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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Aug 4

📌 Stay updated on SmartForest

✔️ the webpage 👉 smartforest.no
🧾 the publications 👉 smartforest.no/latest-publi...
📈 the codes and datasets 👉 smartforest.no/methods-and-...

Or try #Forestsens, our #AI-powered ##cloud-based platform for #forest #sensor analytics.

👉 forestsens.com

#forestmanagement

SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Jun 26

🌲🚀 Big leap in #SmartForest AI!

Meet #ForestFormer3D – our new SOTA model for 3D forest segmentation (semantic + instance)! 🌳

🔗 Preprint arxiv.org/abs/2506.16991
🔗 Project bxiang233.github.io/FF3D/

👏 Led by Binbin Xiang + team @NIBIO

#AI #Forestry #SOTA

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · May 20

💥NEW POSTDOC POSITION💥 at #SmartForest at #NIBIO in Ås, Norway

📍 Full-time, 3-year position

are you into #ComputerVision for sustainable #ForestManagement?

📆 Apply by June 8, 2025

Apply here 👉 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

#PanopticSegmentation #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #AIforNature

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · May 15

@mariamoan.bsky.social works at SmartForest as a postdoctoral fellow at @uninmbu.bsky.social

Maria will focus her work on Continuous Cover #Forestry (CCF) and which areas are suited or not suited for CCF

youtu.be/iyfSF6row1Q

#forest_management #airborne #laserscanning #remote_sensing #CCF

Maria Postdoc CCF

YouTube video by SmartForest

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Kyle Eyvindson @keyvindson.bsky.social · Apr 30

What is the benefit of obtaining better data, primarily better decisions. Does it matter what objectives the decision maker has? Olha Nahorna explores (with co-authors) the value of information of data in a multi-objective perspective.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/fore...
@smartforest.bsky.social

Multi-objective value of information assessment using stochastic programming: addressing uncertainty in site index determination

Abstract. Assessing the value of information (VoI) plays a critical role in determining the usefulness of data for informed decision-making. The evaluation

doi.org

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SkogRover @skogrover.bsky.social · Apr 25

👩‍🎓Congratulations to Dr. Jaime Candelas Bielza on a successful defense of his thesis "Advancing tree species composition prediction in boreal forests with remote sensing". Thanks to opponents Joanne White and Lauri Korhonen, and supervisors Hans Ole Ørka, Lennart Noordermeer & Erik Næsset.

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Apr 28

💥 👩‍🎓 We are proud and happy to announce that Jaime Candelas Bielza defended his PhD on 🎉

"Advancing #tree_species_composition prediction in boreal #forests with #remote_sensing"

read more here 👉 tinyurl.com/43fxb8ae

@uninmbu.bsky.social @skogrover.bsky.social

#forest_inventory #sensors

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Apr 10

@johannesrahlf.bsky.social presented #ForestSens at the #ANDSummit2025 at Oracle in Redwood Shores, CA!

🌲 LiDAR-based tree segmentation
🌳 Drone-driven tree species classification
🔥 Forest disturbance and damage detection

#AI #LiDAR #forestmanagement #precisionforestry #deeplearning

📷 Jean Ihm

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Mar 31

🎉 We reached a milestone in our journey to create an operational #autonomous robot for #forest_operations 🌲🤖🌲

We partnered with Pfanzelt Maschinenbau and transformed the Moritz Fr70, into a forestry #robotic #research platform

Read more here 👉 tinyurl.com/58cwm745

youtu.be/flvGVGSjvs4

#nibio

Fr70 Forestry robotic research platform

YouTube video by SmartForest

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SkogRover @skogrover.bsky.social · Mar 17

📢Postdoc opportunity in remote sensing of forest biodiversity 🌿🌍

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) is hiring a 3-year postdoc!

If you're passionate about ecological research and remote sensing, apply now!

Deadline to apply: April 4, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral fellow within remote sensing of forest biodiversity (277361) | Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

Job title: Postdoctoral fellow within remote sensing of forest biodiversity (277361), Employer: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Deadline: Friday, April 4, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Mar 18

🎉We are proud to present our colleagues in SmartForest!

Binbin Xiang is a postdoctoral fellow at NIBIO focusing on #deep_learning methods for #forest #point_cloud analysis, individual tree segmentation and semantic segmentation.

youtu.be/EshGOXwDgtc

#machinelearning #ai #forest_management

Postdoctoral fellow Binbin, NIBIO, SmartForest

YouTube video by SmartForest

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Mirela Beloiu Schwenke @mirelabs.bsky.social · Mar 8

Build with us a 🌍 databases for #tree #species & health identification - #TreeAI
✅ >70 datasets, 32 countries
✅ 114,688 tree species annotations 🌿
✅ >100 tree species, RGB/I bands, <10 cm spatial resolution
✅ 95% of data available under public licenses
💡 Interested? ➡️https://lnkd.in/eduYf9Zd

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Emily Lines @emilyrlines.bsky.social · Feb 24

I'm #hiring: PDRA to join my #ukriflf project to understand how forest structure, function and dynamics are linked in Europe, using high resolution remote sensing data (TLS, UAV-LS). Based in Cambridge.

