Blogs

Feb 2025

Synthesis & Perspectives on Disturbance Interactions, and Forest Fire Risk and Fire Severity

Given the increase in extreme weather patterns, our work underscores the importance of studying disturbances in tandem instead of in isolation...

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Feb 2025

Volcanic Eruption and Wildfires as Drivers of Seedling Establishment in Canary Pine

We examined how the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption and past wildfires (2012, 2016) influenced first-year seedling establishment in La Palma's forests.

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Feb 2025

Recovery of Pinus Canariensis Stands After Wildfires

Our study, “Assessing the recovery of Pinus canariensis stands after wildfires and volcanic eruption on La Palma, Canary Islands,” leverages cutting-edge Earth Observation technologies to reveal...

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Feb 2025

Monitoring Forest Health using LiDAR

LiDAR technology, especially when combined with high-resolution data collection from drones like those produced by Quantum Systems, has revolutionized how we understand and manage forest ecosystems.

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Feb 2025

Trinity Pro - The Virtual Demo

The Trinity Pro is a state-of-the-art VTOL mapping drone that offers professionals a comprehensive solution for aerial surveying and mapping tasks. This advanced drone provides a seamless workflow through its intuitive mission planning software QBase 3D...

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Graphic Summarising the features of the KIWA Projekt
Jun 2024

Useful use of AI in forest fire monitoring

The [ui!] employees Tobias Heuser and Karim Gari have dedicated themselves to the topic: "KIWA – AI-based forest monitoring: making forest fires in Germany even more manageable".

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Image of a scientist taking measurements of the ash from the volcano in La Palma
Jan 2024

Measuring of the ash layer after the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano

In the turbulent year of 2021, the picturesque island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain, witnessed a catastrophic event - the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano.

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Nov 2023

KIWA - The innovative response to the increasing risk of forest fires

In this blog post we introduce you to KIWA, an integrated solution for effective early detection of forest fires and for coordinating emergency services in real time.

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Nov 2023

VIDEO - "Forest habitat - Can it still be saved?"

We are very pleased to draw your attention to a special video from Bayerischer Rundfunk.

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Mar 2023

KIWA starts!

New research project aims to create more transparency regarding forest fires.

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