Method for identifying wood-based panels

A method for identification of wood-based panels, comprising:

• capturing, for each wood-based panel of a plurality of wood-based panels, at least one respective comparison image of a predetermined section of a respective side edge of a respective wood-based panel at a respective first time;
• determining and storing a plurality of comparison data sets by determining and storing, for each wood-based panel of the plurality of wood-based panels, a respective comparison data set from the respective comparison image captured for the respective wood-based panel based on a respective structure of a respective wood-based material of the respective wood-based panel;
• determining, for each wood-based panel of the plurality of wood-based panels, a respective characterization data set;
• linking each comparison data set of a plurality of comparison data sets to the respective characterization data set for the respective wood-based panel;
• capturing a test image of the predetermined section of a respective side edge of a first wood-based panel at a second time, wherein the first wood-based panel comprises a first wood-based material, and wherein the second time is a time later than said respective first times;
• determining a test data set from the test image based on a structure of the first wood-based panel;
• comparing the test data set with the comparison data sets to identify a matching comparison data set;
• and
• assigning the characterization data set linked to said matching comparison data set to the first wood-based panel.