They have begun mapping every single tree on the planet with satellites, used 3D lasers to see the wood from the trees, and now they have developed a system to monitor logging machines as they work.

Conor Power learns how Treemetrics uses 3D modelling to assess trees while they’re still in the ground

Ten years ago some caravans had to be coaxed from a field in Mahon to make way for a squat cube building that now houses the National Software Centre (NSC).

The European Space Agency will be monitoring trees from space in conjunction with a Cork company.

THE cold period has concentrated minds on the whole area of energy, especially that which heats homes, offices, factories and places that people frequent.