The researchers at the QForest Lab at UGent, Belgium, have eagerly awaited the first batch of the LEAF sensors. After final pre-shipping checks, the first four sensors were shipped from Melbourne, Australia, just in time for the user in Easter!

With Spring around the corner, it is a race against time to install the sensors to capture and quantify the first seasonal changes as seen through their eyes. The groundwork has been done over the winter to ensure all supporting structures are on the sites. In the coming weeks, sensor configuration at the lab will be followed by benchmarking tests against the Riegl VZ series terrestrial laser scanners.