Portland 2017

Timber Measurement Society Meeting, Portland, Oregon 12-14 April, 2017 The meeting was attended by 94 people from the US, Canada, Chile, Estonia, and Switzerland. The presentations from the meeting can be downloaded below. Download the agenda and the minutes.
April 12, 2017
Big data collection and reporting using Excel and Tableau as it relates to logs and lumber John Calkins, Log Scaling Analysis and Consulting , Shelton, Washington Click here to view the presentation
Software solutions for the measurement and management of log volumes Grant Sutherland, BOS Forestry, Nelson, British Columbia Click here to view the presentation
Benchmarking sawmill recovery: trends in sawmill efficiency over the years and by region Roy Anderson, The Beck Group, Portland Oregon Click here to view the presentation
Log Scaling for Timber Cruisers Tom St. Laurent, Forest Grove, Oregon Click here to view the presentation
Winch assisted technology for steep slope harvester use Peter Dyson, FPInnovations, Vancouver, British Columbia Click here to view the presentation
A much improved version of Atterbury Consultants Super ACE cruise program Paul Wagner, Atterbury Consultants Inc., Darrington, Washington Click here to view the presentation
How many cruise plots are needed Kim Isles, Kim Isles Associates, Nanaimo, British Columbia Click here to view the presentation
Scanner scaling station: log scaling profile, Vaagen Bros Scott Dodson, Vaagen Bros., Colville, Washington Click here to view the presentation
Logging Utilization in Oregon and Washington Eric Simmons, University of Montana, Missoula Click here to view the presentation
April 13, 2017
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
Supporting the Development of a Mass Timber Manufacturing Industry in Oregon Ian Macdonald, TallWood Design Institute, Corvallis, OR Click here to view the presentation
Using cubic log scale in Idaho: practical experience, butt diameter and cull determination Archie Gray Archie Gray, Idaho Department of Lands, Coeur d’Alene Click here to view the presentation
Cross laminated timber developments in North America Ethan Martin, Wood-Works, Seattle, Washington Click here to view the presentation
Latest developments in GPS Jon Aschenbach, Resource Supply, LLC., Beaverton, Oregon Click here to view the presentation
North American log and wood fiber markets Gordon Culbertson, Manager, Northwest Market Sales, Forest2Market, Eugene, Oregon Click here to view the presentation
Update on the Timbeter - a smart solution for accurate timber measurement and data management Vallo Visnapuu, Timbeter OÜ, Pärnu, Estonia Click here to view the presentation
Managing forest data: measurement, computation and communication Zack Parisa, SilviaTerra, San Francisco, California Click here to view the presentation
Central Alberta log study Dallas Garcia and Max Matthews, Millar Western, Whitecourt, Alberta Click here to view the presentation
Collecting data on your phone or tablet Tyler Gakstatter, Resource Supply, LLC., Beaverton, Oregon Click here to view the presentation
Measurement aspects of the Trustima tools and Trimble/BOS Trade trip ticketing system David Buddingh, Trimble Navigation, Corvallis Oregon Click here to view the presentation
April 14, 2017
On April 14, the group participated in a Field trip and Log rollout at the RSG Forest Products mill, Kalama Washington. Many thanks to Columbia River Scaling Bureau and RSG for organizing and hosting the event.
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: Dennis Moore dennis@nwlogscalers.com Program coordinator: Max Matthews MMatthews@millarwestern.com Communication and outreach: Dallas Garcia LoggoneServices@outlook.com Go back to TMS homepage