Climate-Smart Forestry: Forest Monitoring in a Multi-Sensor Approach
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wireless transmission in the forestry; smart networking; wireless sensor networks
Interests: forest management; forest IT; remote sensing; GIS applications; terrain mobility
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Traditional forestry development and forest management face some challenges, such as extensive management and low resource utilization due to the lack of efficient information acquisition. With the development of information technology, a possibility emerges for the real-time monitoring and digital management of forestry. Some efforts have been devoted to using information technology to improve the accuracy of forest monitoring, enhance the timeliness of information transmission, and model forest resources effectively. The convergence of advanced sensor technologies, machine learning, and renewable energy is revolutionizing our ability to understand and protect forest ecosystems. What could the future of smart forests look like? How can we harness these technologies to address pressing challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and illegal logging? With this Special Issue, we compile research papers which use data from different sensors, platforms (satellite, airplane, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs)), 2D or 3D data, images or point clouds, optical or SAR/LiDAR data, and different spectral resolutions to address various aspects of forest monitoring: forest structure characterization, biomass/carbon sequestration estimations, fire extension and severity mapping, ecosystem recovery/degradation, forest health monitoring, invasive species mapping, early warning systems, and applications at various spatial or temporal scales.
Dr. Wanguo Jiao
Prof. Dr. Timo Tokola
Dr. Yin Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart communications technology
- wireless sensor networks
- carbon mapping
- smart sensing and detecting
- measurement
- point cloud computing
- forest fires
- forest management
- plant phenotype monitoring
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