“The forest needs innovation and technology: rePLANT has already registered patents in five countries.”, Expresso
rePLANT is a project led by the paper company The Navigator Company and the association ForestWISE, which is dedicated to researching and developing technologies for forest management and fire prevention. Carlos Fonseca, Chief Technology Officer of ForestWISE, revealed to Expresso SER the main innovations of this laboratory that is already in its third year. Figures […]
rePLANT presents technological solutions for forest and fire management, Green Savers
rePLANT, an unprecedented technological project that brings together companies, universities and research centers for the enhancement and defense of forests, presented yesterday at the Parque das Serras do Porto, innovative technologies for the defense and management of forests and fire, revealed in a statement. According to the same source, among them is the monitoring of […]
Parque das Serras do Porto covered with optical cameras to detect fires, A Verdade
The rePLANT project implemented new technological solutions to manage fire detection in the Parque das Serras do Porto. Last Monday, May 15th, more than five thousand hectares, about 85% of the Parque das Serras do Porto, was covered by four optical cameras with a range of ten kilometers and able to detect fire even in […]
rePLANT presents technological solutions for forest and fire management, Ambiente Magazine
rePLANT is structured in three main areas: forest and fire management, risk management and circular economy and value chains. The rePLANT project, which brings together companies, universities and research centers to enhance and defend the forest, presented this Monday, at the Parque das Serras do Porto, innovative technologies for the defense and management of forest […]
5 Million Investment to speed up the fire combat, Antena 1
Optical cameras, digital sensors and a robot are some of the innovations of the rePLANT project. All these mechanisms will help in the defense of the forests in the municipalities of Gondomar, Paredes and Valongo. In, Antena 1, 15 May 2023 (PT)
Project to prevent fires, TVI Jornal
Two fire prevention projects were presented. A network of temperature sensitive cameras, connected in real time to the authorities. And, also, a robot that helps in forest maintenance operations. In, TVI Jornal, 16 May 2023 (PT)
Project “rePLANT” at Serras do Porto Park, Novum Canal
rePLANT, an unprecedented technological project that brings together companies, universities and research centers for the valorization and defense of the forest, presented today, at Parque das Serras do Porto, innovative technologies for the defense and management of the forest and fire. Among them is the monitoring of the forest through optical cameras, already installed in […]
“Technology is the answer to the challenges of the forest”. Parque das Serras do Porto covered with cameras to detect fires, Porto Canal
More than five thousand of the six thousand hectares of the Parque das Serras do Porto have been monitored since May 15 by four optical and thermal cameras, as part of the rePLANT program, an innovative and pioneering project in Portugal, which aims to strengthen the defense of forests against fires, which have proven to […]
Portugal: the country’s battle plan to fight forest fires, France TV Info
One country is setting an example when it comes to fire prevention. It is Portugal. In 2017, 119 people died in major fires. Since then, the country is trying to prevent another tragedy. Huge fires, overwhelmed emergency services… In 2017, in central Portugal, 119 people lost their lives in their homes or trying to escape. […]
Innovation created in rePLANT will be continued, Produtores Florestais
Closing event of rePLANT highlights the project’s main achievements and debates ways to boost the forest’s future. Closing event of rePLANT highlights the project’s main achievements and discusses ways to boost the future of forestry. After three years of innovating for a greater valorization and competitiveness of Portuguese forests, rePLANT has ended. The results of […]
