Airborne laser scanning as a method in operational forest inventory: Status of accuracy assessments accomplished in Scandinavia

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 433-442

  Naesset, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biophysical stand properties; Forest inventory; Forest planning; Laser scanning

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; INVENTORY CONTROL; LASER APPLICATIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BIOPHYSICAL STAND PROPERTIES; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST PLANNING; LASER SCANNING;

SCANNING;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING;

EID: 36248953733     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580701672147     Document Type: Article

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