Curious about what tree species your wooden furniture is made of?

Soon, you will be able to identify a piece of wood by just using your smartphone.
This will be made possible through a mobile app being developed by the DOST- Forest
Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) and DENR-Forest Management
Bureau (DENR-FMB). The two agencies� joint project aims to quickly and accurately
identify selected wood species thru a Wood Identification Mobile Phone Application
using Android OS.

According to DOST-FPRDI�s For. Mario DR. Ramos, the project will use XyloTron, a
machine-vision-based wood identification system developed by the U.S. Forest
Service�s Forest Products Laboratory. XyloTron uses image analysis, statistical
processing software and the wood imaging device Xyloscope in capturing and
analyzing the wood�s cross section.

�The project goal is to make sure all locally traded timber and timber products are
correctly identified. Thru the mobile app, a person can verify whether a piece of
lumber is legally sourced or not,� explained Ramos.

�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species in the
Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be used
offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
Curious about what tree species your wooden furniture is made of?

Soon, you will be able to identify a piece of wood by just using your smartphone.
This will be made possible through a mobile app being developed by the DOST- Forest
Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) and DENR-Forest Management
Bureau (DENR-FMB). The two agencies� joint project aims to quickly and accurately
identify selected wood species thru a Wood Identification Mobile Phone Application
using Android OS.

According to DOST-FPRDI�s For. Mario DR. Ramos, the project will use XyloTron, a
machine-vision-based wood identification system developed by the U.S. Forest
Service�s Forest Products Laboratory. XyloTron uses image analysis, statistical
processing software and the wood imaging device Xyloscope in capturing and
analyzing the wood�s cross section.

�The project goal is to make sure all locally traded timber and timber products are
correctly identified. Thru the mobile app, a person can verify whether a piece of
lumber is legally sourced or not,� explained Ramos.

�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species in the
Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be used
offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.
Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.
�The project goal is to make sure all locally traded timber and timber products are
correctly identified. Thru the mobile app, a person can verify whether a piece of
lumber is legally sourced or not,� explained Ramos.

�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species in the
Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be used
offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.�The project goal is to make sure all locally traded timber and
timber products are correctly identified. Thru the mobile app, a person can verify
whether a piece of lumber is legally sourced or not,� explained Ramos.

�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species in the
Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be used
offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.
�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species in the
Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be used
offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species
in the Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be
used offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species
in the Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be
used offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.
�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species in the
Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be used
offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.�The project goal is to make sure all locally traded timber and
timber products are correctly identified. Thru the mobile app, a person can verify
whether a piece of lumber is legally sourced or not,� explained Ramos.

�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species in the
Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be used
offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.
�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species in the
Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be used
offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species
in the Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be
used offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.�The app will identify initially 30 commercially traded wood species
in the Philippines, which include endemic, exotic and imported trees. As it can be
used offline, the app is reliable even if the user is off-the-grid,� he added.

For decades now, DOST-FPRDI�s wood identification service has been an important
part of the government�s campaign against unlawful logging. Executive Order No. 23
strictly prohibits logging in all natural and second-growth forests, but allows the
harvesting of trees grown in industrial plantations.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.
Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and
off-site identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as
legal evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.

Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.
Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and off-site
identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as legal
evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.Upon DENR�s request, the Institute�s experts conduct on-site and
off-site identification of confiscated wood, and submit reports which serve as
legal evidence against the violators.
A beam with width b = 300mm and depth d = 600mm is to be prestressed. Consider a
15% prestress loss, compute the value of the final prestressing force P and
eccentricity e.