HooldusR

HooldusR is a forest navigation app for finding and verifying stands that may need maintenance cuttings. It is developed at Tartu Observatory, University of Tartu. The app draws a map layer derived from remote sensing data covering the whole territory of Estonia. The layer highlights places that should be checked on the ground for maintenance cutting. You navigate to a highlighted stand by GPS, inspect it in situ, and record what you found without leaving the map. MAP COLOURS Highlighted areas are coloured by the year the analysis was produced: • Red — produced up to 2023 • Orange — area updated in 2024 WHAT YOU RECORD At your exact position you save one of three values: • Correct — the stand does need a maintenance cutting, as the analysis indicated • Incorrect — the analysis flagged this stand, but no cutting is needed • Missing — a cutting is needed here, but the…