Forest sensor deployment and monitoring system

Abstract

A method and apparatus for managing a location (1006). Soil sensor units (1028) are deployed in the location (1006) in a forest (1002) from a group of aerial vehicles. Information (1004) is generated about a number of soil conditions (1017) in the location (1006) in the forest (1002) using the soil sensor units (1028) in the location (1006). The information (1004) is transmitted from the soil sensor units (1028) to a remote location (1006) for analysis.

Description

technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to forest management, and specifically to forest management operations. Still more particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for performing forest management operations. Background technique [0002] Forest management is a branch of forestry that includes many different aspects. These aspects may include environmental, economic, administrative, legal and social aspects of managing forests. Forest management may consist of various techniques such as wood recycling, tree planting, replanting trees, cutting roads and paths through forests, preventing forest fires, maintaining forest health, and other suitable activities. [0003] As these and other operations are conducted with respect to forest management, it may be desirable to gather information about forests. For example, collecting information about a forest provides the ability to analyze the state of the forest and identify act...

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Problems solved by technology

In these inaccessible areas, information may not be available and thus may not be as accurate in identifying the state of the forest as desired

[0011] Also, forest managers may not be able to gather as much information as they would like to obtain the desired amount of information for analysis

Additionally, such analysis may not be performed with the desired level of precision or with as up-to-date information as desired

[0012] As a result, gathering the information needed to analyze the state of the forest can be much more complex and difficult than desired

The amount of forest management personnel required to obtain this information may not be practicable, with regard to the number of pieces of information required and the frequency with which information is required

Also, using human operators to make measurements and observations, the information collected may not be as uniform or precise as desired

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