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From Prediction to Prevention: The Impact of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing transformative changes and sustainable practices to the forefront of the forestry and agriculture industry. From facilitating forest fire prevention and early detection to optimizing resource allocation and decision-making to increase yields and reduce waste, AI fosters an efficient, productive, and sustainable future for both industries.

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Cultivating a Greener Tomorrow in Forestry and Agriculture

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Increased Efficiency

Analyze satellite data, sensors, and historical records for real-time decision-making. Enhance efficiency with advanced analytics to optimize resource allocation, crop management, and harvesting. AI-driven insights drive higher yields, reduced waste, and sustainable practices for improved operations.

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Labor and Time Savings

Integrate autonomous machinery, remote sensing, predictive maintenance, image recognition, and data analysis. With automation and proactive issue detection, AI reduces labor, prevents downtime, minimizes losses, and promotes sustainable management, driving industry evolution, efficiency, and sustainability.

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Promote Sustainable Practices

Reduce waste and environmental impact using AI for precise resource management, optimizing irrigation, fertilization, and pest control. Monitor forest health in real-time and implement sustainable harvesting to preserve ecosystems and ensure long-term viability. AI empowers you to drive sustainable practices and conserve natural resources for future generations.

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Drive Data-Driven Decision Making

Process extensive data from sensors, drones, satellites, and devices. Analyze patterns swiftly, eliminating errors. Predict crop yield, forest growth, and environmental effects. Get instant insights for proactive risk mitigation. Enhance resource management and address challenges with data-driven strategies.

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Effective Resource Allocation

Embrace data-driven decisions to confidently allocate resources. Use advanced analytics and machine learning to optimize workforce, equipment, production, and costs. Allocate resources strategically for productivity, sustainability, and lasting success.

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Early Detection and Intervention

Proactively detect potential threats that could impact your forestry or farming operation. Identify challenges and changes quickly, like infestations and declining forest health, empowering timely intervention to mitigate the impact on your yields, preserve forest ecosystems, and safeguard livelihoods.

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Sustainable Forestry, Smart Farming: Embrace the AI Advantage

AI is leading positive change, transforming the traditional forestry and agriculture industries. By providing data-driven insights, farmers and foresters are enhancing productivity, optimizing resource usage, improving crop yields and forest management, and championing sustainability practices. AltaML empowers Partners to harness the power of AI by developing tools to enable them to proactively adapt to changing environmental conditions, promote biodiversity conservation, and pave the way for a more efficient and sustainable future.

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By integrating AI with satellite imagery and IoT sensors, foresters can detect wildfires earlier and continuously monitor their propagation. This critical information enables firefighters to more effectively predict potential fire-prone areas and focus their resources on areas that require immediate attention.

Precision agriculture techniques empower farmers to make data-driven decisions, leading to reduced resource wastage, increased crop yield, and the adoption of sustainable farming practices. AI-powered technology, including drugs, ground-based sensors, and satellites, achieves precise crop monitoring by collecting and processing data to assess crop health, detect disease and deficiencies, and optimize irrigation and fertilizer usage.

By analyzing satellite imagery using AI-powered image recognition, foresters identify illegal logging activities by identifying unauthorized road construction and clear-cutting. Systems can promptly alert authorities to take action against these illegal activities.

AI-powered tractors, harvesters, and other equipment are used to navigate fields, detect obstacles, and perform tasks accurately without relying on human labor. Automation reduces labor costs, improves efficiency, and allows continuous monitoring and data collection during agricultural operations.

To monitor forest health and growth patterns, AI is used to handle extensive datasets gathered from satellite imagery, sensors, and drones. This information is utilized to develop precise forest inventories, pinpoint areas that need attention, such as those affected by infestations or diseases, and facilitate the development of sustainable harvesting approaches.

Within the forestry and agriculture industries, AI is used to analyze historical weather data, satellite imagery, and sensor information to build advanced weather prediction models. These models help foresters and farmers make data-driven decisions and improve their ability to monitor conditions that may impact fields and forests.

Transforming Organizations with AI

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We approached AltaML because we thought that AI may be able to help us unlock a lot of value within the data that we were generating within our mill and across our business lines. AltaML took a methodical, fresh eyes review of our business and operations. This foundational work put our first AI models into production in our mill—already driving up to $70,000 in savings per year. With AltaML’s support, we are expanding the AI work we are doing in the mill to continue to drive yield and efficiency. We’d recommend AltaML as a partner to any organization looking to adopt AI within their business, as we’ve found their focus on getting AI into use to be of great value.

