AIKO KLHK IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC Indonesia | 24/10/2019

Indonesia is a country with abundant forest plant species, counting not less than 4,000 timber species. Each timber with its own unique characteristic will require an accurate identification method to avoid misjudge in determining the species.Wood identification is a process to determine the type /species of wood based on its anatomy. Not only the identification is needed to determine the best use of a wood/timber in an industry, it is also beneficial in bio-forensic in a legal case in which wood/timber is the evidence. Misjudgment in timber identification will cause financial loss, thus there is no tolerance for mistake. There are two possibilities following a mistake in wood identification, either the country will suffer the losses or the company will.     Currently, wood identification can be carried out in macroscopic and microscopic way using thin preparations at the Lignocellulose Anatomical Laboratory, at Forest Product Research and Development Center (P3HH), by referring to various libraries and Xylarium Bogoriense wood samples that have been collected from all parts of Indonesia since 1914. Xylarium Bogoriense wood samples collection is now the biggest in the world with more than 193 thousands specimens that consist of 110 family, 675 genus, and 3667 authentic timber.In the current state of science, technology, and limited number of competent human resources, wood identification work to date can only be done by researchers or technicians that are well-trained and experienced. Personal condition is one factor effecting the result and required time to complete an identification.  The possibility of mistake in identification can be reduced with the availability of more competent personnel in the field. But to address the issue of the number of competent personnel is surely not an easy matter. The ability to recognize timber specimens require basic knowledge and sufficient training. Adding to the problems are, the wood identification process in macroscopic and microscopic will provide information up to the level of genus, it will be more complicated to reach species level not to mention determining the island/location of origin.  manual wood identification work in the laboratory, takes 1-2 weeks of observation to 163 wood characters. This has encouraged P3HH to innovate and since 2011 initiated the development of an automatic wood identification tool to speed up the identification process in order to provide a rapid identification test service that are in increasing demand every year. In 2017 - 2018, P3HH cooperated with INSINAS funded by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) to develop an automatic wood identification device.

Innovation continues to be carried out, and in 2019 P3HH succeeded in developing the application of an automatic wood identification device which was named "AIKO-KLHK".

AIKO-KLHK is an android-based automatic wood identification system capable of completing wood identification in matter of seconds in comparison to 1-2 weeks that are needed in manual procedure. The AIKO-KLHK database was loaded from the authentic Xylarium Bogoriense wood collection, the world's largest wood library, which was built and managed by P3HH since 1915. AIKO-KLHK is able to identify 823 types of Indonesia’s trade wood. AIKO-KLHK also provides information on trade names, wood uses, conservation status, geographical origin and other information on wood properties.AIKO-KLHK has several advantages, namely:

1.          Using a Web & Android-based formation management platform that will record user data in AIKO-KLHK and the Xylarium Bogoriense database, the database will be a useful information in making data collection and mapping of wood species throughout Indonesia.

2.          Has a database of 823 types of wood (in comparison to 144 types of wood in the beginning)

3.          Able to provide information on the status of wood conservation based on LHK, CITES and IUCN regulations in addition to basic data, wood/timber classification trade class and recommendation of uses.

4.          Provide information on the geographical origin of the wood based on the similarity of the anatomical structure with the authentic wood collection in Xylarium Bogoriense from a particular location,

5.          Data is stored on the BLI / KLHK server thereby increasing data security and speeding up access, as well as allowing it to be integrated with online SIPUHH

6.          Usable online and offline

7.          Search facility in “Pustaka” (pustaka meaning library) will help to browse information on type of wood which will be provided with macroscopic image.

AIKO KLHK was officially launched to the public on August 29, 2019, to coincide with the event of Gelar Kebangsaan” (National Title) held by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry at Manggala Wanabakti Building, Jakarta. The AIKO application can be downloaded for free on the Google Play Store.Director of P3HH, Dr. Ir. Dwi Sudharto stated in an interview that AIKO-KLHK would continue to be developed, both the database for wood type, the latest system, and other information provided in the application.