Regional-scale mapping of tree cover, height and main phenological tree types using airborne laser scanning data

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 147, Issue , 2014, Pages 156-172

  Alexander, Cici ^a   Bøcher, Peder Klith ^a   Arge, Lars ^a   Svenning, Jens Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airborne laser scanning; Land cover classification; LiDAR; Tree cover; Tree height

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DECISION TREES; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOMETERS;

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION; RANDOM FOREST CLASSIFIER; REGIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS; TREE COVER; TREE HEIGHT; VEGETATION CONTINUOUS FIELDS;

FORESTRY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; EVERGREEN TREE; ICESAT; LAND COVER; LASER; LIDAR; MODIS; PHENOLOGY; SATELLITE DATA; VEGETATION MAPPING;

AIR CRAFT; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE; LASERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; SCANNING;

DENMARK; JUTLAND;

EID: 84897100708     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.02.013     Document Type: Article

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