Identify technologies required to sustain smart and automated mining and harvesting operations The abiotic sector Improve geochemical and geophysical exploration methods and prospecting techniques with a view to increasing the resource diversity in Europe. Enhance drill logging technologies to obtain more cost-efficient and more environmentally friendly exploration. Reprocess current soil and residue samples using modern analytical techniques for higher recovery of old mine tailings and other deposits. Improve systems to collect and predict ore-body information, including seam and grade definition Investigate hydraulic hoisting technologies to reduce energy consumption on haulage Explore technologies that enable alternative mining sources, including space mining, e.g. asteroid mining. Develop technologies and methods that allow for exploring and extracting minerals from sea bed deposits, deep-sea mining and mining under special conditions Improve hard rock cutting techniques and deploy continuous cutting machines for [automated] and efficient operations within small deposits, deep-sea mining and special conditions mining Test new, and adapt conventional, design layouts and operations to suit automation to decrease the number of workers in quarries and mines Develop configurable, open, integrated interactive planning systems using new ICT Make data available across operations with a view to increase efficiency and safety Investigate means to create stability of automated mining operations at greater depths. Apply new improved health, safety technologies: electrification of haulage machinery for rough terrain The biotic sector Develop efficient ICT systems for precision quantification and characterisation of based wood materials i.e. precision inventory Develop efficient ICT systems for planning of precision deliveries to industry customers taking the entire value and supply chains and customers into consideration Develop forest-based standardised information systems like StanForD (Communication with Forest machines), papiNet Forest Wood Supply & Bioproducts, WoodX, Packaging, Pulp, Paper, Fine paper, Logistics, Label stock, Recovered paper, Logistics etc. Apply ICT to develop precision forestry to enhance harvesting and silviculture operations for next generation trees Develop intelligent forest operation systems and smart solutions for human-machine-terrain interactions. Analyse and monitor changes in forest ownership and their implications for forest management, new opportunities and markets. Develop new tree breeding strategies that include quantitative and molecular genetic tools aiming at sustainable and high yield of biomass, improved wood quality and resistance to stress.
Identify technologies required to sustain smart and automated mining and harvesting operations The abiotic sector Improve geochemical and geophysical exploration methods and prospecting techniques with a view to increasing the resource diversity in Europe. Enhance drill logging technologies to obtain more cost-efficient and more environmentally friendly exploration. Reprocess current soil and residue samples using modern analytical techniques for higher recovery of old mine tailings and other deposits. Improve systems to collect and predict ore-body information, including seam and grade definition Investigate hydraulic hoisting technologies to reduce energy consumption on haulage Explore technologies that enable alternative mining sources, including space mining, e.g. asteroid mining. Develop technologies and methods that allow for exploring and extracting minerals from sea bed deposits, deep-sea mining and mining under special conditions Improve hard rock cutting techniques and deploy continuous cutting machines for [automated] and efficient operations within small deposits, deep-sea mining and special conditions mining Test new, and adapt conventional, design layouts and operations to suit automation to decrease the number of workers in quarries and mines Develop configurable, open, integrated interactive planning systems using new ICT Make data available across operations with a view to increase efficiency and safety Investigate means to create stability of automated mining operations at greater depths. Apply new improved health, safety technologies: electrification of haulage machinery for rough terrain The biotic sector Develop efficient ICT systems for precision quantification and characterisation of wood materials i.e. precision inventory Develop efficient ICT systems for planning of precision deliveries to industry customers taking the entire value and supply chains and customers into consideration Develop forest-based standardised information systems like StanForD (Communication with Forest machines), papiNet Forest Wood Supply & Bioproducts, WoodX, Packaging, Pulp, Paper, Fine paper, Logistics, Label stock, Recovered paper, Logistics etc. Apply ICT to develop precision forestry to enhance harvesting and silviculture operations for next generation trees Develop intelligent forest operation systems and smart solutions for human-machine-terrain interactions. Analyse and monitor changes in forest ownership and their implications for forest management, new opportunities and markets. Develop new tree breeding strategies that include quantitative and molecular genetic tools aiming at sustainable and high yield of biomass, improved wood quality and resistance to stress. based
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