Laser scanning of forest resources: The nordic experience

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 482-499

  Næsset, Erik ^a   Gobakken, Terje ^a   Holmgren, Johan ^b   Hyyppä, Hannu ^c   Hyyppä, Juha ^d   Maltamo, Matti ^e   Nilsson, Mats ^b   Olsson, Håkan ^b   Persson, Åsa ^f   Söderman, Ulf ^f  

^a NLH   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d FINNISH GEODETIC INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airborne laser scanning; Canopy height; Forest inventory; Timber volume; Tree segmentation

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RADAR SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING; VEGETATION;

FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MENSURATIONAL PARAMETERS; LASER SCANNING;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; LASERS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PLANTS; RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING;

PICEA;

EID: 19944385228     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580410019553     Document Type: Conference Paper

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