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Gordon Giles

Business Unit Leader

Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries

Working with GovLab.ai has assisted Alberta Wildfire Management to answer the complex question of where the next wildfire will occur. AltaML used AI to create a Fire Occurrence dashboard which informed staff of the probability of a wildfire ignition in the area. GovLab.ai has opened my eyes to the many possibilities of using Wildfire data and AI to help solve long-standing complex problems.

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Ed Trenchard

Wildfire Management Specialist

Government of Alberta

I have been involved with GovLab.ai and AltaML since late 2021, working on a project to improve methods of detecting insect and disease damaged forests in Alberta. The process thus far has been excellent. The weekly meetings are short, efficient, and move the project forward quickly.

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Dale Thomas

Wildfire Management Specialist

Government of Alberta

A photo of Gordon Giles - Business Unit Leader at Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries.

We approached AltaML because we thought that AI may be able to help us unlock a lot of value within the data that we were generating within our mill and across our business lines. AltaML took a methodical, fresh eyes review of our business and operations. This foundational work put our first AI models into production in our mill—already driving up to $70,000 in savings per year. With AltaML’s support, we are expanding the AI work we are doing in the mill to continue to drive yield and efficiency. We’d recommend AltaML as a partner to any organization looking to adopt AI within their business, as we’ve found their focus on getting AI into use to be of great value.

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Gordon Giles

Business Unit Leader

Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries

Working with GovLab.ai has assisted Alberta Wildfire Management to answer the complex question of where the next wildfire will occur. AltaML used AI to create a Fire Occurrence dashboard which informed staff of the probability of a wildfire ignition in the area. GovLab.ai has opened my eyes to the many possibilities of using Wildfire data and AI to help solve long-standing complex problems.

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Ed Trenchard

Wildfire Management Specialist

Government of Alberta

I have been involved with GovLab.ai and AltaML since late 2021, working on a project to improve methods of detecting insect and disease damaged forests in Alberta. The process thus far has been excellent. The weekly meetings are short, efficient, and move the project forward quickly.

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Dale Thomas

Wildfire Management Specialist

Government of Alberta

AltaML’s AI-Powered Solutions in Action

Optimizing Mill Digesters

Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization

Logistic Insights

Wildfire Resource Scheduling

Optimizing Mill Digesters

Challenge

Partner wanted to accurately predict pulp quality (kappa) and stabilize kappa in an optimal range to improve production.

Solution

AltaML created a machine learning (ML) model to predict the ideal kappa range and recommend chemical additions based on incoming chip characteristics and digester signals. Mill operators can now intervene and make informed decisions and changes to ensure kappa remains optimal.

Impact

$3 to $5M

Potential annual yield benefits, reducing errors and optimizing operations

Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization

Challenge

A farm-retail supply chain struggled to forecast product demand, impacting supply, inventory costs, and pricing.

Solution

AltaML improved forecasting to reduce supply and demand variance, optimizing site inventory to inform monthly life directions and annual supply agreements.

Impact

$8.1 to $42M

Estimated cost savings in first-year at scale

Logistic Insights

Challenge

Fuel is a significant operating expense for forestry companies. Our Partner did not have a data-driven method to optimize fuel consumption and reduce emissions.

Solution

AltaML analyzed driver patterns and trip level data to determine if actionable insights can improve fuel efficiency. Using ML, driver behavior patterns were identified, providing our Partner with the insights to implement policies and programs to improve fuel efficiency.

Impact

$200 to 700K

Cost savings annually in fuel consumption

Wildfire Resource Scheduling

Challenge

Without technology, wildfire prediction and management are next to impossible. Teams cannot make informed decisions regarding operations and risk management, resources are inefficiently allocated, operational costs are increased, and areas are open to vulnerabilities hiding effective and preventative support.

Solution

Using data analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modeling, AltaML developed a solution that leverages weather data, geographical information, seasonal patterns, and fire indices to precisely predict the fire risk for the following day. Enhancing scheduling efficiency and curtailing operational costs, the solution drives a proactive approach to firefighting and risk management.

Impact

$2 to 5M

Expected annual savings in operational costs and overtime expenses

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Transform Your Forest and Farming Operations

Embrace AI’s potential to optimize resource allocation, increase yields, protect our natural resources and food supply, and make data-driven decisions. Don’t wait—transform your operations today.

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