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TMI Timber Moisture Intelligence

TMI helps forestry teams reduce the hidden cost of moisture with practical field intelligence for harvest timing, shorthaul planning, depot dwell, actual moisture readings, and mill specification decisions.

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Nearing rollout

TMI is Northwood's first field intelligence product.

Built around real timber movement decisions, TMI gives foresters, forestry managers, growers, harvesting contractors, transport contractors, and timber operations teams a clearer view of moisture risk from compartment to mill.

Why it matters

The hidden cost of moisture

Timber moisture affects almost every movement decision after felling. Move timber too early, and operations may be paying to transport water instead of saleable timber. Leave it too long, and it may miss the best shorthaul window, over-dry, lose value, or create pressure elsewhere in the supply chain.

Rain, shade, stack exposure, depot dwell time, species, timber size, and actual field readings can all change the right decision.

Timber moisture is a biological process, and it behaves differently across locations, species, terrain, exposure, and handling patterns. TMI is built to adapt its calculation logic to local field evidence, instead of forcing every compartment through one fixed drying curve.

Read why moisture matters
01 Transport

Wet timber means more unnecessary mass on the road.

02 Timing

Wrong movement windows create pressure infield and downstream.

03 Spec

Stock must be judged against the mill's required moisture band.

04 Confidence

Field readings help separate a good plan from a guess.

What TMI does

A practical way to see and manage moisture risk

Shorthaul readiness

See when infield timber is moving toward the shorthaul band, and when weather or plan drift means the timing should be reviewed.

Depot and mill-spec planning

Track whether moved stock is heading toward the mill's required moisture band and how depot dwell assumptions affect the plan.

Actual moisture readings

Record field samples so planning can be anchored to measured timber condition, not fixed waiting periods alone.

Local calibration

Let confirmed field readings refine the way TMI interprets drying conditions for that operation, compartment type, and local weather pattern.

Hive Mind calibration

Approved shared evidence can strengthen the wider TMI calculation base, helping predictions and trend lines improve as more verified field data becomes available.

Team collaboration

Keep foresters, managers, contractors, and timber teams aligned around the same compartment, sample, shorthaul, depot, and planning picture.

App views

Built around practical forestry decisions

TMI brings compartment moisture, depot stock, drying trends, and shorthaul movement into one practical view, so foresters can see what is ready, what is changing, and what needs attention before timber moves.

TEST DATA
TMI operations dashboard using TEST DATA for Test compartment and Test depot

Operations dashboard

Compartment and depot moisture status, current TMI values, and the next practical action.

TEST DATA
TMI depot spread screen using TEST DATA showing felling, shorthaul, depot, and actual spread

Moisture spread

Felling spread, predicted shorthaul spread, predicted depot spread, and actual depot spread.

TEST DATA
TMI drying trend screen using TEST DATA showing the trend line against mill specification context

Drying trend

Trend line visibility against mill-spec context for the test compartment.

TEST DATA
TMI shorthaul graph using TEST DATA showing wave movement and depot moisture effect

Shorthaul movement graph

Shows the trend line, shorthaul wave, depot impact, and remaining infield timber after movement.

Field-ready workflow

From compartment to depot, TMI keeps the decision visible.

TMI supports timber planning from compartment to depot, including felling dates, shorthaul windows, depot names, mill specification bands, depot dwell assumptions, actual moisture readings, and forecast confidence.

The purpose is not to replace field judgement. It is to make that judgement better informed.

Daily decisions

Better questions, clearer moves

Is this compartment ready to move?

Will this shorthaul plan still work after rain?

How long should this timber dwell at depot?

Which stock is approaching mill spec?

Where do we need an actual moisture sample?

Are we about to move too early, too late, or just right?

Rollout discussions

Built for forestry operations, not boardroom theatre.

TMI is nearing rollout. Northwood Field Intelligence is open to practical discussions with forestry operations that want better visibility over timber moisture, movement timing, depot dwell, and field data.

Enquiries opening soon