3D point cloud of a pine plantation, captured via lidar. (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

3D point cloud of a pine plantation, captured via lidar.

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By creating a digital replica, or twin, of a pine stand, researchers were able to simulate its year-to-year growth and see how different thinning decisions might play out.

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David Carter, Michigan State University

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