TruForest: Founding an Australian Rainforest LiDAR Monitoring Network (ARC LIEF administered by University of the Sunshine Coast) (2025-2026)
Abstract
The TruForest project aims to establish a world-leading network for laser (LiDAR) scanning of Australian rainforests. LiDAR will advance the accuracy and efficiency of measuring forest structure, biomass and carbon, offering new potential for scientific research into large scale forest responses to logging, cyclones and climate change. The project will unite LiDAR expertise, tools and data across four universities and five rainforests, with an international partnership that will facilitate future LiDAR use and access for anyone. The network will help to understand and monitor Australia's forests, stimulating cutting-edge interdisciplinary science and helping to quantify and achieve national environmental and carbon sequestration targets.
