Webinar information

LiDAR-derived forest and land data have advanced forest management planning for several decades. However, significant improvements in sensor technology and increased computing power in recent years have rendered it economically feasible to gain even greater value from this data. Specifically, the improved capabilities include the segmentation of individual trees with attributes such as height, diameter, volume, and, more recently, species identification. The resulting tree data can be aggregated into treelists, incorporating valuable information about log sizing and merchandizing. When overlaid onto terrain models and harnessed through custom GIS tools, this data becomes a valuable resource for efficiently planning forestry activities on an industrial scale. The individual-tree data and terrain layers allow operational staff to virtually layout treatment areas, roads and water crossing locations ahead of stepping foot on the ground for a more efficient and effective planning approach.

This webinar will explain the process for creating individual tree-based inventories and highlight examples from previous projects using Forsite’s Esri LiDAR tool by showing potential use cases.

Is this webinar for you?

This webinar is primarily designed for operational staff, practitioners, and forest landowners seeking cost-effective and accurate solutions to implement a census-based approach to forest inventories across their entire property as opposed to traditional sampling-based methods.  

Registration

1. Click REGISTER to the right of the webinar title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.

2. After checking out, the webinar will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd.

For group registrations or registering someone other than yourself please contact membership@safnet.org or 202-938-3910.

Pricing

Member: $5

Non-member: $10

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Webinar access 

The archived recording of the webinar is available for viewing until June 1, 2024 at 12 am ET.

The webinar is accessible within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).

Webinar duration

This webinar is 1 hour.

Learning objectives

Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will be able to:

1. Explain what goes into risk management decisions regarding terrain, water, visuals, habitat, and more.

2. Identify valuable information that can be extracted from new forest inventory techniques.

3. Summarize how to efficiently produce carbon & biomass maps.

4. Discuss how improved timber development planning can provide cost savings.

Rubric

Successful completion of the webinar is measured by participating in the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.

Evaluation

Participant feedback is appreciated to help the working group and presenters continually improve webinars for future programming.

CFEs

Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this webinar and the evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of the webinar and earning CFEs. CFE certificates will only be available until May 31, 2024 at 12:00 am ET. 

Return to Webinar

Once you are registered for the webinar, access this webinar within your MY DASHBOARD. Prior to the start time, the webinar will be listed under "Upcoming Live Events." 

Following the day of the webinar, you can return to download your certificate accessing the webinar information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD for 6 months following the webinar. The webinar product will become inaccessible on June 1, 2024 at 12:00 am ET.

Need Help?

For ForestEd questions, visit FAQs, email ForestEdSupport@safnet.org, or check out the registration quick tips in the Handouts tab. For technical assistance and questions about this webinar, email ForestEdSupport@safnet.org.

Refund

This is a non-refundable item. Please view FAQs for additional information.