by David Herries | Feb 7, 2012 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, GPS
The use of recreational grade GPS (for example Garmin 60csx or Garmin 62S) is now standard practice for the location of forest inventory plots in New Zealand and Australia. We recently reviewed a few questions regarding the accuracy and precision of these GPS units,...
by David Herries | Dec 9, 2011 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, LiDAR, Outside NZ
ForestTech 2011 has held in late 2011 in both Australia and New Zealand. Interpine’s Jonathan Dash and Hamish Marshall presented a discussion on Interpine’s involvement in a range of trial work relating to LiDAR analysis. A quick overview of use and role...
by David Herries | Aug 17, 2011 | GIS and Mapping, LiDAR, Training
After successfully completing our first Forestry Orientated LiDAR Analysis course to the final year students at the University of Canterbury in June 2011, Interpine is now offering this to the wider industry. This is an introductory course learning how to manipulate...
by David Herries | Sep 18, 2010 | Emissions Trading Scheme, GIS and Mapping
There are a number of guidelines and rules to consider when mapping forest areas when applying to be involved in the forestry ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme). One that is often missed by inexperienced forest mapping providers is the need to “position the polygon...
by David Herries | Sep 17, 2010 | Carbon Inventory, Emissions Trading Scheme, GIS and Mapping
If you’re entering the forestry Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), you are likely to have been asked to map out your forest land. This is the first step used to estimate the total amount of carbon stored (i.e. the forest “carbon stocks”). Apart from...