Uso de la inteligencia artificial y tecnologías VANT para el manejo de los recursos forestales
Use of artificial intelligence and UAV technologies for the management of forest resources
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drones, aprendizaje automático, percepción remota, monitoreo ambiental, sensores multiespectralesResumen
La tecnología ha propiciado una serie de cambios favorables en las ciencias forestales y las metodologías de monitoreo para la toma de decisiones en el manejo de recursos forestales. Podemos identificar un parteaguas en este desarrollo que va desde el uso de sensores remotos, vehículos aéreos no tripulados (VANT´s) o Drones, mismos que se han convertido en la principal tendencia y herramienta con la cual es posible recopilar mayor cantidad y calidad de información con menor inversión de tiempo y una considerable reducción en los costos de operación. Recientemente la incorporación que ha venido revolucionando la forma de analizar los ecosistemas, es el uso de técnicas de inteligencia artificial, que combinadas con desarrollos tecnológicos han innovado la forma de evaluar los ecosistemas en esta era de cambios tecnológicos. En este trabajo se describen los principales avances tecnológicos en cuanto al uso de inteligencia artificial y drones aplicados al manejo de recursos forestales, abordando sus principales ventajas, desventajas, técnicas y áreas de aplicación desde la identificación de especies botánicas, el manejo forestal, suelos, así como la evaluación y monitoreo de incendios forestales y el papel que cumplen estas herramientas como apoyo para la gestión forestal y el futuro de estas tecnologías.
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