Wellington technology start-up Lynker Analytics has been selected by New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment (the Ministry) to lead a consortium including UAV Mapping NZ and Carbon Forest Services to …
Climate right for raising tech funds
Startups are capitalising on renewed interest in environmental solutions after Australia’s bushfires brought climate change to the front of investors’ minds. “We’ve got a problem in front of us. If we don’t …
Drone technology is being developed in Canberra to fight bushfires
An army of drones could protect Australia from bushfires and help in alpine search and rescue efforts if a collaboration between the University of Canberra and technical engineering firm Tactical …
Use of drones for precision forestry in the Congo
Interholco is a global provider of wood, a leading company on international markets since 1962, producing and selling logs, lumber and laminated scantlings. Interholco combines industrial processes with a dedication …
Weed control tool launched
The concept of the STA logger (pronounced sta, not S.T.A) has been around for a long time, but increases in hardware and software capabilities coupled with decreases in costs soon made the …
Harvest residue assessment using remotely piloted aircrafts
Post-harvest forest residue surveys are crucial for assessing harvest efficiency; accounting for merchantable waste, marketable fiber for secondary use, or available bioenergy biomass; compliance of ecological objectives such as coarse …
The smartphone as a professional mapping tool
To what extent will the smartphone become a professional mapping tool? Modern smartphones already contain many of the important functions to be used as mapping tools. However, whether they are …
The world’s smallest supercomputer could completely change the drone industry
Last week, NVIDIA announced the world’s smallest supercomputer, designed for artificial intelligence “at the edge.” This technology – the continued miniaturization of incredibly powerful computing systems – could transform the …
NASA forest structure mission releases first data
NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation mission (GEDI) released its first publicly available data on January 21, 2020, giving researchers access to measurements of forests around the world. GEDI (pronounced like the Jedi …