Early detection of stress for forestry

The TSFM_10CM service aims at allowing for early detection of stress in forestry operations and at supporting proper management decisions to reduce and avoid damage, especially as climate change brings many new challenges for forestry operations, especially the proliferation of aggressive species such as bark beetle in commercial spruce forests. Based on data from Earth Observation satellites (mainly Sentinel-2) and local drone imagery, the analysed data and resulting information will be made available via an online portal to forestry owners and operators who can monitor generic and specific stress in their assets. The main targets of the service are small to medium sized forestry operations, managing about 500ha to 2,500ha of forests. The service makes use of two space assets: first of all by intensively deploying Sentinel 2 data, and secondly by making use of GNSS signals for the routing of the drones and the geo-rectification of the images, as well as to guide foresters in the field.