Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Forestry—The Second Edition
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2025 | Viewed by 60
Special Issue Editor
Interests: forestry non-destructive detection; forestry Internet of things technology; microwave and optical technology
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Dear Colleagues,
With the improvements in computer hardware performance and deep learning, a new generation of information technology has been continuously integrated into the core business of forestry; the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology in the field of forestry has become increasingly widespread. Countries around the world have paid much attention to the development of intelligent forestry. Smart forestry integrates the key technologies in digital forestry with the new generation of information technology, such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing and mobile Internet, and forestry intelligent equipment, forming a multidisciplinary deep integration of forestry production and management, including intelligent breeding, cultivation, monitoring, operation management, protection, etc. This helps to realize three-dimensional perception, precise cultivation, real-time monitoring, intelligent management, intelligent decision making, and other new models of forestry information development. The development of intelligent forestry needs to further promote the research, development, and application of intelligent algorithms, such as multisource heterogeneous data fusion and machine vision, integrated data mining, model simulation, and intelligent analysis technology into forestry, promote forestry scientific and technological innovation, and achieve the high-quality development of forestry on the basis of the continuous improvement of forestry theoretical research.
This Special Issue aims to cover a whole range of applications, including typical applications of forestry and forestry engineering. One or more of these problems can be solved through high-quality research or review papers on the following topics:
- Applications of AI tools and applications in forestry；
- Forestry deep learning models；
- Recent forestry development trends and application status of information technology in forestry；
- Intelligent sensing technology for forestry；
- Forestry pattern recognition；
- Multimedia and cognitive informatics in forestry；
- Application of remote sensing big data and cloud computing in forestry；
- Forestry virtual reality;
- Intelligent forestry equipment.
Please check the first edition of the Special Issue “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Forestry” at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/UJ60769Q36
Prof. Dr. Yunfei Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- deep learning
- forest management
- forest protection
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