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[pierotofy]

He will process the images with the open source software OpenDroneMap, using different sensors and tools to glean information about the vegetation. In addition to overall coverage, he can tell the width of trees by measuring the diameter of their canopy and their height by measuring the difference between the position of the drone and the objects it senses. Given that the woods was previously home to conifer plantations, much of it consists now of younger, smaller trees arranged in rigid rows—not ideal for biodiversity. “We’d hope that it will even out so it’s much more heterogeneous,” he says.

Full article: The UK Is Reintroducing Bison to Supercharge Biodiversity | WIRED

[smathermather]

Woah! Very fun.