was conducted at FUSTES JANE SL. During the test, approximately 60 logs were analysed to assess the impact of drying conditions on the performance of the image-recognition…
The SINTETIC project was present at the Cidifor – Congreso Internacional de Digitalización Forestal, held on 5–6 May in Burgos, Spain. Cidifor is the first International Congress on Forest Digitalisation. The event brings together experts, researchers and professionals to address…
The Commission has published its simplification package for the EU Deforestation Regulation. Please see the Commission press release here. The package delivers on the commitment made to the European Parliament and the Council under the simplification review clause and includes the…
On Tuesday 17 March 2026, the CTFC and FMMF took part in the EFESC Annual Meeting, where we presented the new training programme developed within the SINTETIC project. During the session, trainers were introduced to a set of digital tools…
On 18 March 2026, Gaspard Hermans (EOS) had the pleasure of presenting the SINTETIC project and its objectives to MTK – the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners, which represents forest owners across Finland. The meeting was a…
From 3 to 4 March 2026, partners of the SINTETIC project gathered in Florence, Italy, for the project’s Annual Meeting. Hosted in the historic Osservatorio Ximeniano, the two-day meeting brought together consortium members to review progress, exchange expertise and coordinate the next steps in…
The SINTETIC project will take part in the General Assembly of the European Forestry and Environmental Skills Council (EFESC) on 17 March, hosted at the Centre Forestier in Bastide des Jourdans, France. During the meeting, a new training module, based on…