¶ Scion & Interpine case study of using LiDAR data over five years
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Description: Port Blakely has been using LiDAR for inventory
purposes since 2015 and this technology has now
become the company’s primary option for forest
inventory. Although there have been challenges to
implementing this technology, the benefits have been
found to far outweigh these, including being a game
changer for harvest reconciliations. The company
has undertaken five LiDAR inventory projects to date
with future capture and recapture plans in place.
The precision of the LiDAR inventory projects has
been found to be comparable to, if not better, than
traditional mid-rotation and pre-harvest inventory
estimates. LiDAR inventory projects also provide
benefits, such as numerous GIS spatial surfaces that
aid forest management and information that can assist
with future growth modelling and site classification
purposes. This technology has an exciting future and
the process of completing LiDAR imputation projects is
constantly developing and evolving.
Snapshot: 0
Category: Remote Sensing, Imaging & Analytics
FWPA RD&E: 7.3
¶ Details
| Company | Country | Type | Website | Available in Australia? | Year | Status | Remarks | TRL | Employees | Colour | Inventors | Patent Model. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunn | Port Blakely, Scion, Interpine, Geraldine Forest (all NZ) | Paper | Link | 2021 | Red |