Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD
The control of invasive plant species such as Japanese knotweed presents growing safety, ecological, and economic challenges for infrastructure companies in Germany and across Europe. Comprehensive mapping and monitoring solutions therefore require automated image processing and analysis technologies.
Project Objective
The AutoFERIA project aims to develop a digital system solution for planning the control of invasive plant species—particularly Japanese knotweed—along German highways and on associated compensation areas. The project seeks to integrate decision-making processes from various observation levels (space, air, ground) to enable both broad-scale mapping and detailed fine-scale mapping, as well as vegetation and safety analyses. Additionally, documenting temporal changes in populations and their spread dynamics will be of critical importance. An integration of databases based on the results of control technique trials is also planned.
