The influence of LiDAR pulse density and plot size on the accuracy of New Zealand plantation stand volume equations

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Watt, Michael S ^a   Adams, Thomas ^b   Aracil, Susana Gonzalez ^c   Marshall, Hamish ^c   Watt, Pete ^d  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b MetService   (New Zealand)

^c Interpine   (New Zealand)

^d Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airborne laser scanning; ALS; Forest inventory; Laser; LiDAR; Pinus radiata

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FORESTRY; LASERS;

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; FOREST INVENTORY; PINUS RADIATA; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TOTAL STEM VOLUME; VOLUME EQUATIONS; VOLUME FUNCTIONS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SENSING; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; FOREST INVENTORY; LASER METHOD; LIDAR; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; INVENTORY CONTROL; LASERS; RADAR;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84891438865     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: 11795395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1179-5395-43-15     Document Type: Article

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