Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00072, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Griesbauer, Hardy (College of New Caledonia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : The spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) is a destructive pest in the forests of western North America._x000D_
The beetle kills large spruce trees by feeding on the inner bark, disrupting the phloem of the tree, and vectoring_x000D_
a blue stain fungus into the sapwood. Spruce beetle populations are rapidly increasing in northern British_x000D_
Columbia, and currently infest 156,000 hectares of timber in this region._x000D_
Terrestrial Information Services and the College of New Caledonia are collaborating on a project to research_x000D_
and develop a computer-based method that analyzes high-resolution aerial images of forests and predicts_x000D_
tree-level bark beetle attack for the entire area. This approach will introduce several important innovations to_x000D_
the forest sector: (i) bark beetle survey costs could be reduced by collecting images using unmanned aerial_x000D_
vehicles (UAV) and analyzing the images post-collection with this new approach, and (ii) bark beetle_x000D_
infestation rates would be predicted for entire areas, which will improve forest management and bark beetle_x000D_
sanitation operations (iii) the UAV approach offers numerous advantages over traditional small-scale high_x000D_
definition fixed wing aerial photography such as delivery in near real time and at any scale._x000D_
Students in the College's Natural Resources and Environmental Technology program will be involved in this_x000D_
project, and will develop valuable skills in emerging technologies to manage forest health factors in BC's_x000D_
forests., program purpose french : The spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) is a destructive pest in the forests of western North America._x000D_
The beetle kills large spruce trees by feeding on the inner bark, disrupting the phloem of the tree, and vectoring_x000D_
a blue stain fungus into the sapwood. Spruce beetle populations are rapidly increasing in northern British_x000D_
Columbia, and currently infest 156,000 hectares of timber in this region._x000D_
Terrestrial Information Services and the College of New Caledonia are collaborating on a project to research_x000D_
and develop a computer-based method that analyzes high-resolution aerial images of forests and predicts_x000D_
tree-level bark beetle attack for the entire area. This approach will introduce several important innovations to_x000D_
the forest sector: (i) bark beetle survey costs could be reduced by collecting images using unmanned aerial_x000D_
vehicles (UAV) and analyzing the images post-collection with this new approach, and (ii) bark beetle_x000D_
infestation rates would be predicted for entire areas, which will improve forest management and bark beetle_x000D_
sanitation operations (iii) the UAV approach offers numerous advantages over traditional small-scale high_x000D_
definition fixed wing aerial photography such as delivery in near real time and at any scale._x000D_
Students in the College's Natural Resources and Environmental Technology program will be involved in this_x000D_
project, and will develop valuable skills in emerging technologies to manage forest health factors in BC's_x000D_
forests., agreement title english : Researching and developing a remote sensing approach to detecting stand-level spruce bark beetle attach in_x000D_
central British Columbia, agreement title french : Researching and developing a remote sensing approach to detecting stand-level spruce bark beetle attach in_x000D_
central British Columbia, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada