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URL:https://isdm.umontpellier.fr/events/seeing-the-forest-and-the-trees-ho
 w-hyperspatial-drone-imagery-is-revolutionizing-tropical-canopy-studies-cs
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SUMMARY:Seeing the forest and the trees: How hyperspatial drone imagery is 
 revolutionizing tropical canopy studies (CS focus)
DESCRIPTION:Amphi Moreau\, Building 2\, St Priest campus\n\nMachine Learnin
 g in Montpellier\, Theory &amp\; Practice - Étienne Laliberté (Univ. Mon
 tréal / MILA)\n\nTropical forests hold the majority of terrestrial plant 
 carbon and biodiversity\, but they are being altered with climate change. 
 However\, we do not know how the vast majority of tropical tree species ar
 e responding to climate change and other stressors because traditional fie
 ld-based approaches cannot collect sufficiently large sample sizes for mos
 t species. As part of the winning team of the XPRIZE Rainforest competitio
 n\, we have developed an AI solution using drone imagery that can greatly 
 accelerate the mapping of tropical trees. The drone hardware needed is aff
 ordable and readily accessible to researchers and conservation agencies. I
 n this talk\, I will present this technology\, which I will argue has the 
 potential to revolutionize tropical forest science\, conservation\, and re
 storation. I will talk about the opportunities\, as well as some challenge
 s that need to be addressed to unlock the potential of this technology for
  tropical canopy studies.\,\,\n\nMachine Learning in Montpellier\, Theory 
 &amp\; Practice
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CATEGORIES:ML MTP
LOCATION:Amphi Moreau\, Building 2\, St Priest Campus\, Montpellier\, Franc
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