Estimating taper diameter and stem form of Pinus radiata in Australia by terrestrial laser scanning

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 6491-6494

  Norzahari, Fadhillah ^a   Turner, Russell ^a   Lim, Samsung ^a   Trinder, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

diameter at breast height (DBH); lidar; stem form; taper equation; terrestrial laser scanning (TLS)

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DESTRUCTIVE SAMPLING; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA; PINUS RADIATA; STEM DIAMETER; STEM FORM; TAPER EQUATION; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING; TOTAL STATION;

FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; LASERS; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

EQUATIONS; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; INSTRUMENTS; LASERS; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYING;

EID: 84873157800     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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