Patent Document ID: 9684832
Application ID: 14074705
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for remotely identifying tree species within a genera by unique biological characteristics (UBC) comprising: storing a training tree data set comprising RGB value data representative of emerging foliage, UBC characteristic data of a training tree species within a genera on an imaging platform; acquiring an image of a physical area that comprises color information of emerging trees within the image using the imaging platform, wherein the imaging platform comprises a camera; identifying a tree from among the emerging trees within the acquired image of the physical area that exhibits the stored RGB data and representative foliage UBC characteristic data of the training tree species within the genera using the imaging platform; and comparing pixels of the identified tree within the acquired image with additional pixels within the acquired image to identify additional emerging trees that are associated with at the foliage UBC data of the training tree species within the genera using the imaging platform.