- Slow manual surveys
- Complex point cloud processing
- Dense, steep terrain
Manual surveys are time- and resource-intensive, processing UAV point clouds takes real expertise, and dense stands with overlapping crowns distort measurements.
AI meets forestry: smarter tree detection with drones.
UAV Pilot & AI Model Trainer
AI
GIS
[ HERO MEDIA PLACEHOLDER — UAV FOOTAGE ]
Manual forestry surveys are slow and expensive, and tree detection in dense coastal BC stands is brutal — overlapping crowns and steep terrain distort every measurement.
We combined UAV imagery with GIS: digital surface, elevation and canopy height models, plus watershed analysis for crown isolation — validated against field survey data.
[ UAV PILOT & AI MODEL TRAINER ]
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TREE HEIGHT ACCURACY
5–20%
TOOLKIT
UAV + GIS + AI
TERRAIN
Coastal BC
FLOWN
2018
[ AERIAL IMAGERY PLACEHOLDER ]
[ CANOPY MODEL PLACEHOLDER ]
Part field work, part machine learning. Here’s how the forest got measured.
- DSM / DEM / CHM generation
- Watershed crown isolation
- Field data validation
A two-tiered methodology using Pix4D, Exelis E3D and ArcGIS: surface, elevation and canopy height models with raster math and watershed analysis, validated against field surveys.
- UAV piloting & flight paths
- AI model training
- Crown delineation tuning
- Field data integration
I piloted the UAVs and designed low-altitude flight paths, trained AI models for tree detection and species differentiation, and reduced false positives by integrating field data.
- 5–20% height accuracy
- Fewer ground surveys
- Repeatable methodology
Height accuracy within 5–20% — meeting or exceeding BC forestry standards — with less ground surveying, larger coverage, and a repeatable, partially automatable methodology.
The weirdest project on the list.
Before the design systems and brand builds: flying drones over BC forests and teaching machines to count trees. Range is a feature.
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Have an interesting project? Feel free to reach out and talk it through. I’ll make it sharper.