Net-Zero - Changes in established woodlands and their impact on achieving net-zero
Lead Research Organisation:
Newcastle University
Department Name: Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Rachel Gaulton (Principal Investigator) |
| Description | Drone imagery data and ground-based laser scanner 3D information was collected across forest plots in Norfolk and Suffolk and used to create 3D forest models, maps of tree species and to extract information on forest height and structure. The data is being further utilised in on-going research to examine the potential to map tree health using imagery from satellites. |
| Exploitation Route | Datasets collected within the project are being further utilised within a PhD research project, joint with Fera Science, on tree health monitoring. |
| Sectors | Environment |
| Description | Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation PhD Studentship |
| Amount | £70,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Fera Science Limited |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2023 |
| End | 08/2026 |
| Title | Zeb Horizon laser scans of woodland plots |
| Description | Mobile laser scans of five 50 x 50 m woodland plots using a Zeb Horizon scanner, acquired in Norfolk and Suffolk woodlands in January 2023 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | None to date. To be made available following end of project. |
| Description | Article on project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article in Imaging & Machine Vision Europe, entitled: How healthy are our woodlands? published in their December 2021/January 2022 issue |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.imveurope.com/feature/how-healthy-are-our-woodlands |
| Description | NERC Constructing a Digital Environment Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | One hour webinar with live audience and available online subsequently, in the NERC Constructing a Digital Environment series, discussing the Sentinel Treescapes project and the potential and challenges of in-situ networks and remote sensing for tree health and stress monitoring. Discussed enagement with citizen scientists and policy makers within the project and the potential of sensor networks, digital twins and remote sensing for scientific and operational use, addressing questions from chair and audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://digitalenvironment.org/webinars/cde-webinar-series-previous/#Sentinel |
| Description | Seminar presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Seminar introducing the Sentinel Treescapes Project and preliminary results in School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, with attendees from Forest Research (in addition to academics and postgraduate students). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Summer school on three-dimensional forest ecosystem monitoring |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentations and practical exercises as a trainer on summer school on three-dimensional forest ecosystem monitoring by terrestrial based technologies, held by Finland in July 2022, funded by COST Action 3DForEcoTech. Discussion of drone and scanning technology and some material derived from this project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://3dforecotech.eu/news/training-school-example/ |