Dear list members, As we do research on the same topic as Professor Erkki Tomppo, I would love to contact him. Does anyone know his email address or snail mail address? many thanks in advance pv -- Philippe VERSTRAETE, research assistant ________________________________________________________ E-mail: Verstraete@fsagx.ac.be phone: +32 (81) 62 22 99 fax: +32 (81) 62 23 01 ________________________________________________________ Faculti universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques Uniti de Gestion et Economie Forestihres Passage des diportes, 2 5030 Gembloux Belgium ________________________________________________________ Jarmo Saarikko (METLA) wrote: > > THE MARCUS WALLENBERG FOUNDATION > 1997-01-28 > > Path breaking system for forest assesment is awarded the Marcus > Wallenberg Prize of 2 million Swedish kronor > > Professor Erkki Tomppo, Helsinki > > is awarded the fourteenth Marcus Wallenberg Prize for his > pathbreaking achievement within the field of forest assessment. In a > multi-source forest inventory system, his methodology integrates > data collected from remote sensing, ground sampling and other > sources to improve the quality of forest information. His scientific > accomplishments provide new directions for forest assessment and > ecological monitoring and an important tool for evaluating progress > in the sustainable management of world forests. > > Traditionally, forest inventory darta has been collected primarily > by means of field surveys. The costs has been high, and the spatial > resolution of the data obtained has been severely limited. Maps and > aerial or satellite pictures have been used to supplement the > information gathered in the field. These latter sources, when used > individually, have serious limitations in their ability to provide > information that useful in practical forestry applications. > > The pioneering aspect of Tomppo's research is his unique method of > integrating available information sources into one system that is > reliable and also allows accurate estimates for smaller areas than > the traditional field inventories. Tomppo's system considerably > enhances the total information value of data sources used and also > allows for ecological data to be effectively assessed. In the > context of national forest assessment it is now possible to obtain > inventory data at the community and owner levels as well - which has > previously not been possible without extensive field work. > > The new integrated system of inventory-taking is being tested on a > large scale in Finnish forest assessment with highly promising > results. Continuous development of the system, as experience is > gained, is expected to further improve its accuracy. In addition to > its use in Finland, the system has been tested on a large scale in > New Zealand, Chile, China and Germany. Sweden also is testing the > method, the progress of which is being closely minitored by the EU > and others. > > Dr. Erkki Tomppo was born in 1947. His studies in mathematics at the > University of Helsinki were followed by studies at that university's > faculty of forestry. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1987 in statistics. > For many years he has engaged in research in land mensuration and > inventory of land assets. He is currently a lecturer on remote > sensing at the University of Helsinki. Since 1992, he has also held > the position of Professor of Forest Assessment at the Finnish Forest > Research Institute. > > > The Marcus Wallenberg Prize > > The Marcus Wallenberg Prize, an international award, was established > in 1980 by Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags Aktiebolag of Sweden to > honour Dr. Wallenberg, who served as a member of the Company's Board > of Directors and was its chairman for many years. The Prize was > instituted to recognize, encourage and stimulate research of a > pioneering nature that significantly increases knowledge and > technical progress in areas of concern to forest industries. > > The amount of the Prize is two million Swedish kronor. > > The award will be presented to Professor Erkki Tomppo by H.M. King > Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony to be held in Stockholm in the fall > this year. This is the fourteenth occasion the Prize has been > awarded. > > For additional information, please contact: Sven-Erik Malmeblad, > Secretary of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Selection Committee, Tel. > +46-23-24057 after 17.00 on January 28. > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Address Telephone Telefax > S-791 80 FALUN +46 23 78 21 66 +46 23 71 15 81 > SWEDEN > (Visiting address: Esgatan 22) > > --- > Forwarded to the list by Jarmo Saarikko, Finnish Forest Research Institute
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