Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
Role: Vegetation monitoring via remote sensing
Group Lead: Etienne Laliberté, Full Professor and Canada Research Chair in Plant Functional Biodiversity, Co-director, Québec Center for Biodiversity Science
Etienne Laliberté and LEFO bring to Limelight Rainforest expertise in plant ecology and drone-based, high-resolution remote sensing of vegetation in particular. They will be responsible for mapping forest canopy structure and tree species composition using drone RGB imagery, LiDAR, and artificial intelligence. This will help Limelight Rainforest to strategically position Limelight devices to more effectively cover the range of tree species and variability in forest vertical structure present within the 1-km2 area. In addition, the remote sensing data will be used to generate valuable insights about canopy tree species diversity and above-ground carbon.
Learn more at their website: https://lefo.ca/?lang=en