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Current Challenges
Facing Forestry Managers
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Forest Health
- Identify pine beetle and other disease or insect-infested areas
- Measure stem densities
- Identify species of trees within expansive geographic areas
Wildfire Management
- Identify potential fire risk areas in order to predict fire spread
- Detect and suppress fires
- Monitor hot spots, flare-ups and fire perimeter
- Assess damage following a fire
Forest Management
- Manage sustainable tree-cutting practices
- Detect illegal clear cutting activity
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