We're recruiting new members to serve on OpenTopography's advisory committees! These committees represent OT's users and ensure that activities are aligned with the needs and initiatives of the scientific and educational communities.

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🌱 Upcoming Workshop: Wall-to-wall forest biomass estimation using Google Earth Engine 🌱

Instructor: Dr. Cesar Alvites - University of Florida

📅 January 14, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (EST)

🔗https://event.fourwaves.com/forestsatworkshopseries

Please join OpenTopo's Chelsea Scott & Cassandra Brigham for a WHPC@SDSC Professional Speaker Series talk.

Topographic change with OpenTopography: Adventures in cloud computing, spatial uncertainty, and impactful applications

Feb. 25, 2026 at 1–2 pm PT

Register: www.sdsc.edu/events/20260...

Join us at our #AGU25 poster to discover how we harnesses airborne & satellite #lidar data using advanced workflows to uncover powerful insights on forest structure, biomass, and how landscapes change over time. agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
#OpenScience #WildfireRecovery #EcosystemChange #RStats

Stop by our #AGU25 poster-showcasing our #GoogleEarthEngine app that fuses NASA ICESat‑2 & GEDI #lidar with Sentinel‑1 SAR & Landsat‑8 using machine learning to map 30 m canopy height & biomass, achieving ~6 m RMSE in a hurricane‑impacted Florida case study. agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me... #ICESat2

Discover how #lidar reveals wildfire impacts & landscape recovery. Case studies in Arizona & Los Angeles show how 3D data helps us quantify canopy loss, hazards, & restoration after major fires. #LAfires #Kaibab
Watch the new #wildfire science video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Joz...

Generate #forestry products from #lidar topography data with lidR! Reproducible R notebook guides users through #pointcloud filtering, raster generation & forest metrics extraction to produce key outputs like canopy height models. Explore notebook: github.com/OpenForest4D...
#googlecolab #geospatial

Multi-temporal #lidar reveals how trees grow - but interpreting change isn’t simple, given differences in point density & season. An #NYC case study (2014 vs 2017) reveals impact of data resolution and timing. #Forestry #RemoteSensing #Geospatial #PointClouds
openforest4d.org/density-and-...

🚨 Extended Abstract Deadline! 🚨

The deadline to submit your abstract for ForestSAT 2026 has been extended to November 21 at midnight (Eastern Time)! 🕛

Submit your abstract: carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...

We created an #OpenSource automated workflow for multi-temporal #lidar processing to map forest change at scale. Generate canopy height, cover & change products critical for monitoring #wildfire impacts and ecosystem dynamics. Code and example from #Kaibab forest #AZ at github.com/OpenForest4D...

Discover how #lidar reveals the size & location of individual Ponderosa Pines at Sunset Crater, AZ! Using advanced algorithms in lidR, we map tree height and crowns in stunning detail, informing forest ecology and management.
openforest4d.org/tree-identif...

#Forestry
#RemoteSensing
#RStats

Ever wondered what #lidar point clouds reveal about forests? OpenForest4D’s new guide breaks down how elevation, return number, intensity, and classification describe forest structure.
openforest4d.org/lidar-point-...
#pointcloud #laserscanning #forestry #geospatial

Hello world! 🌲🛰️
#ForestScience #RemoteSensing #Biomass #CarbonMonitoring #Lidar