Forestry

Challenges

The main challenge for organizations in forestry is the management of forested areas and environmental protection. Geospatial data derived from imagery such as orthophotos and digital surface models are very useful for such applications. However, their generation using currently available tools is impractical for most organizations as it requires highly-trained personnel.

Correlator3D™ Software

Correlator3D™ is an ultra-rapid software solution for the generation of high-quality geospatial data from imagery. Designed for speed and ease of use, Correlator3D™ automatically produces digital surface models (DSM), digital terrain models (DTM), orthophotos, mosaics and 3D change maps at a fraction of the cost and time of currently available tools. Highly-trained personnel are no longer needed.

Applications

SimActive's customers in forestry use Corelator3D™ for several applications, including the following:

- Forest inventory
- Planning of cutting and reforestation
- Estimation of timber volume
- Topography analysis
- Evaluation of tree species
- Disease monitoring

Benefits

- Easy estimation of tree height / density
- Quick generation of terrain profiles
- Ultra-rapid geospatial data generation
- User friendly and intuitive usability

Example

Users can easily generate DSM and orthophotos using their existing aerial imagery. Results are ready to use and no other post-processing or editing is necessary. For example, to estimate timber volume, 3D profiles can be quickly generated from the DSM to evaluate the height / density of trees. Then, the area of the land can be calculated using orthophotos. By having a measure of height / density of trees and of the area covered, the timber volume can be estimated.