Press release: Forstify and INTEND Geoinformatik enter a strategic partnership

Dortmund, 8 July 2024 — INTEND Geoinformatik, a leading provider of geographic information systems (GIS) for forestry, and Forstify, the platform for digital forestry tools, have entered a strategic partnership. The aim is to integrate wood lists from Forstify into INTEND’s ERP system.

Through this collaboration, customers benefit from a significant simplification and automation of their workflows: data from Forstify can be transferred directly into the forest information planning system. This saves time and reduces errors caused by manual transfer. The goal is a seamless data flow between the platforms.

Benefits of the integration

• Automated data flow: wood lists and other forestry data are transferred from Forstify into INTEND’s ERP system.
• Greater efficiency: automation removes the need for manual entry, raises efficiency and minimises errors.
• Ease of use: the integration is straightforward and requires no extensive IT knowledge.
• Better communication: sharing the platforms improves communication and collaboration.

Voices on the partnership

“Our partnership with Forstify is an important step in offering our customers an even more efficient and reliable solution. The seamless integration of Forstify’s innovative timber measurement and wood lists into our ERP system saves time and reduces manual errors.” — Lukas Zintel, CEO of INTEND Geoinformatik

“Working with INTEND Geoinformatik lets us offer our customers additional value and drive forward digitisation in forestry. Together we are setting new standards in the industry.” — Christian Kaulich, CTO of Forstify

Beyond this collaboration

This partnership is only the beginning. Forstify and INTEND plan to expand their cooperation and develop innovative solutions for the forestry and timber industry. In the medium term, the platforms are to be connected so that seamless data exchange is possible across the board — for example by matching regional wood offers and requests with one’s own stocks.

About INTEND Geoinformatik

INTEND Geoinformatik is a leading provider of geographic information systems (GIS) and has offered specific forestry solutions since its founding in 2000. With over 50 employees in Germany, INTEND supports state, regional, private and municipal forests as well as timber transport. More than 85,000 customers manage over 5.5 million hectares of forest every day using INTEND’s GIS solutions.

About Forstify

Forstify is a digital platform for forest owners, timber buyers and traders that optimises the timber-trade value chain through digital measurement, data management, marketing and purchasing. Since 2018 the startup from Arnsberg has been developing solutions for a more digital and effective forestry.