Vegetation classification of the riparian zone along the Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia, using light detection and ranging (lidar) data and forward looking digital video

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 556-563

  Dowling, Ralph ^a   Accad, Arnon ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FORESTRY; HELICOPTERS; MAPS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

CANOPY COVER; MAPPED POLYGONS;

VEGETATION;

EID: 1542711312     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m03-029     Document Type: Article

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