Tag: trees
Into the Woods
Technology helps researchers manage forests
By Mary Jo Wagner
Forest management in the Canadian province of Quebec is serious business.
With forest landscapes that cover an area...
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Geospatial technology boosts efforts to rebuild forests and reestablish landscapes
By John Stenmark
Imagine planting enough new trees to cover a plot of land the size...
Vertical Forests as Residential Housing
By Luke Carothers
Over the course of the last year or so, much of the world’s population had to grapple with life confined to their...
Trees can make or break city weather
Even a single urban tree can help moderate wind speeds and keep pedestrians comfortable as they walk down the street, according to a new University of British Columbia study that also found losing a single tree can increase wind pressure on nearby buildings and drive up heating costs.
AEC TECH NEWS: Bluesky launches tree failure risk tool
In partnership with the UK's University of Lancaster, aerial mapping company Bluesky launched a tool that can be used to predict the likelihood of trees falling on essential infrastructure.