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UNH Says Drones and Multispectral Pictures Can See the Forest for the Trees

from Granite Geek, July 27, 2020

UNH Says Drones and Multispectral Pictures Can See the Forest for the Trees Granite Geek, July 27, 2020 In a new study, University of New Hampshire researchers have concluded that when assessing forest imagery collected by unmanned aerial systems, an alternative method of delineating individual forest tree crowns within those images is more accurate than the most commonly used method, the canopy height model. The research is important to New Hampshire landowners and forest managers as mapping and monitoring forests is a key component of managing natural resources. According to the North East State Foresters Association, the annual value of sales of New Hampshire's forest products industry totals nearly $1.4 billion. READ MORE

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