Tree location measurement accuracy with a mapping-grade GPS receiver under forest canopy

Forest Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 567-576

  Edson, Curtis ^a   Wing, Michael G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Forest; GPS; Measurements; Trees

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CODE CORRECTION; CONIFER FORESTS; DIFFERENTIAL CORRECTION; FOREST; FOREST CANOPIES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVERS; GPS RECEIVERS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PSEUDORANGE; SATELLITE SIGNALS; TERRAIN SLOPE; TOTAL STATION; TREE LOCATION; TREES;

FORESTRY; MAPPING; MEASUREMENTS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

ACCURACY; DIMENSIONS; FOREST CANOPY; MAPPING; TREES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84872090420     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.11-015     Document Type: Article

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