Vision and Challenges for Realising the Internet of Things

T
he Indisputable Key project is
developing new methods and ICT
solutions to improve the use of
wood and optimise forest production
by utilising traceability of logs and
boards through the forest-wood supply
chain.
The Indisputable Key
Project
Large volumes of wood are going to waste.
Knowledge of log characteristics and their
impact on the quality and final end-use of
wood products can help in the selection of the
most suitable log for a specific product while
still in the forest and thus significantly reduce
the amount of wood wasted. New methods
and technology for traceability are needed to
make it possible to mark individual logs and
boards, and to trace these through the forestwood
supply chain.
Project Results
The project covers different areas such as
data exchange, models and indicators of economic
and environmental performance, RFID
technology and other technologies for marking
and reading, and software modules for
integration. The industrial implementation is
supported by exploitation planning, industrial
demonstrations and training.
Major achievements of the project include
new RFID technology for log marking; inkbased
board marking and reading; an infrastructure
for data exchange based upon existing
standards such as papiNet, Stanford and
EPCglobal; software for tracing objects and
for monitoring economic and environmental
key performance indicators; models for predicting
wood properties and models for the
simulation of supply chain scenarios.
Indisputable Key
Intelligent Distributed Process Utilization and
Blazing Environmental Key
Main novel developments include:
Pulping compatible passive EPC C1G2
compatible UHF RFID transponders for
marking logs.
Robust RFID reader with an adaptive RF
front end for use in the forest in the harvesters.
Special Key Performance Indicators for
easy access to the environmental performance
of a product.
Software for monitoring environmental
and economical performance of a product
on item level.
The expected benefits of the project include
better yield; reduced emissions; better tools
for the tracing of timber origin and the prevention
of illegal logging and better tools for
product and process development. The functionality
and benefits will be demonstrated at
locations in France and Sweden. The main
demonstration is in Sweden and will involve
Sveaskog, Setra Group (Malå) and Norsjö Trä
(component manufacturing).
Further information:
Partners: SP, KTH, FCBA, CIRIS, IVL, VTT, Tieto,
Confidex, Idesco, Tampere Univ. of Tech.,
Lappeenranta Univ. of Tech.,Tallinn Univ. of
Tech., Oskando, Hekotek, Skog-Data, NFLI,
NTI, Skogforsk, Sveaskog, Ducerf , Raunio,
ESAS, Scanpole, Mauchamp, Setra, Rolpin,
Rottne
Contact: Kaj Nummila;
VTT / Wireless Sensing
P.O.Box 1000; FI-02044 VTT
Finland
Tel.: +358-20-722-5773
E-mail: Kaj.nummila@vtt.fi
Internet: www.indisputablekey.com
Duration: 01.10.06 – 31.03.10 - 42 Months
CERP-IoT – Cluster of European Research Projects on the Internet of Things
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