by David Herries | Feb 24, 2019 | Planet Satellite Imagery, Uncategorised
This web map compares Pre and Post fire, 3m resolution satellite imagery, of the of the Pigeon Valley Fire 2019, Nelson area. The imagery uses the the near-infrared band. Using this display helps the burnt areas stand out to the naked eye. The deep red colour...
by David Herries | Sep 21, 2018 | Planet Satellite Imagery, UAV's / Drones, Uncategorised, Wildfire
Interpine’s General Manager, David Herries recently took some time out from overseeing Interpine’s Innovative team and deployed into British Columbia, Canada to help with the wildfires over the 2018 summer. Outside of his role with Interpine, David is...
by David Herries | Sep 1, 2018 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, LiDAR, Uncategorised
The forestry industry has been experimenting with virtual reality in Rotorua this week to develop new ways of measuring tree growth. The University of Tasmania and Interpine are carrying out the research, which is partially funded by Forest and Wood Products...
by David Herries | Aug 1, 2018 | GIS and Mapping, UAV's / Drones
ESRI StoryMap of Drone UAV based Invasive Lake Weed Mapping and Management for Hydropower Generation. In this example our UAV team are mapping the area of surface weed (Lagarosiphon and Hornwort) beds or floating rafts on Lake Rotoaira, New Zealand. Through a process...
by David Herries | Jun 12, 2018 | GIS and Mapping
Interpines’ skilled remote sensing team showing the effectiveness of high resolution before and after satellite imagery for the flooding that recently affected Tolaga Bay in the Gisborne region of New Zealand. High resolution satellite coverage is now almost...
by David Herries | May 31, 2018 | GIS and Mapping, Harvesting
Watch a forest in New Zealand be harvested from space, using the latest in remote sensing technology. Monitoring forest activity is a key element of forest management. Timely information enables better decision making and reconciliation leading to better value...
by David Herries | May 29, 2018 | GIS and Mapping, UAV's / Drones
Great to have the effectiveness and professionalism of our #UAV / #Drone team highlighted with direct acknowledgment from the Hon Steve Chadwick, Mayor of Rotorua. Our team recently provided support for the #emergency and #civildefence response to help our local...
by David Herries | Apr 11, 2018 | GIS and Mapping, GPS
Our remote sensing team profiling the benefits of 3m resolution daily #CubeSats #satellite #imagery for post storm event analysis for the #NZ #forestry sector. An example of 3m resolution satellite imagery of a flooding event. Pre and post imagery of the event. ...
by David Herries | Apr 3, 2018 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, GPS, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
See, measure, and monitor forest wood chip piles as they grown & shrink with Drones / UAV and photogrammetry technology. Remember making a difference with technology is more important than the technology itself. There are many ground breaking technological parts...
by David Herries | Mar 30, 2018 | GIS and Mapping, Harvesting, UAV's / Drones
Our #uav team improving value recovery from #forest #harvestingoperations using Esri #fullmotionvideo technology in field studies with DJI #drones. Showing the industry new ways to do previously difficult and time consuming tasks.