A guide to LIDAR data acquisition and processing for the forests of the Pacific Northwest / Demetrios Gatziolis and Hans-Erik Andersen.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Gatziolis, Demetrios, author.

Andersen, Hans-Erik (Research forester), author.

Contributor:

Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.), issuing body.

Series:

General technical report PNW ; 768.

General technical report PNW ; 768

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Optical radar--Northwest, Pacific--Data processing.

Optical radar.

Forest productivity--Northwest, Pacific--Data processing.

Forest productivity.

Forest site quality--Northwest, Pacific--Data processing.

Forest site quality.

Pacific Northwest.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 pages)

Place of Publication:

Portland, OR : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [2008]

Summary:

Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is an emerging remote-sensing technology with promising potential to assist in mapping, monitoring, and assessment of forest resources. Continuous technological advancement and substantial reductions in data acquisition cost have enabled acquisition of laser data over entire states and regions. These developments have triggered an explosion of interest in LIDAR technology. Despite a growing body of peer-reviewed literature documenting the merits of LIDAR for forest assessment, management, and planning, there seems to be little information describing in detail the acquisition, quality assessment, and processing of laser data for forestry applications. This report addresses this information deficit by providing a foundational knowledge base containing answers to the most frequently asked questions.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on September 8, 2008).

"July 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).

OCLC:

246619109