Computers help wood anatomists with wood identification
Monday, September 7, 2020 - 08:40
in Mathematics & Economics
The most commonly used method for the taxonomic identification of tree trunks is wood anatomy. The number of experts in this area is decreasing, and education to become an wood anatomists takes many years. With the help of technology computer scientists of the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) in collaboration with wood anatomists from Naturalis Biodiversity Center and internationally renowned specialists hope to develop a computer-aided tool for wood identification.