Abstract
There is rich in forest resources in Taiwan. According to the conclusion of the 6th National Agricultural congress held in 2018, in the future, we will reach the goal of a self-sufficiency rate of wood in 5% within 10 years, to promote the development of the forest industry, fulfill the responsibilities of global citizens, and achieve the goal of sustainability development. However, the current forestry labor is aging, low wages, and lack of practitioners. In addition, the working environment in forestry is inconvenient and the products lack competitiveness. It has caused the long-term downturn of upstream production and the lack of business willingness of private forest owners. This project will improve the efficiency of work, reduce the load of labor and working hours, reduce the cost of forestry and harvest by the development and application of various technologies, and evaluate the impact of operations on the environment, to improve the competitiveness of forestry. In order to achieve the goals, we will expect to conduct research in the following three items: ●Apply LiDAR and UAV to improve the efficiency of domestic timber harvesting operations.●Assessment of high performance forestry machinery with conventional operations for operational efficiency and cost–benefit analysis.●Application of time series and spatial information in plantation management, silviculture and harvest.