Forestry
Forest is a significant source of biodiversity and a sink to carbon dioxide, the main cause of global climate change. The world has just under 4 billion hectares of forest, covering about 30% of the world’s land area. From 1990 to 2005, the world lost 3 percent of its total forest area, an average decrease of 0.2% per year [FAO Publications]. There is a need for a sustainable forest resource management at a local or global level because of an increase worldwide deforestation triggered by pressured such as logging, wildfires, desertification, pests and deceases. In fact, the recent pine beetle infestation in western North America has affected 1.5 million acres in Colorado according to recent survey.
Different forest management strategies are being implemented including reforestation, good harvesting practices, landscape restoration, water and wildlife management. Remote sensing imagery, with their spatial, spectral and temporal characteristics can help optimize existing forest management strategies.
Forestry Product Lines
. Tree Counting
. Invasive Species (Tamarisk)
. Vegetation Treatment Monitoring
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