Forest Products Laboratory
Caring for the land and serving people
Caring for the land and serving people
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
FPL Scientist Hongmei Gu Earns Research Award
FPL 2021 Wood Handbook Easily Accessed
Engineers from FPL and the VA Inspect 134-Year-Old Milwaukee Medical Center Building
Detecting Termites from Afar | |
 | Bridges, homes, and other wooden structures in remote areas can require the time-consuming task of professionals physically traveling to and from the structures for periodic termite infestation inspections. Convinced there had to be a better way, researchers from the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) investigated the use of remote sensing technologies to monitor the structural components of bridges and homes and transmit the findings to the internet cloud for interpretation. Early detection of termite activity could dramatically reduce the costs...view » |
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