DISA

During the Big Data Conference on December 3-4, 2020 we will have several interesting Keynote speakers, one of them is Håkan Olsson is professor in forest remote sensing at the Swedish University of Agricultural sciences. He leads the data acquisition work package in the research programme Mistra Digital Forest. He is also a member in the steering group for the ongoing national laser scanning for forest resource assessment, and a member of the national council for geodata (Geodatarådet).

During his talk he focus on that there is an increasing stream of remote sensing data that together with digital techniques can be used for assessment of forest resources. Satellites provides frequent images that can be compared and used for forest damage assessment. Airborne laser scanners provide 3D point clouds that in combination with field surveyed reference data are used operationally for producing nationwide and accurate maps with data about the forest on raster cell level. The sensors develops rapidly and provides data with higher resolution, making assessments of single trees realistic. Among the current research frontiers are: combining single tree data from airborne sensors with stem shape data from sensors carried by man or vehicles; automated classification of tree species; assessment of forest growth from repeated sensor data acquisitions. The ultimate goal is to assimilate all new data into a continuously updated model of the forest resources.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to listen to him and take part of the conference by signing up here by December 1st.