First drone lidar flight

Nick Cranmer and Xiangtao Xu test the new WISPR-Livox drone-lidar system on a Cornell Cooperative Extension PES farm visit.

Nick Cranmer and Xiangtao Xu visited two farms participating in Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County’s Payment for Ecosystem Service (PES) program. The program aims to create a protocol for measuring carbon credit for farmland, where carbon sequestration associated with agroforestry is an important component. On the visit, Nick tested our new WISPR-Livox drone-lidar system (together with curious Grant Xu) and had a successful first drone flight!