I turn forests into point clouds and point clouds into things people can act on.
Turning 3D sensing into trusted forest measurements.
I'm an Earth observation scientist at UCL working to make three-dimensional forest measurement practical beyond the research lab. Over the past decade, I've worked with many laser scanning systems, from terrestrial and mobile LiDAR to UAV and smartphone sensors, and learned that no single technology is the answer. Reliable measurements come from the entire pipeline: designing sensors, collecting data, benchmarking hardware and software, developing processing workflows, and working with foresters, ecologists and city managers to ensure the results answer real-world questions. My goal is to turn emerging technologies into trusted, affordable and open solutions that anyone can use to understand forests better.
One method — low-cost 3D scanning — carried from UK inventory plots to city streets and tropical community forests.
In June we ran a city-scale scanning testbed in Bratislava — 28 scanners capturing 1,000+ trees. We're now aligning, clipping and cleaning the data and preparing the evidence and evaluation, all due this summer.
Scanning inventory and managed woodland to test whether low-cost handheld LiDAR can match the national standard.
Mapping the ~2.5 ha footprint beneath a carbon flux tower in 3D, linking what the tower measures to the structure behind it.
Scanning the UK's oldest tiny forests to see how dense, engineered woodland actually grows.
Sub-€1,500 scanners, open training and data sovereignty in the Sava region — planned for this summer.
A postdoc search opens soon. Details to follow — meanwhile, here's how joining the group works.
Join us →Curious about low-cost 3D scanning for your site, city or project? Get in touch and we'll cook something up together.
Work with me →Funded by ARIA (3DTreePrint) and NCEO (Scanning Together). In collaboration with Forest Research, Earthwatch Europe, the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Zurich.
Recent campaigns, scans, documentaries or concepts. New clips drop in as we collect them.
Selected as an ARIA Creator in the Engineering Ecosystem Resilience space.
3D Urban Tree Intelligence wrapped its city campaign; processing now underway.
Community-led 3D LiDAR kits prepared for Tanzania and Madagascar pilots.