Will the Internet of Trees Be the Next Game Changer?
Unlike agriculture, where cutting-edge technologies are being aggressively adopted, forestry and its related industries are something of a technology laggard. But the prospect of the industry using sensors in the field, both in sawmills and even embedded within trees themselves, is emerging. Eric Hansen and Scott Leavengood, both professors at Oregon State University's Wood Science and Engineering department, discuss how the Internet of Things could help drive efficiency and improve quality in the forestry sector.