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Existing algorithms can partially reconstruct the shape of a single tree from a clean point-cloud dataset acquired by laser-scanning technologies. Doing the same with forest data has proven far more difficult. But now a team from Purdue University’s Department of Computer Science and Institute for Digital Forestry and Germany’s Kiel University has introduced a new AI method for isolating and reconstructing forest trees that they call TreeStructor.
Raised in Greentown, Indiana, a town just east of Kokomo, Hunter Foland grew up surrounded by agriculture, community and a strong connection to Purdue. Now an animal sciences major who plans to graduate in December 2027, Foland is making his mark on campus as a Spring Start student and active leader within the College of Agriculture.
From floods to fall drought to 20-foot icicles, the Midwest experienced some record-breaking weather events in 2025.
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