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Expert Systems constitute a part of the broader field of Artificial Intelligence. There are applications which aim in the encasement of knowledge of an expert, in a certain area of science, in a computer application. Thus it is possible for the further use of the experts’ knowledge even by people who cannot directly communicate with an expert. In the field of environmental sciences expert systems were created for dealing with various problems. The purpose of this paper is the development of an expert system which would be able to identify wood produced by Greek forest species. The system will be available for wood industry professionals, for students as a support tool in the education process, and for anyone interested in wood identification.
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Ioannou, K., Birbilis, D. & Lefakis, P. A pilot prototype decision support system for recognition of Greek forest species. Oper Res Int J 9, 141–152 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-009-0037-7
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