Comparison of forest canopy height derived using lidar data and aerial photos

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-27

  Jan, Jihn Fa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Digital surface model; Forest canopy height; Lidar; Photogrammetry

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEMS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

COMPARSION OF FOREST CANOPY HEIGHT DERIVED USING LIDAR DATA AND AERAL; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIGITAL SUFACE; LIDAR DATA;

FORESTRY;

AIR; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; TAIWAN; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 19944401551     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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