Keeping pace with global positioning system technology in the forest

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 332-338

  Wing, Michael G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; GPS; Measurements; Technology

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; TECHNOLOGY;

ACCURACY; FUTURE TRENDS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES; GPS; GPS APPLICATIONS; GPS RECEIVERS; GPS TECHNOLOGIES; LOWER COSTS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACIES; OTHER APPLICATIONS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SATELLITE SYSTEMS; TREE CANOPIES;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPLEX TERRAIN; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST-STEPPE; GPS;

EID: 57849099620     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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