Scientists from the St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI) have created a device that can determine not only the age, but also the diseases of trees in 10 seconds.
The author of the development, Ekaterina Evdokimova, said that the non-contact method has many advantages. This method does not injure the tree and allows you to assess its condition even in hard-to-reach places.
If a tree gets sick, it is most often cut down and then a new one is planted, although it is possible to identify the disease and help at an early stage. You can determine the age and diseases of trees by determining the diameter of the trunk, followed by analysis. Today there are installations that allow you to do this without contact, but they are very expensive and less accurate than sawing a tree and calculating by annual rings. Our development solves these problems, that is, a photo is taken and everything is calculated immediately - it will take only 10 seconds.
The device works using laser beams that are directed at the trunk of the tree to create an image. The information is transmitted and processed using Python, and then the necessary calculations are made. The data obtained makes it possible to analyze the condition of trees, taking into account their age. The device can be used not only in city parks, but also in protected areas where a large number of rare tree species grow.
The university press service said that in the future the processing process will be fully automated, and the analysis process will be carried out using a trained neural network.
Earlier it was reported that scientists at St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI) created a device for diagnosing skin lesions.
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