by admin | Mar 12, 2024 | Environmental, Forest Health, GIS and Mapping, Maori Forestry, Planet Satellite Imagery
Our GIS team has completed a comprehensive case study on the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on Te Awahōhonu Forest Trust lands. Proud of our team’s effort in blending traditional knowledge with modern technology to enhance Matāurangi Māori and support the Trust’s...
by admin | Mar 11, 2023 | Forest Health, Forest Inventory, Harvesting, Log Measurement, UAV's / Drones, Valuation, Value Recovery
Using AI to detect windthrow or toppled trees and quantify damage across a stand can allow forest managers to understand the next steps. In this example, a heatmap on the damaged windthrown stems per hectare is provided using down-tree detection using deep learning....
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Company Updates, Environmental, Forest Health, Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, Harvesting, Industrial / Engineering, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
2021 continues to be a leap forward in drone-based UAV LiDAR here at Interpine. To compliment our two Emesent Hovermap LiDAR units we have also recently purchased the DJI Zenmuse L1 LiDAR + RGB solution for the DJI Matrice 300 RTK. Simultaneous collection of...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Environmental, Forest Health, Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, Harvesting, Planet Satellite Imagery
Thursday, 20th May 2021 at 5:00pm NZT LINK: REGISTER NOW Countries in the Asia-Pacific are increasingly integrating geospatial data and combining their outputs with statistical and demographic data for real-time spatial analysis of conditions and modelling of complex...
by admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Forest Health, GIS and Mapping, Planet Satellite Imagery
Join this webinar to listen to our own Sarah Pitcher-Campbell discuss how the forest industry is using high cadence Planet imagery to plan and monitor forestry operations. Wednesday 15th July at 11am NZT (UTC+12), this is a free, virtual roundtable on how government...
by admin | Jun 28, 2020 | Forest Health, GeoMaster, GIS and Mapping, Harvesting, Wildfire
How Interpine helped Pan Pac Forest Products save time and improve the accuracy of harvest reports with high-frequency Planet imagery. Click here to download PDF version of the full case study. MONITORING THE FOREST HARVESTING FROM SPACE Led by consultation...
by David Herries | Nov 13, 2017 | Forest Health, GIS and Mapping, Harvesting, UAV's / Drones
Because of the scale involved in forestry, both time and area, mathematics has always been heavily employed so foresters can take samples and calculate averages or make predictions on the growth or yield of their crop. With the advent of increasingly usable and...
by David Herries | Nov 7, 2017 | Forest Health, UAV's / Drones
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and remote image sensing cameras have considerable potential for use in pest control operations. UAVs equipped with remote sensing cameras could be flown over forests and remnant bush sites, particularly those not currently receiving...
by David Herries | May 22, 2017 | Forest Health, Forest Inventory, Harvesting, UAV's / Drones
Our Interpine head office in #Near #Infrared 360 panoramic. Just a small example of a narrow wavelength combined image in Green, Blue, and #NIR(in the red channel). These sensors are mounted on our #UAV #Droneplatforms for the detection of vegetation and/or indicators...
by David Herries | May 1, 2017 | Forest Health, GIS and Mapping, Harvesting, Health and Safety, Maori Forestry, UAV's / Drones
In the wake of Cyclone Cook and Cycle Debbie, Interpine’s UAV Team have are busy getting out to fly storm damaged blocks for insurance and salvage, as well as assessing roading/slips for access and recovery purposes. This provides key insights into repairing...
by David Herries | Dec 21, 2016 | Forest Health, Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, UAV's / Drones
Exploring the benefits of capturing #multispectral imagery of the forest using #UAV / #Drones. Shown here are our UAV team using the MicaSense RedEdge sensor with our DJI Matrice 100. Sensors such as this allow for more advanced remote sensing analysis by our GIS...
by David Herries | Nov 27, 2016 | Forest Health, GIS and Mapping, Health and Safety, UAV's / Drones
Use of #UAV / #Drones as a #forest management tool, providing #foresters an eye in the sky. Inspect 200ha in a few moments. The productivity gains in staff time and gains in better crop monitoring are within reach. But managing the application of this technology needs...
by David Herries | Oct 18, 2013 | Carbon Inventory, Company Updates, Forest Health, Forest Inventory
Interpine have been working with the Department of Primary Industries and the Environment (DEPI) since early 2011. Interpine’s focus to date has been on the Forest Monitoring Data Management and Reporting Information System. This is a customized relational...
by David Herries | Aug 16, 2013 | Forest Health, YTGEN
Some of the well proven software applications such as MicroMarvl, or StandPak developed by NZ Forest Research Institute Ltd (now referred to as Scion Research), are still being used today by the odd user which often has the principles “if it aren’t broke...
by David Herries | Oct 18, 2010 | Forest Health
Over the past 100 years, New Zealand has developed a significant exotic forest resource that now provides the foundation for one of the largest industry sectors in New Zealand’s economy. Alongside the commercial benefits of New Zealand’s exotic forest...
by David Herries | Sep 17, 2010 | Forest Health, Forest Inventory, Log Defect Measurement
Interpine implement external resin bleeding scoring in most of forest inventory operations, to assist with assessment of internal wood quality. Introduction to Resin Coding Assessment A series of studies have confirmed clear links between external resin on the bark of...
