What is a Forest Mensurationist?
A forest mensurationist applies the science of measurement to quantify forest composition, structure and the goods and services forests provide. Grounded in geometry, sampling theory, statistics and ecology, a forest mensurationist describes the current status of trees. They also deal with measuring and predicting the growth of trees over time.
Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences Journal
MCFNS is a journal that provides a publishing platform for the forestry and natural resource sciences focused on theoretical derivations and simulations, discussions, reviews, and implementations of new mathematical and computer-based technologies. The journal shares a common platform with the Rationalist approach to research that is in contrast to the more mainstream Empiricist studies (statistical analysis of collected data) dominating the present natural resource sciences. mcfns.net
Oct. 8-10, 2023 – Knoxville, TN
The Southern Mensurationists group was reestablished in 1999. We are an informal group of forest biometricians, mensurationists, statisticians, mathematicians, modelers, computational foresters, and other practitioners.
Click here for more information on the 2023 Joint SOMENS & NEMO Meeting.
The Northeastern Mensurationist Organization (NEMO) was organized by foresters with an interest in quantitative methods to provide a place where, once a year, we could get together and share some of the important research, policy, and practical concerns in the northeast.
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The Western Mensurationists are an informal group of Forest Mensurationists, Biometricians and practitioners that meet annually to discuss issues relating to the measuring forest resources.
The 2023 Western Mensurationists/Joint Meeting conference will take place in Canmore, AB, Canada. Click here for more information.
OLI is focused on exchanging information on the operational or near-operational usage of remote sensing technologies in forest inventory and mapping applications.
For more information on the 2023 Hybrid OLI meeting click here.
The Growth Model User’s Group (GMUG) was first organized in the year of Y2K to bring together many of the leading regional characters and first-time users to discuss and learn about building, improving, and applying growth models in their work.
The 2023 Growth Model User’s Group will take place both in-person and virtually on April 6, 2023. Click here for more information.
The 2nd North American Forest Mensurationists Conference will take place in person December 11-14, 2022 with a virtual/streaming option. Click here for more information.