Lasers and drones assess health of world forests and help track climate change

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Feb 24, 2026, 3:40 pm269 ptsTop
Highly detailed 3D scans of dense tropical rain forest plots are enabling precise estimates of tree structure, volume and stored carbon, as part of a first-of-its-kind pilot initiative, led by UCL researchers. Published in the journal Earth System Science Data, the finalized full dataset of the 3D tree census…

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