iScanForest Apps
iScanForest Apps represent a new generation of digital forestry tools developed at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.
They are built on a simple but powerful idea — that modern forestry can be measured, analyzed, and understood using the sensors we already carry in our pockets.
Instead of relying on costly specialized instruments, iScanForest explores the “no-cost” approach — transforming ordinary smartphones into scientific tools through clever software design and sensor fusion.
This concept brings advanced forest measurements to everyone, anywhere, without additional hardware.
Our vision
The vision behind iScanForest is driven by curiosity, creativity, and a passion for combining technology with nature.
We develop applications that merge field measurement, geoinformatics, and artificial intelligence into a unified digital workflow.
Our goal is not only to make measurement easier — but to redefine how forests are digitally observed, turning simple actions such as pointing a phone or walking through the woods into meaningful, scientific data.
Research and Innovation
Our current research focuses on the sensors already built into smartphones — such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, GNSS, and camera — and how they can be combined to produce meaningful forestry measurements.
We study how motion data, angles, and image geometry can be used to calculate tree height, distance, inclination, and other forest parameters directly in the field, without any external device.
This approach is part of a broader vision of “no-cost forestry measurement”, showing that the tools for professional forest data collection are already in our hands — they just need the right software to unlock their potential.
Collaboration and Spirit
iScanForest Apps are developed by a small, dedicated team of developers and researchers who genuinely enjoy building things that work.
It’s not a large-scale industrial effort, but rather a focused, and enthusiastic journey — proving that smart ideas and persistence can often outperform expensive technology.
The team is closely linked with the UAVForestry Workshop, which connects academia, public forestry institutions, and technology companies.
Through this platform, research ideas are rapidly transformed into working prototypes, and students are directly involved in development and testing.