Case Study: Biodrone advances sustainable precision forestry with Sopra Steria's AI drone portal

Biodrone maps hundreds of forest areas with Sopra Steria's AI portal

Biodrone, a company specializing in drone services for the forestry and agricultural industry, wanted to create a simple and accessible web-based method for analyzing forests using drones and AI to contribute to sustainable precision forestry. Sopra Steria was engaged to help develop this solution to replace manual processes.

Sopra Steria developed a web portal where customers can upload drone images to be processed by AI, generating density maps of tree species and heights. This provides significantly more accurate information than manual methods. The solution allows for efficient mapping and management of forests, leading to standardized reporting and lower costs. As a result, Biodrone's customers now use the portal to analyze several hundred forest areas in Norway and Sweden, and the company has secured major contracts for continuous mapping, including monitoring tens of thousands of hectares per year for Trøndelag county municipality.

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