LiDAR utility for natural resource managers

Remote Sensing

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 934-951

  Hudak, Andrew Thomas ^a   Evans, Jeffrey Scott ^b   Smith, Alistair Matthew Stuart ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

LiDAR applications; Management; Natural resources; Remote sensing; Review

Indexed keywords

LIDAR APPLICATIONS; LIDAR REMOTE SENSING; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REMOTE SENSING DATA; RESOURCE MANAGERS; SURFACE HYDROLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; MANAGERS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79957594932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs1040934     Document Type: Review

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