Timber cruising
Timber cruising software that doesn't cost a fortune
Built by foresters, for foresters, as a cheaper alternative to what's already out there. It works the way the current tools work — the point isn't to reinvent cruising, it's to stop overpaying for it.
Timber cruising software is a small market with a small number of established products, and the pricing reflects that. If you cruise for a living the cost is survivable. If you cruise occasionally, or you're a small operation, it's hard to justify.
Cambium was built by foresters as a cheaper option. It deliberately follows the workflow of tools like T-Cruise rather than inventing a new one, because a cruising app that requires relearning cruising is not actually cheaper.
What it does
- Works like the tools you know — the workflow follows established cruising software rather than reinventing it.
- Built by foresters, so the vocabulary and the assumptions come from the field rather than from a product team.
- Substantially cheaper than the established options, which is the whole reason it exists.
- Repeat measurement over time, so a stand's history is a trend rather than a stack of separate cruises.
Who it's for
- Consulting foresters who don't want enterprise pricing for a one-person operation.
- Small operations and contractors cruising occasionally rather than daily.
- Landowners with a management plan who want to track their own stands.
- Students and researchers who need real cruising software without a licence budget.
Common questions
Is there a cheaper alternative to T-Cruise?
Cambium was built for exactly that reason — by foresters, following the workflow of established cruising tools so there's nothing new to learn, at a much lower price. Whether it fits depends on your cruise methods, so it's worth trying against a stand you already have data for.
What is timber cruising?
It's the systematic sampling of a forest stand to estimate volume, species composition and value, usually by measuring trees on plots and scaling the result. It's the basis of most timber sale and management decisions.
What do I need to cruise a stand?
A cruise method appropriate to the stand, a way to measure diameter and height, a plot layout, and somewhere to record it consistently. The recording is the part software handles — and the part that most often goes wrong on paper.
Does Cambium work offline?
Field data capture is the point, so yes. Sensaro Pioneer handles heavier offline survey work if you need it.
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