Remote Sensing for Forest Health

Our research group works with remote sensing to promote better forest health in the boreal area. 

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Early insights of forest disturbance with remote sensing – researchers shared knowledge at international workshop

2024 News. Researchers from across Europe gathered, focusing on how remote sensing data can be used to understand forest disturbances and improve forest health monitoring, especially in the…

New spectral features constructed from green light to early identify bark beetle-infested trees

2024 News. A new groundbreaking technique using hyperspectral drone images now enables detection of the majority of trees infested by European spruce bark beetles before the new generation…

Bark beetle pre-emergence detection using multi-temporal hyperspectral drone images: Green shoulder indices can indicate subtle tree vitality decline

2024. Forest stress monitoring and in-time identification of forest disturbances are important to improve forest resilience to climate change. Fast-developing drone techniques and hyperspectral imagery provide tools for…

Using only the red-edge bands is sufficient to detect tree stress: A case study on the early detection of PWD using hyperspectral drone images

2024. Pine wilt disease (PWD) is a destructive disease of pine trees caused by the pine wood nematode and early identification is crucial for disease control. Hyperspectral drone…

Large-scale wall-to-wall mapping of bark beetle damage and forest practices using the distance red swir index and operational harvester data

2024. Satellite-based inventories of bark beetle attacks are increasingly used for detecting and monitoring infested forest at the landscape scale. The Normalized Distance Red & SWIR index is…

Analyzing the environmental risk factors of European spruce bark beetle damage at the local scale

2024. The frequent outbreaks of European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus (L.) have destroyed huge amounts of Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) forests in central and Northern Europe. Identifying the risk factors…

New camera technology to unveil bark beetle infested spruces at an earlier stage

2024 News. With advanced drone cameras, researchers can detect European Spruce Bark Beetle infestations earlier and more accurately than ever before. With innovative new camera technology, they now…

Early detection of forest stress from European spruce bark beetle attack, and a new vegetation index: Normalized distance red & SWIR (NDRS)

2021. The European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus [L.]) is one of the most damaging pest insects of European spruce forests. A crucial measure in pest control is the…