Laser scanning trees

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Trees do the vital job of absorbing carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming, and producing oxygen. But at the moment, the only way to measure how much carbon is stored in a tree is the chop it down and weigh it. So a new technique is being developed, which uses a terrestrial laser scanner to make 3D maps of forests right down to the nearest millimetre, which can then be used to determine how much carbon is stocked in any given forest. Researchers at UCL (University College London… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/26/laser-scanning-trees euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronewsknowledge Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

Published 2015-01-28 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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