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The Evolving Role of Foresters in a Tech-Driven World

The forester’s role isn’t disappearing, its rapidly changing. Over the next five to ten years, technology will shift the job from boots-on-the-ground data collection and monitoring toward data interpretation, strategic decision making, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The forester will need to know how to leverage technology on the job to get […]

Forest Drones: Aerial Photogrammetry

UAV’s (drones) are becoming more widespread as a forest management tool. Common uses for drones in forestry include land inspection, photography/videography, aerial spraying of pesticides, and aerial photogrammetry. In this post I will discuss some recent experience I gained with aerial photogrammetry using a drone. Selecting the right drone for […]