Improving forest operations planning through high-resolution flow-channel and wet-areas mapping

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 568-574

  Murphy, Paul N C ^a   Ogilvie, Jae ^a   Castonguay, Mark ^a   Zhang, Cheng Fu ^a   Meng, Fan Rui ^a   Arp, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital elevation models; Flow channels; Forest operations planning; Geographic information systems; Hydrological risks; Wetareas and depth to water maps

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; MAPPING; OFF ROAD VEHICLES; OPTICAL RADAR; REFORESTATION; RIVERS; ROADS AND STREETS; SITE SELECTION; SURFACE WATERS; SURVEYING; TRANSPORTATION; WETLANDS;

DEPTH-TO-WATER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOW CHANNELS; FOREST OPERATION; HYDROLOGICAL RISKS;

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

CROP PRODUCTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GPS; LAND SURFACE; LIDAR; PLANNING PROCESS; SOIL PROPERTY; SURFACE WATER; THINNING; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; FOREIGN TRADE; FORESTS; GIS; HYDROLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPS; PLANNING; RADAR; REFORESTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; ROADS; WETLANDS;

EID: 65649152894     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc84568-4     Document Type: Article

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