Detect forest damage by satellite and drone

Foresters record forest damage by satellite and drone

Needs setupAI Act: no extra obligationsInspecting by cameraAgriculture

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You see earlier and across the whole area where trees are dying, bark beetle infestations are growing or storms have torn gaps, instead of walking through every stand. You plan inspections specifically where the images show anomalies.

Is this for you?

  • As a forester, forest owner or forestry business, you manage larger or scattered areas that you cannot inspect continuously.
  • Bark beetles, drought or storms worry you, and acting quickly determines the extent of the damage.
  • You work with digital maps or a geographic information system, or have someone who can.
First step today

Take a current aerial image or drone photo of a stand you know well, for example from your federal state’s aerial imagery portal or from your own flight, and have it described with the template below. Compare the marked spots with what you saw on your last inspection.

How to go about it

  1. Define types of damage and forest areas
  2. Plan satellite images and flights
  3. Confirm and record damaged areas on the ground
  4. Check hits and set alert thresholds
  5. Build alerts into inspection planning and felling
  6. Review false alarms and missed damage every season

Templates to copy

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Included in the training

The complete guide

  • 6 steps explaining exactly what to do
  • 3 proven templates to copy into your own AI
  • Safe use: data, checking, deciding, informing
  • Pitfalls, effort and how to recognise success

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