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
Reducing Wildfires through Better Utility Pole Inspections
FPL Scientist and UW-Madison Bring Science and Art Together
Forest Products Laboratory Says Good-Bye to Director Dr. Christopher Risbrudt
More to the Story - From Forgotten to the Doors of the Capitol of Democracy
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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