Edmunton, June 6, 2013. Emeral Awards. The Alberta Department of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development was recognized for its Wet Areas Mapping Initiative, done through collaboration with the Forest Watershed Research Centre of the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at UNB.
The LiDAR-based depth-to-water maps produced by the Watershed Center was featured in the Skogforsk 2013 (1) edition of ShortCuts, a quarterly report that showcases the latest forest research news from Sweden.
May 1, 2013 at the UNB Wu Conference Center, Fredericton, NB A summary dealing with hydrology risks in New Brunswick and how to utilize LiDAR mapping to delineate areas of high risk.
Among the finalists (Government Institutions): Alberta Department of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) Alberta’s ESRD Department actively pursues innovative solutions to balance economic, environmental and social concerns. In part, doing this places emphasis on conserving aquatic habitats and sensitive lands. The problem is that traditional mapping of water and soils relied upon photo-interpretation. But …
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Using LiDAR generated point cloud data, the Forest Watershed Research Center is assisting the province of New Brunswick in mapping and classifying potential hydrological risks (especially flooding and erosion) inland and along the coasts. The project will provide provincial and municipal authorities with a means to scope, evaluate and classify hydrological risks in a comprehensive manner across the Province.
Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, in close partnership with the University of New Brunswick, has completed the development of wet area datasets for 14 million hectares along its Foothills to Boreal Region. These datasets, done at 1 meter resolution using light distance and ranging (LiDAR) technologies, are now freely available for users. A one-day …
Presentated at: Preparing for Climate 2100 – Tools and strategies for NB communities. November 14th to 16th, 2012, Fredericton Convention Centre. The Forest Watershed Research Centre presented the current state of LiDAR-based wet-areas mapping in New Brunswick, in a series of three 30 min presentations, with an attendance of 40 per session. This mapping approach also featured …
Field Tour Guide Slave Lake, Alberta on September 25th 2012
Enhanced prediction of soil disturbance in forest harvest operations Research at FP Innovations furthers the understanding and protection of forest soils through activities focused on real-time tracking of harvest machines and related machine-soil interactions. These activities contribute to developing a soil trafficability model, led by researchers at the Forest Watershed Research Centre, Faculty of Forestry …
Members from the Forest Watershed Center participated in the March LiDAR workshop titled “Building a sustainable Alberta through the application of LiDAR technologies” held earlier in Calgary this year, March 1-2, 2012. Click here to see the videos of the presentations relevant to the UNB-generated wet-areas mapping process and subsequent applications.