📋 Tender Overview
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Climate, the Digimetsade project was launched in April 2024, which aims to increase the reliability, quality and availability of forestry data. Together with sub -agencies, the Ministry of Climate has made several initiatives to improve the quality and availability of forestry data during the year, and work continues.
We have no reason to doubt the reliability of national forest data, but it is always possible to increase the reliability of the data, make more accessible and more convenient. Although the summaries of the Estonian Statistical Forest Inventory (SMI) are one of the more accurate and fastest in the world, and Undersecretary of Environment Antti Tooming. The state has taken a clear direction that all forestry -related data must be digital, public and, if necessary, related to other national databases. This is an important step in sustainable forest management and knowledge -based decisions.
All Estonian national forestry data has been collected in the environmental portal, where real -time reports fulfill the purpose of the countrys real -time economy and allow all stakeholders to use the same current data.
There have been several important developments in the project in the last year:
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Climate and the Environment Agency and the Environmental Board, was completed.
The Environment Agency has conducted which proved that automatic detection of clear felling with satellite images is possible.
The maps of the height of the forest and the backup were created based on the data of aerial laser scan and statistical forest inventory (SMI).
A map of dried trees identified from aerial photos was added to the environmental portal.
The interactive desktop of SMI results was created in Tableau environment.
Data and reports of the State and Forest Management Center (RMK) were reflected in the environmental portal.
The reports of forestry permits for the Environmental Board were brought together in the environmental portal.
The Land and Space Office (formerly Land Board) obtained a new aerial laser scanner and aerial measurement lidel.
This year, work will continue with the development and testing of remote sensing services. The purpose of the planned service of the Environmental Agency is to begin to give an overview of the clearing of the clearing of at least 0.5 ha. This will help to enhance the supervision of the Environmental Board and to simplify reporting related to forests and felling. Lidar data processing will also continue: the height of the forests will be complemented by the new lid beaches of the forests and the plan will be to create additional card layers such as the Estonian Metsamask.
A public opinion survey of forestry data conducted in February 2025 showed that just over half of all respondents (55%) have been interested in forestry data and related topics. Public forestry data is sought or used mainly for environmental issues, ownership of forests and for study or research purposes. A more thorough introduction to the study will take place in late May.
Martin Altraja
Communication counselor
