by admin | May 10, 2023 | Environmental, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
In July 2022 a winter storm dropped 550 mm of precipitation on the Southern Alps of New Zealand. This initiated large snow avalanches and a mass movement cycle of debris flows, and erosion, which was the largest observed in decades. Our drone lidar surveys were used...
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 | Mar 6, 2023 | Cutover Debris Assessment, Forest Inventory, Harvesting, Log Measurement, Slash Assessment, UAV's / Drones
Objective Quantify woody debris / slash content along the coastal, and inland catchment areas, characterizing it by woody debris source or type, volume per hectare, and the total volume accumulated. Sampling Methodology Review Line Intercept Sampling Plots Due to the...
by admin | Jun 3, 2022 | UAV's / Drones
The Interpine team has recently been working with RNZAF Flight Advisor Service which has been created with NZDF and Aeropath. It is a simple way pilots can access any of our registered UAV flights simply and easily via Flight Advisor (flightadvisornz.io). Targeting...
by David Herries | May 26, 2022 | UAV's / Drones, Wildfire
Learn more about the innovation in drones and there use in wildfires with this great webinar where Interpine is presenting alongside with the DJI Enterprise team on the advancements drones and their place on the modern fire...
by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | Forest Inventory, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
2022 ForestTech Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand. Key Note Address | ‘Technology on Steroids’: Remote Sensing, Forest Data Capture & Inventory Management – Past, Present and Future.David Herries, Director, Interpine ForestTECH Events has, since 2007,...
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 11, 2021 | Cutover Debris Assessment, Environmental, Harvesting, Slash Assessment, UAV's / Drones
Our GM / Director of Interpine, David Herries recently presented at HarvestTech 2021 in Rotorua, New Zealand on a new system for merchantable volume assessments using drones. Improving safety and efficiency while being able to quantify harvest residues across often...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Forest Inventory, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
A new research paper on 3D tree segmentation approaches from our collaboration work program with the University of Tasmania and ARC Training Centre for Forest Value. Great work to the project team and a special thanks to Sean Krisanski who is working towards his PhD....
by admin | Mar 31, 2021 | Industrial / Engineering, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
A small snippet of an industrial engineering site scanned with our mobile laser scanner (MLS) using the Emesent Hovermap SLAM LiDAR backpack. While the unit can also be mounted to a drone, here it is being used in backpack mode allowing capture of complex structures...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | GIS and Mapping, UAV's / Drones
To complement the drone services team we have recently purchased the DJI Zenmuse P1 Full-frame Aerial Survey solution for our DJI Matrice 300 RTK. The Zenmuse P1 integrates a full-frame sensor with interchangeable fixed-focus lenses on a 3-axis stabilized gimbal....
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Forest Inventory, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones, Uncategorised
Take a walk through the #Redwood #Forest Rotorua, New Zealand, in #3D using our unique #3DForest #LiDAR using the Emesent #Hovermap. Discover the “web of sails amongst the #trees” Find out more about how we captured this in less than a few minutes at...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | GIS and Mapping, Harvesting, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
Another neat example of mobile #LiDAR mapping survey with the Emesent Hovermap #MLS showing the ease of data collection for a range of projects. This has been collected at night when the traffic is not present, simply with a 12-minute walk around the survey area with...
by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Forest Inventory, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
Innovations in Remote Sensing & Data Capture Technologies – Application in the Forest...
by admin | Nov 20, 2020 | GIS and Mapping, Industrial / Engineering, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones, Uncategorised
Our latest drone, the DJI Matrice 300 RTK shown here with the Emesent Hovermap SLAM based LiDAR. Hovermap’s smooth integration with the latest DJI Matrice 300 RTK allows our team to extend the capabilities of the drone significantly, providing robust collision...
by admin | Nov 20, 2020 | Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
Sneak peeks at some of the rich #3D #forestinventory data being shown at #ForestTECH2020, collected by our Emesent #Hovermap SLAM LiDAR units and processed into #forest #yield using Interpine’s customised #deeplearning algorithms. Over 300 people attending the...
by admin | Sep 22, 2020 | Carbon Inventory, Forest Inventory, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
Studying #trees early in their #forest rotation for selection is key to improving our #forests of the future. #3D #measurement for #stem form in young #trees using #SLAM #LiDAR generating a #virtual #3DForest duplicate. This is the same tree which has been #digitally...
by admin | Aug 10, 2020 | Carbon Inventory, Forest Inventory, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
#3D #pointcloud colourised view of our Rotorua Head Office as we put to work the #Hovermap #LiDAR from Emesent. Our team were also out scanning a range of permanent sample plots, some of which were close to 50m tall #radiata pine. These were scanned in 3D from a walk...
by admin | Jul 24, 2020 | Industrial / Engineering, UAV's / Drones, Wildfire
Interpine operates a range of thermal sensors on our fleet of UAV’s (Unmanned aerial vehicles). Just a quick look at some of the sensors and their capability. Thermal Infrared Sensors The DJI Zenmuse H20T sensor (shown above on our Matrice 300 RTK Drone), is a...
by admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Carbon Inventory, Company Updates, Forest Inventory, GIS and Mapping, LiDAR, UAV's / Drones
We are proud to have recently purchased the Emesent #Hovermap #Hovermap #LiDAR simultaneous location and mapping #SLAM) solution to better serve our clients. This unit enhances our #forest #inventory, #drone #UAV and LiDAR services providing a glimpse that the future...
