Publications in VIVO

Map of Science

Co-investigator Network

Robert F Keefe Associate Professor and Director, University of Idaho Experimental Forest

Positions

Associate Professor, Forest, Rangeland & Fire Sciences , College of Natural Resources

People

head of

University of Idaho Experimental Forest Director 2012 -

Publications

selected publications

academic article
- A novel smartphone-based activity recognition modeling method for tracked equipment in forest operations. PLOS One. 17. 2022
- Use of Individual Tree and Product Level Data to Improve Operational Forestry. Current Forestry Reports. 8:148-165. 2022
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Development and Validation of Smartwatch-based Activity Recognition Models for Rigging Crew Workers on Cable Logging Operations. PLOS One. 16:e0250624. 2021

Prediction of Fuel Loading Following Mastication Treatments in Forest Stands in North Idaho, USA. Sustainability. 12:7025. 2020

Positioning Methods and the Use of Location and Activity Data in Forests. Forests. 10:458. 2019

Intent to Adopt Location Sharing for Logging Safety Applications. Safety. 5. 2019

Use of Smartphones to Quantify the Productive Cycle Elements of Hand Fallers on Industrial Cable Logging Operations. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 30:132-143. 2019

Human Factors Affecting Logging Injury Incidents in Idaho and the Potential for Real-Time Location-Sharing Technology to Improve Safety. Safety. 4:43. 2018

Real-time positioning in logging: Effects of forest stand characteristics, topography, and line-of-sight obstructions on GNSS-RF transponder accuracy and radio signal propagation. PLOS One. 13:e0191017. 2018

Evaluation of Three Forest-Based Bioenergy Development Strategies in the Inland Northwest, United States. Journal of Forestry. 116:497-504. 2018

Use of lidar-derived landscape parameters to characterize alternative harvest system options in the Inland Northwest. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 29:179-191. 2018

Characterizing Rigging Crew Proximity to Hazards on Cable Logging Operations Using GNSS-RF: Effect of GNSS Positioning Error on Worker Safety Status. Forests. 8. 2017

Hazards in Motion: Development of Mobile Geofences for Use in Logging Safety. Sensors. 17.0. 2017

Use of Real-Time GNSS-RF Data to Characterize the Swing Movements of Forestry Equipment. Forests. 8. 2017

Multi-spatial analysis of forest residue utilization for bioenergy. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining-biofpr. 10:560-575. 2016

Accuracy of WAAS-Enabled GPS-RF Warning Signals When Crossing a Terrestrial Geofence. Sensors. 16. 2016

Operational Influences Affecting Sawlog Weight and Volume Relationships in the Intermountain West. Forest Products Journal. 65:198-208. 2015

Remote sensing the vulnerability of vegetation in natural terrestrial ecosystems. Remote Sensing of Environment. 154:322-337. 2014

Influence of Wildland Fire Along a Successional Gradient in Sagebrush Steppe and Western Juniper Woodlands. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 66:667-679. 2013

Marked, biased, filter (MBF): use of digital X-radiography and mark-recapture to partition seed lots based on sampled individual seed quality attributes. New Forests. 43:169-184. 2012

Active Ground Optical Remote Sensing for Improved Monitoring of Seedling Stress in Nurseries. Sensors. 10:2843-2850. 2010

Modeling individual conifer seed shape as a sum of fused partial ellipsoids. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 40:2175-2186. 2010

Design and evaluation of an inexpensive radiation shield for monitoring surface air temperatures. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 180:281-286.

Effects of Harvesting Systems and Bole Moisture Loss on Weight Scaling of Douglas-Fir Sawlogs (Pseudotsuga Menziesii var. glauca Franco). Forests. 5:2289-2306.

article

Choosing the right harvesting system 2013

chapter

Woody Biomass Logistics. Cellulosic Energy Cropping Systems, First Edition. Ed. Karlen, Douglas. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. 251-279. 2014

conference paper

Applications of multi transmitter GPS-VHF in Forest Operations. Proceedings of the 47th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization and 5th International Forest Engineering Conference, Gerardmer, France. 2014
FVS-OpCost: A new forest operations cost simulator linked with FVS. Council on Forest Engineering. 2014
Potential for boom - mounted remote sensing applications in seedling quality monitoring. Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations. 48-51. 2009

Research

principal investigator on

co-principal investigator on

Socioeconomic Impacts of Woodbased Biofuels Development Strategies on Northern Rocky Mountain Communities in the Northwest awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 2012 - 2015
Masticated Fuels and Fire Behavior in Forest of the Interior West awarded by Joint Fire Science Program 2013 - 2015

other research activities

Suitability of optical ground sensors to monitor seedling quality Presenter

keywords

Forest operations; location analytics; activity recognition; smart and precision forestry; digital health and safety; fuels management; prescribed fire operations;