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In the “Treesense” project, sensors are installed in the canopy of selected trees.
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In the “Treesense” project, sensors are installed in the canopy of selected trees.
Poing - Temperatures between 30 and 40 degrees Celsius at times - the last summers were not only torture for people - nature also suffered a lot.
The result was forest fires, dried-up rivers and falling groundwater levels.
Homeowners weren't the only ones having problems supplying their trees and plants with enough water.
Municipalities also had to worry about their tree population.
But which tree should you take care of first and which one can tolerate the heat better?
The start-up “Treesense” from Munich provides an answer to these questions.
The team combines the disciplines of forestry, electrical engineering, mathematics and artificial intelligence to support cities and communities in tree protection and care in the face of climate change, in collaboration with local tree experts and carers.
And the community is now taking advantage of this support and is starting a one-year pilot project with Treesense to record, measure and visualize the vitality of trees.
Mayor Thomas Stark announced this at the last council meeting.
To do this, five sensors will be installed in the canopy of selected trees in March.
The data obtained using sensor technology is interpreted and visualized on a cloud-based platform using a tool developed by Treesense.
With the focus on “irrigation management”, the pilot project is intended to provide, among other things, insights into tree vitality depending on water supply, the effect of irrigation measures and indications of heat stress or drought.
The costs are around 8,200 euros.
In the future - after successful completion - a wide range of questions about tree selection and tree management could be processed using sensor technology.
A recommendation on how to proceed will be presented after the results are presented in the first quarter of 2025.
fu