The SALCA diaries

Vegetation structure is important for measuring forest growth and the carbon cycle. Developed by the University of Salford and Halo Photonics Ltd, the Salford Advanced Laser Canopy Analyser (SALCA) is a unique multi-spectral, full waveform laser scanner using two wavelengths allowing distinction between leaves and woody material. This blog follows our research funded by the UK NERC and involving University of Newcastle, University College London and UK Forest Research.

Thursday, 18 April 2013

First Prize for Lucy

New team member Lucy Walker presented her research ideas at the recent "Wavelength" conference of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society, at Glasgow University 11-13 March 2013. She presented a poster describing the SALCA instrument, its measurement capabilities and characteristics, and some of her initial experimental results. The conference was attended by around fifty participants and included both key-note speakers and poster sessions.

Lucy's poster was very well received and she was awarded a prize for the best poster at the conference. Congratulations Lucy!

Thursday, 18 April 2013

First Prize for Lucy

University of salford