A system assists during felling of a tree. A provision device provides a property of the tree and/or a property of an environment of the tree, identifies at least part of a course of a cut in the tree for felling the tree and/or identifies a position and/or an orientation of a cutting apparatus executing the cut. A determination device obtains felling information related to an ideal felling direction of the tree, compares the identified part of the course to an obtained part of an ideal course of a cut to be executed in the tree for felling the tree in the ideal felling direction, compares the identified position and/or the identified orientation of the cutting apparatus to an obtained ideal position and/or an obtained ideal orientation of the cutting apparatus, and obtains cutting information based on the comparison. An output device outputs the obtained felling information and cutting information.

A master plan for a thrivable community comprises a primary plot of land in the shape of an annulus (ring). The center of the annulus delimits a natural preserve including a body of water, forest, woods, beaches, and combinations thereof. A road or path is provided around the outside of the annulus and a road or path is provided around the interior of the annulus. The community is structured in accordance with the Pareto Principle wherein at most twenty percent (20%) of the area of the community is developed and at least eighty percent (80%) of the area of the community is undeveloped.

A master plan for a thrivable community comprises a primary plot of land in the shape of an annulus (ring). The center of the annulus delimits a natural preserve including a body of water, forest, woods, beaches, and combinations thereof. A road or path is provided around the outside of the annulus and a road or path is provided around the interior of the annulus. The community is structured in accordance with the Pareto Principle wherein at most twenty percent (20%) of the area of the community is developed and at least eighty percent (80%) of the area of the community is undeveloped.

A method for dispersing nutrients from deep subsoil below the depth of soil in which tree roots are growing to increase the growth rate of the trees, which member directs gaseous fluid collected from the deep subsoil into the root zone soil where the tree roots are growing.

A method for dispersing nutrients from deep subsoil below the depth of soil in which tree roots are growing to increase the growth rate of the trees, which member directs gaseous fluid collected from the deep subsoil into the root zone soil where the tree roots are growing.

A system for timber management on a land base includes a first timber management machine; a computing device for use in the first timber management machine, a touch screen display operatively connected to the computing device for use by an operator of the first timber management machine, a geoposition determining device operatively connected to the computing device for determining position of the first timber management machine, a software application executing on the computing device, wherein the software application provides for displaying a map and a plurality of data layers on the map, wherein the map is configured to show timber bundles laid down, a current location of the first timber management machine as determined by the geoposition determining device, and a current location of a second timber management machine.

A system for timber management on a land base includes a first timber management machine; a computing device for use in the first timber management machine, a touch screen display operatively connected to the computing device for use by an operator of the first timber management machine, a geoposition determining device operatively connected to the computing device for determining position of the first timber management machine, a software application executing on the computing device, wherein the software application provides for displaying a map and a plurality of data layers on the map, wherein the map is configured to show timber bundles laid down, a current location of the first timber management machine as determined by the geoposition determining device, and a current location of a second timber management machine.

The disclosed embodiment is a control surface for use in a forest machine. The control surface includes a base panel, wherein the base panel comprises multiple buttons and/or switches to be used with an operators hand. A joystick protruding from the base panel. The joystick includes a handle part. The handle part has multiple buttons and/or switches to be used with an operator's hand. The handle part has a thumb button/switch to be used by an operator's thumb. The thumb button is adjustable in the height position in relation to the base.

The disclosed embodiment is a control surface for use in a forest machine. The control surface includes a base panel, wherein the base panel comprises multiple buttons and/or switches to be used with an operators hand. A joystick protruding from the base panel. The joystick includes a handle part. The handle part has multiple buttons and/or switches to be used with an operator's hand. The handle part has a thumb button/switch to be used by an operator's thumb. The thumb button is adjustable in the height position in relation to the base.

A surveying apparatus comprising a controller (CPU), the controller (CPU) being configured to: receive an image stream representing a video sequence; determine a camera pose for a second image in the image stream relative a first image in the image stream; match the first image with the second image, based on the cam-era pose; and generate a three dimensional model based on the image match.