Virtual Forest

Dear Colleagues,

A virtual world is - according some definition [1] - a computer-based replica of the environment which can be populated by users having a personal avatar, and simultaneously and independently explore the virtual world, participate in its activities and communicate with others. In a same way, Virtual Forest is a computer-based replica of the real forest which is assumed to be of interest for professional and non-professional forest users. For example, forest owners, buyers, and decision makers can walk about the wanted forests virtually from any place. In this special issue we are especially looking for multidisciplinary papers describing

• Creation of Virtual Forests, Point Cloud Processing and Texturing Algorithms and Computer Science related to creation of the Virtual Forest
• High-quality visualization techniques of Virtual Forests
• Novel Application, Virtual Services, Serious Games and future visions related to using Virtual Forests
• Use of Virtual Forest for the benefit of Forestry, especially Precision Forestry
• Use of Novel concepts

The contributions are not limited to previous topics, but in general innovative, non-published, un-conventional and multidisciplinary approaches are especially welcomed. Several article types, such as Articles, Reviews and Technical Notes/Letters can be included in the special issue (see http://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/instructions).

Reference

1. Virtual world. Available online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world

Prof. Juha Hyyppä
Guest Editor

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