Forest biomass estimation by the use of airborne laser scanning data and in situ FieldMap measurements in a spruce forest stand

Autorzy

  • Marius Petrila Forest Research and Management Institute
    B-dul Eroilor 128, 077190 Voluntari, Romania
    phone: +4021 350 3243, fax: +4021 350 3245
    e-mail: marius.petrila@icas.ro; mariuspetrila@yahoo.com,
    University of Braşov
    B-dul Eroilor 29, 500036 Braşov, Romania
  • Bogdan Apostol Forest Research and Management Institute
    B-dul Eroilor 128, 077190 Voluntari, Romania,
    University of Braşov
    B-dul Eroilor 29, 500036 Braşov, Romania
  • Adrian Lorenţ Forest Research and Management Institute
    B-dul Eroilor 128, 077190 Voluntari, Romania,
    University of Braşov
    B-dul Eroilor 29, 500036 Braşov, Romania
  • Vladimir Gancz Forest Research and Management Institute
    B-dul Eroilor 128, 077190 Voluntari, Romania
  • Diana Silaghi Forest Research and Management Institute
    B-dul Eroilor 128, 077190 Voluntari, Romania,
    University of Braşov
    B-dul Eroilor 29, 500036 Braşov, Romania

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to analyze the possibility of stand biomass evaluation based on biometric measurements from airborne laser scanning data in a spruce forest test area. Data fusion of airborne laser scanning, and aerial orthoimagery (0.5 m spatial resolution), as well as the use of FieldMap equipment in the measurement of reference data in sampling plots makes it possible to estimate different stand parameters. An important stage of height evaluation in the spruce test area is the DTM extraction based on LiDAR data. The traditional forest management plans of the study area and DTM based on topographic maps (1 : 5.000) were used for accuracy assessments.

DOI
Source Folia Forestalia Polonica, Series A – Forestry
Print ISSN 0071-6677
Online ISSN
2199-5907
Type of article
original article
Original title
Forest biomass estimation by the use of airborne laser scanning data and in situ FieldMap measurements in a spruce forest stand
Publisher The Committee on Forestry Sciences and Wood Technology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Forest Research Institute in Sekocin Stary
Date 15/06/2012

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