Please share! 🌳⚡🛰️🌲

Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50447/

#pdra #forests #lidar

Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Mar 7

From @uninmbu.bsky.social @skogrover.bsky.social and @smartforest.bsky.social the Forest Inventory and Planning Seminar is running now!

the program 👉
www.forestinventory.no?p=2966&lang=NO

#AI #deeplearning #pointclouds #environmental_information #airborne #laserscanning #Lidar #remote_sensing

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Silvilaser2025 @silvilaser2025.bsky.social · Feb 28

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 (please share!)

Great news! The #SilviLaser2025 abstract submission deadline has been extended to March 14, 2025.

Don't miss your chance to present your research at this premier #LaserScanning & #forestry event in Quebec City!

📢 Submit now: www.silvilaser2025.com

SilviLaser 2025

www.silvilaser2025.com

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SingleTree project @singletreeeu.bsky.social · Feb 21

🌲 #SingleTreeProject optimizes tree-based #forestvaluechains with advanced digital tech.
🤝Led by 14 partners across Norway, Sweden, Finland, Spain, and Switzerland, it focuses on climate adaptation, forest resilience, and multifunctional use of woody biomass through precision forestry.

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ForestSAT @forestsat.bsky.social · Feb 12

Mark your calendars!
ForestSAT 2026 will be hosted by the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA - May 4-8, 2026.

Visit conference.ifas.ufl.edu/forestsat/in... for more details.

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Feb 7

Find out more about the underlyng work here

paper: tinyurl.com/ymc37rcj
data: tinyurl.com/mpnha94h
code: tinyurl.com/4pxs2cuu
benchmark: tinyurl.com/5n64vyv3

Benchmarking tree species classification from proximally sensed laser scanning data: Introducing the FOR‐species20K dataset

Proximally sensed laser scanning presents new opportunities for automated forest ecosystem data capture. However, a gap remains in deriving ecologically pertinent information, such as tree species...

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Feb 7

🎧 Do not miss out on the latest podcast episode of Foresting Tomorrow on 'Machine Learning for Tree Species Classification" featuring the work on #FORspecies20K!

tinyurl.com/58y4z5hr

Thank you Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen!

@3dforecotech.bsky.social + @smartforest.bsky.social

Foresting Tomorrow #18 | Massive tree data and an new efficient planting machine

Foresting Tomorrow is a weekly podcast hosted by Jens Isbak and Rasmus Pedersen. In episode #18, we discuss a fascinating study conducted on 20,000 trees from 33 sp…

www.forestingtomorrow.com

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Stefano Puliti @stefanopuliti.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚀 FOR-species20K is out in Methods in Ecology & Evolution! 🥳 20K trees, 33 species—the largest dataset for tree species classification from TLS/MLS/ULS! 🌲🌳🎄 #OpenScience

📰 paper: tinyurl.com/2w3nm86d
💾 data: zenodo.org/records/1325...
💻 code: tinyurl.com/42r8ea7p
🎯 benchmark: tinyurl.com/2zrfpzhr

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SkogRover @skogrover.bsky.social · Jan 31

A warm welcome to Maria Åsnes Moen in her new role as a postdoc in the SmartForest project! She will be using remotely sensed data to classify suitability for continuous cover forestry. Excited to see her continue her great work!

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Jan 31

- Stay updated on 💡 🌲 SmartForest -

📊✨a collection of #open-source datasets and methods

👉 smartforest.no/methods-and-...

the complete list of publications

👉 smartforest.no/latest-publi...

#Forestsens our #AI-powered #cloud-based platform for #forest #sensor analytics

👉 forestsens.com

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Silvilaser2025 @silvilaser2025.bsky.social · Jan 31

Hey there @bsky.app!

Please join us for #SilviLaser2025 for a great conference on cutting-edge technology in laser scanning and forestry 🛰️🌲

🚩 Quebec City
📅 Sept 29 - Oct 3, 2025
📃 Abstracts due Feb 28. 2025

Learn more at silvilaser2025.com! 🌍
Please like and share this with your networks! 🙏

SilviLaser 2025

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Hans Ole Ørka @hansoleorka.bsky.social · Jan 23

🌲🛰️🤖Would you like to develop #AI methods for mapping forests using #RemoteSensing? We have an open 3-year #PhDPosition within the @smartforest.bsky.social project at our beautiful and snow-covered @uninmbu.bsky.social .Read more and apply here👉 bit.ly/4g8micX.

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SmartForest4.0 @smartforest.bsky.social · Jan 24

💥 JOB ALERT ----- 3-year PhD position ------ 📆 January 31st, 2025💥

Do you want to join the @smartforest.bsky.social team at NMBU and work on the use of #AI for #forest mapping?

apply here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

#openposition #machinelearning #forestinformation #forestmanagement #lidar

PhD scholarship within use of AI for forest mapping (273633) | Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)

Job title: PhD scholarship within use of AI for forest mapping (273633), Employer: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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