Technology adherence control for insurance underwriting and forest management needs.

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Under development.

Identify forest characteristics (area, boundaries, timber type, etc.)

Summary:

• High and very high-resolution optical Earth observation data can be used for visual interpretation of forest area, boundary and providing an indication on forest type.
• Existing high-resolution land cover maps such as the European Land Cover map can provide a good indication of the forest area in a region.

Limitations:

• Existing mature EO capabilities focus mostly on detecting the forest area and boundaries. For more detailed characteristics such as timber type etc. no operational EO based methods exist.

Possible Fall-back solutions:

• Autonomous drone survey (long-, mid-range drones)
• Physical assessment by an expert (short-range drones, photo)
• Self-service by a farmer via established protocol or special apps on smartphone