Project-SPADE

Divisjon for skog og utmark

SPADE: Multi-purpose physical-cyber agri-forest drones ecosystem for governance and environmental observation


The strategic objective of SPADE project is to develop an intelligent ecosystem to address the multiple purposes concept in the light of deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs alias drones) to promote sustainable digital services for the benefit of a large scope of end users in sectors of crop production, forestry, and livestock. This includes individual UAV usability, UAV type applicability (e.g., swarm, collaborative, autonomous, tethered), UAV governance models availability and UAV-generated data trustworthiness.

Active Updated: 12.05.2025
End: sep 2026
Start: sep 2022
3D_gjengivelse av skog_Foto Stefano Puliti NIBIO

Divisjon for skog og utmark

SFI SmartForest: Bringing Industry 4.0 to the Norwegian forest sector


SmartForest will position the Norwegian forest sector at the forefront of digitalization resulting in large efficiency gains in the forest sector, increased production, reduced environmental impacts, and significant climate benefits. SmartForest will result in a series of innovations and be the catalyst for an internationally competitive forest-tech sector in Norway. The fundamental components for achieving this are in place; a unified and committed forest sector, a leading R&D environment, and a series of progressive data and technology companies. 

Active Updated: 05.03.2025
End: sep 2028
Start: okt 2020