Remote sensing in forestry: current challenges, considerations and directions

FE Fassnacht, JC White, MA Wulder… - … An International Journal …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Remote sensing has developed into an omnipresent technology in the scientific field of
forestry and is also increasingly used in an operational fashion. However, the pace and level …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring artificial intelligence for applications of drones in forest ecology and management

A Buchelt, A Adrowitzer, P Kieseberg, C Gollob… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This paper highlights the significance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the realm of drone
applications in forestry. Drones have revolutionized various forest operations, and their role …

Structure from motion photogrammetry in forestry: A review

J Iglhaut, C Cabo, S Puliti, L Piermattei… - Current Forestry …, 2019‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The adoption of Structure from Motion photogrammetry (SfM) is
transforming the acquisition of three-dimensional (3D) remote sensing (RS) data in forestry …

Automated tree-crown and height detection in a young forest plantation using mask region-based convolutional neural network (Mask R-CNN)

Z Hao, L Lin, CJ Post, EA Mikhailova, M Li… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Tree-crown and height are primary tree measurements in forest inventory. Convolutional
neural networks (CNNs) are a class of neural networks, which can be used in forest …

Current practices in UAS-based environmental monitoring

G Tmušić, S Manfreda, H Aasen, MR James… - Remote Sensing, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
With the increasing role that unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are playing in data collection
for environmental studies, two key challenges relate to harmonizing and providing …

[HTML][HTML] Forestry remote sensing from unmanned aerial vehicles: A review focusing on the data, processing and potentialities

N Guimarães, L Pádua, P Marques, N Silva, E Peres… - Remote Sensing, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Currently, climate change poses a global threat, which may compromise the sustainability of
agriculture, forestry and other land surface systems. In a changing world scenario, the …

[HTML][HTML] UAV-supported forest regeneration: Current trends, challenges and implications

M Mohan, G Richardson, G Gopan, MM Aghai, S Bajaj… - Remote Sensing, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Replanting trees helps with avoiding desertification, reducing the chances of soil erosion
and flooding, minimizing the risks of zoonotic disease outbreaks, and providing ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles forest remote sensing—A systematic review. Part II: Research applications

R Dainelli, P Toscano, SF Di Gennaro, A Matese - Forests, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Forest sustainable management aims to maintain the income of woody goods for
companies, together with preserving non-productive functions as a benefit for the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicle forest remote sensing—A systematic review. part I: A general framework

R Dainelli, P Toscano, SF Di Gennaro, A Matese - Forests, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Natural, semi-natural, and planted forests are a key asset worldwide, providing a broad
range of positive externalities. For sustainable forest planning and management, remote …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of UAV LiDAR and digital aerial photogrammetry point clouds for estimating forest structural attributes in subtropical planted forests

L Cao, H Liu, X Fu, Z Zhang, X Shen, H Ruan - Forests, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Estimating forest structural attributes of planted forests plays a key role in managing forest
resources, monitoring carbon stocks, and mitigating climate change. High-resolution and …