The Institute for Digital Forestry merges digital technology and cross-disciplinary knowledge to revolutionize forest management and conservation.
The smartphone forestry app “iForester” is available now in the Apple Store.
Defined
AI-assisted app for tree measurement and management
Accessible forestry expertise with a tap of a smartphone screen
Secure and private
Capabilities
Smartphone
Forester
- Accurate tree measurements and locations.
- Diameter at breast height (DBH)calculation - standard measure that foresters and ecologists use to categorize tree size.
- Diameter at any location tapped along the trunk calculation.
Our team is continuously working on adding additional capabilities.
iForester can provide
Everyone
Landowners
Forestry Professionals
- Free and user-friendly access to information about the trees around them
- Eliminates need for multiple instruments
- Baseline information about their forested lands
- Aid in management decisions
- Allow for informed conversations with forestry professionals
- Reduces labor and time
- Facilitates conversations with landowners
Access Information
- For highest accuracy measurements, two image types are required, RGB and LiDAR. Currently the only phones with the capability to capture these two image types are the Pro and Pro Max models of the iPhone 12, 13, 14, and 15. High-accuracy measurements are also available on the LiDAR-equipped iPad Pro series models.
- Information regarding non-LiDAR measurements and technical information is provided in the user manual
