The implementation of the action “FOREST”, with title “Advancement of Tree Structure Observation Algorithms for FOREST Monitoring” and proposal number OPPORTUNITY/0916/MSCA/0005, started in June 2018 and it finishes in May 2020. The proposal was evaluated by the EU and scored 90.4%. It is funded by the Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus.The proposal was submitted by Dr Milto Miltiadou under the supervision of Prof Diofantos Hadjimitsis. The implementation is taking place at the Eratosthenes Remote Sensing and Geo-Environment, Eratosthenes Research Centre, which is based at Cyprus University of Technology. The advisory team consists of members from the Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Carbomap Ltd, UK and the Friends of the Earth Cyprus, Cyprus.
The “FOREST” action aims to advance algorithms using emerging technologies related to full-waveform LiDAR, while assisting a young researcher to further improve her intellectual, transferable and scientific skills related to earth observation and environmental sciences, as well as give direct experience in participating in proposals. The concept of this project was initiated from the EngD (Doctor of Engineering) dissertation of the researcher and the need to expand and link these outcomes with complementary existing state-of-the-art technologies such as earth observation imagery and terrestrial LiDAR. This project will connect academic achievements with industrial research and development, further developing and transferring some of the new research outcomes into actual usage and linking expertise and need across several European organisations. In the longer term, the intention is to use the experience and knowledge acquired during the fellowship to initiate a larger project supporting forest management, which itself contributes to EU objectives in environmental protection and, ultimately, in limiting climate change.
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