Development of a methodology for tracking the volume of forest resources from felling to the enterprise using an unmanned aerial vehicle

The volume of forest resources is the most important characteristic in tracking the supply chains of raw materials, along with species and quality. To date, there is no unified automated methodology designed to track the movement of forest resources. The paper considers the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle for the purposes of accounting and accurate calculation of timber volumes both in the standing and in the form of stacks of round timber. The users of the presented methodology are timber industry enterprises, as well as authorities and departments for the purpose of state control. The developed methodology will make it possible to obtain prompt and accurate information on the volume of timber along the entire path of their extraction and processing. This, in turn, will reduce the cost of the procedure for assessing the volume of timber, make the procedure for monitoring their movement more independent and transparent.