by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Harvesting, HarvestNav, LiDAR
The free version of HARVESTNAV is now downloadable and includes a number of new features which have developed from the positive industry feedback and infield testing. It now supports: aerial imagery the use of an external GPS, like a classic Garmin 60, 62S or 64 via...
by David Herries | Mar 31, 2014 | GIS and Mapping, LiDAR
One of the common questions we are asked is how many pulses per square meter (pulses/m2) should be prescribed in a LiDAR survey to result in a “good” digital terrain model (DTM / DEM). The question then becomes what density of vegetation is covering the...
by David Herries | Feb 11, 2014 | GIS and Mapping, GPS, Harvesting, HarvestNav, Health and Safety, LiDAR
In conjunction with Future Forest Research, Interpine has been developing a Harvest Navigation System called HarvestNav. Interpine recently presented the HarvestNav system at the Foresttech Conference in Nov 2013. This outlined a series of recent in forest trials of...
by David Herries | Feb 7, 2014 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, LiDAR
We recently visited one of AAM Group’s plane fitted with the PEGASUS HA500 LiDAR system. This is flying on behalf of one of our clients which had adopted our kNN style of LiDAR analysis for forest product yield calculation. Great to see the system flexibility in...
by David Herries | Feb 7, 2014 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, LiDAR
Over the last 3 years Interpine have been developing a range of LiDAR analysis techniques for the imputation of forest yield metrics of wide areas of forests estates. Interpine have focused its research in late 2012 to a statistical technique known as k-Nearest...
by David Herries | Nov 18, 2013 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, LiDAR
recent presentation to the NZ Institute of Forestry – Auckland Section by Hamish Marshall highlighted the role and history of LiDAR (light detection and ranging) in the New Zealand (NZ) forest industry. LiDAR was first tested and studied in 1960’s so in itself...
by Katie Simmons | Jul 5, 2013 | Forest Inventory, LiDAR
A team of researchers at Interpine recently completed a case study where stand attributes were derived from field measurements and LiDAR data using an approach known as nearest neighbor (kNN) imputation. The study was highly successful and produced unbiased and...
by David Herries | May 31, 2013 | LiDAR
An interesting view of our head office in Rotorua using a recent LiDAR dataset. Shown below are a series of images of the LiDAR point cloud and subsequent aerial photo draped over the 3D model created by the LiDAR data. This is just one example of the information...
by David Herries | May 6, 2013 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, LiDAR
Hamish Marshall, Jonathan Dash and David Herries from Interpine recently lead a workshop series in collaboration with Future Forest Research and SCION. This covered the use of Remote Sensing for Resource Assessment, and was held in Christchurch and...
by David Herries | May 2, 2013 | GIS and Mapping, GPS, Harvesting, HarvestNav, Health and Safety, LiDAR
Update: This system is now called HarvestNav (Oct 2013) Interpine has recently released for industry testing an on-board harvesting specific navigation system to improve productivity and safety for machines operating in medium to steep terrain. The focus of this...
by admin | Aug 16, 2012 | Forest Inventory, LiDAR
Interpine have been doing several research projects looking at the potential of using LiDAR as an auxiliary variable in regression sampling. The results are looking very promising and we have a range of production field trials underway to move the application of LiDAR...
by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, GPS, LiDAR
One question that has been raised in the Interpine team in our LiDAR analysis work is; “Just how important is the co-location of the LiDAR and ground survey plots ?” “and hence how much do we have to spend on a GNSS/GPS receivers for fixing LiDAR...
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 | Oct 21, 2011 | LiDAR, Log Scaling
Improving log inventory is a key area where the New Zealand forestry industry could significant improve its supply chain performance. Although the process of counting logs seems relatively simple; in reality it is a difficult and labour intensive job. This is...
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 | May 18, 2011 | Forest Inventory, LiDAR
Alvaro Ramirez Carreno recently received the Mary Sutherland award for a student studying Forestry at the Annual NZ Institute of Forestry (NZIF) Conference, held in Auckland in May 2011. Alvaro started with Interpine working within our field inventory operations and...
by David Herries | May 17, 2011 | Forest Inventory, LiDAR
Susana Gonzalez Aracil recently won the NZ Institute of Forestry Annual Conference Student Research Poster Competition. Susana’s poster was based on some of her research work on LiDAR metrics and plot modelling. Susana is completing her internship in New Zealand...
