News from the timber industry
Our IMAGO prototype has been selected as one of the top 10 winners in the “Sustainable Future” category at the EU Space Cassini Challenges. This award underscores our effective use of Galileo satellite navigation to ensure sustainable timber sourcing and prevent illegal deforestation. IMAGO integrates advanced satellite capabilities to provide Read more…
We’ve officially “space-lifted” off! GEO-CYCLE clinched the win in the “Space” category at the 18th SPG Idea Competition! About GEO-CYCLE GEO-CYCLE stands for Geospatial Environmental Oversight for Coffee and Cocoa Yield, Conservation, and Livelihood Enhancement. GEO-CYCLE, utilizing the advanced INI device, specifically addresses the EU Deforestation Regulation compliance for smallholder Read more…
Introducing Alena Trexler, a shining example of what an internship at Beetle ForTech can offer. Alena, currently studying at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), joined us from July to September 2023. She quickly became a valuable team member, making significant contributions to our forestry Read more…
At Beetle ForTech, we believe that promoting gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but it is also crucial to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Gender equality means ensuring that all employees, regardless of gender, have equal access to opportunities and resources, and that everyone can reach Read more…
f.l.t.r: Sebastian Vogler, Koime Kouacou We are thrilled to announce that Beetle ForTech has been crowned the winner of the prestigious Greenstart 2022 competition in Austria. This accolade is a testament to our unwavering commitment to fostering sustainable forestry through innovative timber traceability solutions. At Beetle ForTech, we are pioneering Read more…
“In computer science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the measure of things. Machine Learning, Big Data, Deep Learning are just a few buzzwords for a technology that could appear to solve all the world’s problems. At the same time, the world has realized that there are environmental problems that can Read more…
Core team of Beetle ForTech (v.l.t.r.): Sebastian Vogler, Anh Nguyen, Matthias Sammer, Koimé Kouacou Beetle ForTech is proud to be the Copernicus and Galileo Prize Winner in Austria 2021. The whole team is looking forward to the collaboration with Austrian Research Promotions Agency (FFG) to prevent the trading of illegal Read more…
Image of the Amazon rainforest and the Xingu River in Brazil via Sentinel-2 satellite in true colors, processed with EO Browser of Sentinel Hub. Beetle ForTech and research partners develop smart monitoring tools for regenerative forestry and sustainable forest management (SFM). Our goal is to strongly reduce the possibilities of Read more…
The Austrian Federal Forest Office (Bundesamt für Wald – BFW) wants to control more imports of wood and wood products from non-EU countries this year. The goal is to prevent the import of illegally logged timber from entering the market. Nine large-scale inspections were carried out in 2020; this year, Read more…
New face on board at Beetle ForTech! Meet Rheo Schöner, our new intern in business development from University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). We are happy to have Rheo support our team in the sub-project ARTEMIS, where we aim to improve spatial data used in forest certification Read more…