Tag Archives: Salk Institute

Automating Plant ID with Laser Scanning and AI

Posted on November 20, 2019 by lidar

Automated camera systems have enabled scientists to quickly track traits of thousands of plants. Now researchers at the Salk Institute are automating plant identification with 3D laser scanning and machine-learning algorithms. The algorithms teach a computer to analyze three-dimensional shapes … Continue reading →

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Plant Science Making Use of 3D Laser Scanning

Posted on October 9, 2019 by lidar

Father of genetics and plant science Gregor Mendel spent years tediously observing and measuring pea plant traits by hand in the 1800s to uncover the basics of genetic inheritance. Today, botanists can track the traits, or phenotypes, of hundreds or … Continue reading →

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