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Autonomous air tankers for firefighting?

In ForestTECH, Issue10 by FIEA2 February 2018

Firefighters may soon get another tool in the drone arsenal, as Thrush Aircraft and Drone America from an alliance to begin development of the world’s first autonomous air tanker. The …

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Comparing Lidar & Photogrammetric Point Clouds

In ForestTECH, Issue10 by FIEA26 January 2018

Airborne Lidar and photogrammetry are both viable methods for capturing point clouds for 3D modelling of man-made hard structures. Although both methods produce point clouds, the manner of capturing data …

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Agri Robots & Drones to be a US$45 Billion Industry by 2038

In ForestTECH, Issue10 by FIEA26 January 2018

Robotic technology is quietly transforming the world of agriculture. A report by IDTexchEx describes how this market will plausibly grow to become a US $45 billion industry by 2038. It …

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Study identifies opportunities for NSW forest owners

In ForestTECH, Issue10 by FIEA24 January 2018

New research from the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has highlighted promising opportunities for 18,000 North Coast private native forest (PNF) landholders, to increase income and create new jobs …

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Drones used to survey B.C.’s wildfire damage

In ForestTECH, Issue10 by FIEA19 January 2018

Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using drones to investigate how much damage the 2017 wildfire season wreaked on B.C.’s forests. By flying the unmanned machines over B.C.’s …

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Terrestrial laser scanning for forest inventories

In ForestTECH, Issue10 by FIEA20 December 2017

Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is an effective technique for acquiring detailed tree attributes in forest plots. During the last two decades, tremendous effort by national mapping agencies, companies, universities and …

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NZ to trial drone traffic management system

In ForestTECH, Issue10 by FIEA15 December 2017

Airways is calling for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone, users to take part in the trial of New Zealand’s first UAV traffic management (UTM) platform. Airways has partnered with …

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Satellite technology a game changer for NZ farmers

In ForestTECH, Issue10 by FIEA15 December 2017

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) has announced the launch of an innovative satellite technology called SPACE (Satellite Pasture and Cover Evaluation) – a giant leap forward for pasture management. SPACE uses …

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