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#39: Global Forest Modeling Toolkit: Mission-critical intelligence about vegetation around the world

December 30, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Installations and Operational Environments, Podcast episodes 0:29:56 0 Comments

Forests cover nearly a third of the Earth’s land surface and present multiple challenges to military forces. Dense trees restrict mobility, limit surveillance, impede air support and degrade communication. But not all forests are the same. To best counter these difficulties, leaders need detailed information about vegetation attributes, such as canopy cover, stem diameter and…

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Video: #39: Global Forest Modeling Toolkit

December 30, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Installations and Operational Environments, video podcasts 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzrnJcOFwQ Forests cover nearly a third of the Earth’s land surface and present multiple challenges to military forces. Dense trees restrict mobility, limit surveillance, impede air support and degrade communication. But not all forests are the same. To best counter these difficulties, leaders need detailed information about vegetation attributes, such as canopy cover, stem diameter…

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Podcast Resources: #39: Global Forest Modeling Toolkit

December 30, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Installations and Operational Environments, Podcast resources 0 Comments

ERDC’s Forest Ecosystems Dynamics team developed the Global Forest Modeling Toolkit, which applies artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to provide detailed vegetation attributes of forests around the world. Listen to the podcast with ERDC’s Dr. Nathan Beane: PowerofERDCpodcast.org/39-global-forest-modeling Watch a video of the podcast: PowerofERDCpodcast.org/39-global-forest-modeling_video For inquiries about ERDC’s Global Forest Modeling Toolkit, email ERDCinfo@usace.army.mil During…

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#39: Global Forest Modeling Toolkit: Mission-critical intelligence about vegetation around the world

December 30, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Installations and Operational Environments 0:29:56 0 Comments

Forests cover nearly a third of the Earth’s land surface and present multiple challenges to military forces. Dense trees restrict mobility, limit surveillance, impede air support and degrade communication. But not all forests are the same. To best counter these difficulties, leaders need detailed information about vegetation attributes, such as canopy cover, stem diameter and…

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#21: Enhanced Terrain Processing

October 14, 2022 Christopher Kieffer Geospatial Research and Engineering 00:38:42 0 Comments

Soldiers are often forced to operate using outdated geospatial data that may not accurately represent current ground conditions. This creates challenges when trying to find the best possible routes for troop maneuvers or when selecting helicopter landing zones. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is developing a series of tools to solve…

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#21: Enhanced Terrain Processing

October 14, 2022 Christopher Kieffer Geospatial Research and Engineering, Podcast episodes 00:38:42 1 Comment

Soldiers are often forced to operate using outdated geospatial data that may not accurately represent current ground conditions. This creates challenges when trying to find the best possible routes for troop maneuvers or when selecting helicopter landing zones. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is developing a series of tools to solve…

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#12: Structural Health Monitoring

December 22, 2021 admin Civil Works, Installations and Operational Environments 00:39:19 0 Comments

Given the aging condition and economic importance of much of the nation’s navigation infrastructure, asset managers need accurate and real-time information on the conditions of structures operating well beyond their expected design lives. However, visual inspections of structures like locks and dams are often difficult and expensive. ERDC is filling this void with a broad…

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#12: Structural Health Monitoring

December 22, 2021 admin Civil Works, Installations and Operational Environments, Podcast episodes 00:39:19 Comments Off on #12: Structural Health Monitoring

Given the aging condition and economic importance of much of the nation’s navigation infrastructure, asset managers need accurate and real-time information on the conditions of structures operating well beyond their expected design lives. However, visual inspections of structures like locks and dams are often difficult and expensive. ERDC is filling this void with a broad…

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#8: Modeling and Simulation for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

August 26, 2021 admin Military Engineering 00:32:53 0 Comments

Unmanned ground vehicles carry great potential for the Armed Forces, but before these systems can be deployed, they must undergo rigorous testing to ensure their autonomy can be trusted in difficult conditions. Since the early 2000s, ERDC has assisted this process by developing a suite of modeling and simulation tools that explore how autonomous systems…

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#8: Modeling and Simulation for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

August 26, 2021 admin Military Engineering, Podcast episodes 00:32:53 Comments Off on #8: Modeling and Simulation for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Unmanned ground vehicles carry great potential for the Armed Forces, but before these systems can be deployed, they must undergo rigorous testing to ensure their autonomy can be trusted in difficult conditions. Since the early 2000s, ERDC has assisted this process by developing a suite of modeling and simulation tools that explore how autonomous systems…

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