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Drone laser scans map more than 1,000 trees across 90-acre campus

Drone laser scans map more than 1,000 trees across 90-acre campus
Phys.org Tuesday 01 September 2026, 13:00 UTC 1 min read
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It took one drone, 300 million laser data points and seven teams of students on foot to map Wake Forest University's trees. Led by Ovidiu Csillik, an assistant professor of remote sensing in the environment and sustainability studies program, the project produced a publicly accessible, interactive 3D digital map of more than 1,000 trees and helped the university earn international accreditation as a Level II arboretum.

It took one drone, 300 million laser data points and seven teams of students on foot to map Wake Forest University's trees. Led by Ovidiu Csillik, an assistant professor of remote sensing in the environment and sustainability studies program, the project produced a publicly accessible, interactive 3D digital map of more than 1,000 trees and helped the university earn international accreditation as a Level II arboretum.
Wake Forest University's (ORG) Ovidiu Csillik (PERSON) Level II (LOCATION)
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