Vasco Mantas
Principal Investigator
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Name |
Forest Operational monitoring using Copernicus and UAV hyperSpectral data |
| Acronym | FOCUS |
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Funded under |
Horizon 2020: Industrial Leadership - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Space |
| Year | 2017 |
| Value | 1,8 M€ |
| Organic unit |
FCTUC |
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Abstract |
In 1999, the devastating pinewood nematode first appeared in the forests of Portugal. Causing deadly pine wilt disease, it jeopardises the security of forests and economic activities. Great efforts have been made to eliminate the infestation because its spread poses a major threat to forests throughout Europe. To address this issue, the EU-funded FOCUS project will devise a remote forest monitoring system that integrates satellite imagery from the Copernicus programme with high-resolution data captured by drones. The resulting maps will provide forest managers with timely information on forest health and vulnerable locations, so they can quickly remove infected trees and prevent further spread of the disease. |
| Start date |
01/01/2018 |
| End date |
30/06/2021 |