# New Publication : Mapping natural forest stands with low cost drones.


We used a low cost hobby drone to produce high resolution aerial photographs of a 12 ha mature longleaf pine (*Pinus palustris*) stand. The photos were combined into orthophoto mosaics and digital surface models to produce repeatable crown maps. Repeated flights allowed the use of tree phenology to separate longleaf from loblolly (*Pinus taeda*) and pond (*Pinus serotina*) pines, as well some hardwood species.

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### Reference

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<li>Williams, T.M., B. Williams, B. Song, T.L. O'Halloran, J.D. Forsythe. 2022. <a href="http://mcfns.net/index.php/Journal/article/view/14.3" target="_blank"> Mapping natural forest stands with low-cost drones.</a> Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences: Vol. 14: Iss.1, pp 22-42.
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