Lidar remote sensing has proven to be a powerful tool for estimating ground elevation,
canopy height, and additional vegetation parameters, which in turn are valuable information …

One-third of Germany's land surface area is covered by forest (around 11.4 million hectares),
and thus, it characterizes the landscape. The forest is a habitat for a large number of animal …

The Miombo woodland is the most extensive tropical woodland in south-central Africa.
However, field sample plot data on forest cover changes, species distribution and carbon …

The integration of BIM with other digital advancements has demonstrably led to an increase
of performance in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) …

Forests' ecosystems are an essential part of the global carbon cycle with vast carbon storage
potential. These systems are currently under external pressures showing increasing change …

Abstract The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) laid down the new EU drone
regulations in December 2020, which are seen as a development step towards enabling a …

Dead wood such as coarse dead wood debris (CWD) is an important component in natural
forests since it increases the diversity of plants, fungi, and animals. It serves as habitat …

The need to rely on accurate information about the wood biomass available in riparian
zones under management, inspired the land reclamation authority of southern Tuscany to …

Accurate detection and delineation of individual trees and their crowns in dense forest
environments are essential for forest management and ecological applications. This study …

Leveraging low-cost drone technology, specifically the DJI Mini 2, this study presents an
innovative method for creating accurate, high-resolution digital surface models (DSMs) to …