Case Study: Interpine Innovation cuts forestry scan time to 10 minutes with Flyability’s Elios 3 drone

Interpine Innovation cuts forest LiDAR scans to 10 minutes with Flyability

Interpine Innovation, a forestry consulting and data management company, faced the challenge of efficiently assessing the size and health of trees across its vast managed forests. The traditional process of manually measuring trunk circumference and canopy height was labor-intensive and time-consuming, requiring hours or even days of walking through plots. They partnered with drone vendor Flyability to test the Elios 3 drone as a potential solution.

Flyability implemented its Elios 3 drone equipped with a LiDAR payload to conduct aerial scans. The highly maneuverable drone successfully captured accurate data on tree trunks and canopy heights, completing a full scan of a forest plot in just 10 minutes. This solution drastically cut the surveying process down from hours of manual labor, saving Interpine significant time and effort while providing the high-quality data needed to make valuable forestry management decisions.

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