Coeur d'Alene 2015

Timber Measurement Society Meeting, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 8-10 April, 2015 The meeting was attended by more than 100 people from the US, Canada, Chile, Germany, Sweden, New Zealand and Switzerland. The presentations from the meeting can be downloaded below. Download the agenda, minutes and view photo from the meeting and the field trip.
April 8, 2015
Prior load expansion (PLE): how does it stack up against the typical sale- or month- to date methods Kim Iles, Kim Iles and Associates, Nanaimo, British Columbia Click here to view the presentation
Log scanning trials: progress by Measurement Canada and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Technical Committee on Scaling on using scanners for scaling Peter Dyson, FPInnovations, Vancouver, British Columbia Click here to view the presentation
Hybrid scanner/scaler system Max Matthews, Millar Western Forest Products Ltd, Whitecourt, Alberta Click here to view the presentation
Log scanning solutions Norvin Laudon, Springer- Microtec Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia Click here to view the presentation
Applying unmanned aerial systems for forest measurements Michael Wing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregaon Click here to view the presentation
Switching from Scribner - what to move to and why Neal Hart, Jendro & Hart LLC, Sunriver, Oregon Click here to view the presentation
Why timber cruises do not cut out Jon Aschenbach, Resource Supply, LLC., Beaverton, Oregon Click here to view the presentation
Short log Scribner: a sellers perspective on trying to understand regional differences Chuck Gambill, Hancock Timber Resource Group, LaGrande, Oregon Click here to view the presentation
Update on Scaling Bureaus and major changes to the Northwest Log Rules Advisory Group Gary Baylous, Pacific Rim Log Scaling Bureau, Lacy Washington Click here to view the presentation
Log scaler training program: follow up on last year’s inaugural online and practical coursework Michael Weller, Northern Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Click here to view the presentation
Forest products conversion factors: importance for international data and statistics Florian Steierer, UNECE, Geneva, Switzerland Click here to view the presentation
Drive-through log scanning update: experiences from installation in the US Rodrigo Palma, Woodtech, Santiago, Chile Click here to view the presentation
April 9, 2015
Housing report and economic situation: analysis of current and forecasted demand for housing in North America and Europe Delton Alderman, USFS Forest Products Lab, Princeton, West Virginia Click here to view the presentation
Measuring and pricing methods for chips in Sweden Ingrid Thelin, University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden Click here to view the presentation
Log scaler training in coastal BC Al Clyde, Garrett Log Service Ltd., Richmond, British Columbia Click here to view the presentation
Overview of Timber Measurement methods used in the United Kingdom Ian Stewart, James Jones & Sons Ltd., Perthshire, Scotland Click here to view the presentation
Comparison of log scaling under different national standards in Europe Udo Sauter, Organization of the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany Click here to view the presentation
Bark biomass estimation using the National Volume/Biomass Estimator Library Yingfang Wang, Forest Service Management Service Center, Fort Collins, Colorado Click here to view the presentation
Accounting for crook, sweep and cull from a cruisers perspective Paul Wagner, Atterbury Consultants Inc., Darrington, Washington Click here to view the presentation
Manufacturers wish list for measurements professionals Steve Henson, Potlatch Corporation, St. Maries, Idaho Click here to view the presentation
Laser measurement equipment capabilities Jon Aschenbach, Resource Supply, LLC., Beaverton, Oregon Click here to view the presentation
Reading the often missed signs of Indian paint rot, and other defects in hemlock and firs Russ Hogan, Idaho Board of Scaling Practices, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Click here to view the presentation
A national repository of tree taper, weight, and wood properties measurements Phil Radtke, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Click here to view the presentation
Product recovery ratios: what do they mean and why are they so difficult to predict Matt Fonseca, UNECE, Geneva Switzerland Click here to view the presentation
April 10, 2015
On April 10, the group visited the Idaho Forest Group sawmil in Chilco, Idaho. There was a mill tour and a rollout of logs to scale in the log yard. The agreed upon school-book answer was (Scribner short log): gross volume = 12,190: net volume = 11,140. Many thanks to Idaho Forest Group for the excellent hospitality.
TMS Central Committee Officers and Contacts Chairman: Matt Fonseca Matthew.Fonseca@unece.org Vice chairman: Gary Baylous Gary@prlsb.com Vice chairman: Mario Angel Mario.Angel@woodtechms.com Secretary-Treasurer: Thelma Alsup TSAlsup@yahoo.com Program coordinator: Max Matthews MMatthews@millarwestern.com Communication and outreach: Dallas Garcia Dallas.Garcia@canfor.com Go back to TMS homepage