Find out how drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) make it possible for forest planners to cost-effectively plan forest roads for timber harvesting on rugged terrain in Western Norway.
By using aerial photos, researchers can build three-dimensional models that make it possible to identify and quantify masses that have been excavated, height differences in the terrain, or even calculate diameter and volume of forest stands.
Read the entire article by Camilla Baumann here.