Forest Big DataLaajuus (5 cr)

Objectives

The student has a broad picture of the state-of-art of sources, production and uses of digitalization and big data in forestry and related businesses. The student is able to anticipate future trends related to big data and its effects on decision making and practices in forestry. Student is able to analyze the possibilities to use big data in forestry in different countries and implement convenient tools and methods.

Content

Sources of data, producers of data, methods and tools for analyzing big data, applications of internet-of-things in forestry. Predictions of future trends