Articles tagged “Forest”

Enhancing Tree Species Identification in Forestry and Urban Forests through Light Detection and Ranging Point Cloud Structural Features and Machine Learning

Wed 17 January 2024 · Tree Assessment

We demonstrate a novel computational efficient method to classify tree species in LiDAR point clouds.

Experimental Test of Non-Destructive Methods to Assess the Anchorage of Trees

Tue 07 March 2023 · Tree Assessment

Our results can provide a wider scientific basis for the pulling test method. They help to validate risk assessments and studies based on static load tests and increase their credibility and acceptance, thereby contributing significantly to the efficacy of research experiments as well as to the prospects of conserving valuable trees.

About

Steffen Rust is Professor of Arboriculture at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Göttingen, Germany. His main fields of research are non-destructive methods for tree risk assessment and tree water relations. He is one of the developers of stress wave tomography for trees. Recent studies concentrate on ground penetrating radar, electrical resistivity tomography for stems and root systems, as well as static pulling tests, analysis of tree vibration, and the application of artificial intelligence in tree risk assessment.