Alain Minguet’s Post

The flow of water in fields and forests does not respect property boundaries - it acknowledges Grave Gravity alone as its master! This simple fact has a dramatic impact on forest planning on wetlands, sometimes causing trees to drown, sometimes leaving them out dry. Watershed level drainage management is not easy, but a joint research project between Suomen metsäkeskus - Finnish Forest Centre's Miia Saarimaa, Leena Stenberg from Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) / Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke) and Arbonaut's CTO Vesa Leppanen and researchers from TAPIO have identified HYTKY, or Hydrological Connectivity, to be helpful. Arbonaut has developed a model based on LiDAR scanning that measures the level of water and hydrological connectivity in ditches in great detail over large, connected forestlands covering the entire area delineated by watersheds. When this is coupled with the Marshland simulation model SUSI from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Helsinki, the resulting geospatial analysis can forecast both tree growth on drained wetlands as well as the impact of restoration efforts on restored marshlands. A recent article in Metsäalan Ammattilehti illustrates this analysis in vivid detail.

Three #Arbonautees have been elevated to C-level positions! 🌟 Join us in congratulating our new Chief Sales Officer Jari Kinnunen and Chief Operating Officers Alain Minguet and Tuomo Puumalainen on their well-deserved promotions due to their dedication and hard work. We're thrilled to see them take on additional responsibilities and bring their fresh perspectives to the table. Our Arbonaut family is growing, evolving, and reaching new heights together!

📢 Mobile Developer wanted! Do you see yourself working in an international technology company and supporting our agile development team while working on meaningful projects? Arbonaut is looking for a Mobile Developer to bring to life cutting-edge mobile solutions for our global customers! 💻 Apply via aTalent by October 1: https://lnkd.in/dkTgEpH4 ✨ Check what it is like to work at Arbonaut: https://lnkd.in/dtbezXGq #MobileDeveloper | #OpenPositions | #RecruitingNow

Do you see yourself working in an international technology company and supporting our agile development team while working on meaningful projects? Arbonaut is looking for a Mobile Developer to bring cutting-edge geospatial mobile solutions to life! ✨ Check what it's like to work at Arbonaut: https://lnkd.in/d5KJKbUH 💻 Apply via LinkedIn by June 18: https://lnkd.in/d--7bTz4 #MobileDeveloper | #OpenPositions | #RecruitingNow

Our employees come from many different nationalities and backgrounds, which not only helps us deliver quality services to our customers around the globe but also shapes Arbonaut’s soul. We asked #Arbonautees what it feels like to be part of the company and to give us a glimpse into their everyday work! ⬇️

Our long-standing collaboration with the Suomen metsäkeskus - Finnish Forest Centre continues! In May, Arbonaut will begin the development of a mobile application Tassu (English for ‘Paw’) for field inspections. The app will assist the Finnish Forest Centre in checking that the legislative responsibilities of private forests are followed. This means, for instance, monitoring different forest operations or the implementation of subsidized improvement projects. #ArboProject | #MobileApplication | #MobileDevelopment

Alain Minguet and Mikko Rautava are currently in Lusaka to kick-start the implementation phase of our ZAPROPA project in #Zambia in collaboration with the Zambian Timber Auction Floor Limited. After a meeting with key stakeholders including representatives of the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment and of the Forestry Department, an interactive workshop was held with different forest concession owners to identify their unique needs and requirements for the system. In 2022, our experts conducted a feasibility study, thanks to the Finnish Embassy in Lusaka and the Accelerated Growth for SMEs in Zambia (AGS) Programme, to pave the way for localizing a Geographic Information System that could help to better monitor land concessions and safeguard forests. Now we are piloting its use in the timber value chain! The project is supported by Finnpartnership. #ArboProject | #GISApplication