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AWARE Assessment of Wood Attributes using Remote sEnsing 1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES In 2 nd year of 5 year, $3.35M NSERC/Industry partnership Using remote sensing technology: help develop accurate inventory systems that spatially

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AWARE

Assessment of Wood Attributes using Remote sEnsing

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SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

  • In 2nd year of 5 year, $3.35M NSERC/Industry

partnership

  • Using remote sensing technology:

– help develop accurate inventory systems that spatially quantify timber – improve modeling of forested ecosystems

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RESEARCH IN INSTITUTIONS

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IN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

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GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

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AWARE

  • Consists of 3 themes, from the broad to fine spatial scales; and a cross cutting

theme which includes topics relevant to all themes, or to all companies.

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CORE SITES

  • Alberta, Ontario,

New Brunswick and Newfoundland

  • LiDAR surveys for

each province

  • Data collection is in

six forests

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Structural Variability and Wood Properties Sampling Approaches for Regional Level Reporting Ecological Drivers / Implications for Management

Theme 1: National/Regional Scale

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Project colors correspond to themes

Y3 BC

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National/Regional Scale Research Progress

  • Q2 – Kaysandra Waldron, Laval, Wood

Properties and Fire Disturbance (2 year PDF)

  • Q3 – Melodie Bujold,Sherbrooke, Scaling

Up Transects (2 year MSc)

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Theme 2: Stand Level

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New Structural Metrics for Forest Stand Descriptions Hydrological Mapping and Productivity Growth Rate Predictive Modeling for ecological site classification, habitat and forest health

Y3 BC Y3 NL Y3 NL Y4 BC

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Stand Level Research Progress

  • Q4 Karin van Ewijk, Queens, LiDAR Metrics, 2.5 year PDF
  • Q6 Sean Lamb, UNB, Forecasting of Stand Development, 2 year MSc
  • Q7 Chris Mulverhill, UBC, Forest Structure and Merchantability, 2 year MSc
  • Q8 Jean-Romain Roussel, Laval, Acquisition Effects on Point Clouds, 3 year PhD
  • Q10 Shane Furze, UNB, Productivity/Site Classification Schemes, 3 year PhD
  • Q11 Tristan Goodbody, UBC, Forest Inventory Enhancement with SGM, 3 year PhD
  • Q12 Joseph Rakofsky, UBC, Growth Modelling, 2 year MSc
  • Q13 Piotr Tompalski, UBC, Growth Modelling, 1.5 year PDF
  • Q14 Rebecca Wylie, Nipissing, Changing Site Conditions and Wood Fibre Quality, 2 year MSc
  • Q15a Shawn Donovan, UNB, Spruce Budworm monitoring, 2 year MSc
  • Q17a Aurelie Schmidt, Sherbrooke, Ecosystem Services, 2 year MSc

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Tree Attribute Extraction and Metrics Growth Assessment using single date, and multi- temporal ground- based LiDAR scans

Theme 3: Individual Trees

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Y3 NB/NL

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Individual Trees: Research Progress

  • Q19 – Naime Safia, Sherbrooke, Structural Attributes, 2 year

PDF

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Species Assessment Data Acquisition Program and Platforms Best Practice / Tools / Decision Support

Cross-Cutting Themes: Data Acquisition, Modelling, Standards, and Development of Generic Transferable Tools

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Y3 BC/NL Y3 BC

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Cross Cutting Theme : Research Progress

  • Q21, Jean-Francois Prieur, UQAM, Species

ID – Species Groups, 3 year PhD

  • Q22, Rachel Perron, UQAM, Species ID –

Accuracy, 2 year MSc

  • Q24, Bastien Vandendaele, Sherbrooke,

UAVs, 2 year PhD

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AWARE Second Annual General Meeting

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May 16 – 18th, 2017 University of Moncton Edmundston, New Brunswick

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Contact Information

Curtis Marr Nicholas Coops Phone: 604 822 1944 604-822-6452 Email: forestry.aware@ubc.ca Website: aware.forestry.ubc.ca

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