Are you tired of labor-intensive and time-consuming methods to quantify forest structure and estimate biomass for carbon monitoring? Traditional methods like measuring each tree's diameter and location can be hazardous and limited in scope, despite great effort. Fortunately, mapping technologies like SLAM-based LIDAR and photogrammetry have made capturing highly-detailed 3D point clouds of forests faster and easier than ever before. However, extracting meaningful insights from these complex point clouds remains challenging. That's why I created the Forest Structural Complexity Tool (FSCT) during my PhD, an open-source project that bridges the gap between capturing a beautiful point cloud and obtaining useful forest measurements. FSCT automatically extracts insights from complex forest point clouds, making LIDAR and photogrammetry powerful and accessible tools for forest monitoring.

Currently a hobby project, I continue to maintain and improve FSCT voluntarily, in the hope that it can be useful for forest monitoring, conservation, and research efforts.

If you find FSCT helpful, there are a few ways you can support this work:

Send me a message

Let me know how you use FSCT and share your processed datasets or interesting ways you've modified the software for other applications. Your feedback and encouragement are always welcome.

Provide feedback

Point out bugs, suggest improvements or feature ideas. While I work full-time, I'll do my best to eventually incorporate improvements and fix problems.

Financially support FSCT

Maintaining open-source software can take a lot of time, effort, and energy. Any support helps me justify spending more of my spare time on the project. If FSCT is helpful to you or your organization, you might consider financially supporting these efforts. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated.