Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
College of New Caledonia
$25,000.00
Use of UAV platforms to predict forest attributes in young managed forests in northern BC
EF 2015-16
Résumé
The College of New Caledonia and LM Forest Resource Solutions Ltd. are collaborating on an applied research
project to study how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can collect enhanced information from young managed
forests in the interior of British Columbia. The project will focus on two objectives: (i) establishing optimal
flight parameters for UAV data collection in younger forests, and (ii) developing semi-automated computer
processes to extract important forest attributes from photo-derived 3D point clouds.
This research project will occur on the College of New Caledonia's Research Forest, located near Prince
George, BC, and will involve students from the College's Natural Resources and Environmental Technology
Program. Students will develop new skills around using emerging UAV and photogrammetric technologies to
address geospatial information needs of the forest industry. LM Forest Resource Solutions will benefit from
this project by developing new processes and services for clients in the forest industry.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
485737-2015
Name nom
Griesbauer, Hardy
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22211
Institution établissement
College of New Caledonia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
201
Area of application group en
Natural resources (economic aspects)
Area of application group fr
Ressources naturelles (aspects économiques)
Area of application en
Forestry (silviculture, forest management)
Area of application fr
Foresterie (sylviculture, aménagement forestier)
Research subject code
4102
Research subject group en
Geographical information
Research subject group fr
Information géographique
Research subject en
Remote sensing
Research subject fr
Télédétection
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Use of UAV platforms to predict forest attributes in young managed forests in northern BC
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The College of New Caledonia and LM Forest Resource Solutions Ltd. are collaborating on an applied research
project to study how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can collect enhanced information from young managed
forests in the interior of British Columbia. The project will focus on two objectives: (i) establishing optimal
flight parameters for UAV data collection in younger forests, and (ii) developing semi-automated computer
processes to extract important forest attributes from photo-derived 3D point clouds.
This research project will occur on the College of New Caledonia's Research Forest, located near Prince
George, BC, and will involve students from the College's Natural Resources and Environmental Technology
Program. Students will develop new skills around using emerging UAV and photogrammetric technologies to
address geospatial information needs of the forest industry. LM Forest Resource Solutions will benefit from
this project by developing new processes and services for clients in the forest industry.
