Modeling vegetation heights from high resolution stereo aerial photography: An application for broad-scale rangeland monitoring

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 226-235

  Gillan, Jeffrey K ^a   Karl, Jason W ^a   Duniway, Michael ^b   Elaksher, Ahmed ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital terrain model; Photogrammetry; Rangeland monitoring; Remote sensing; Vegetation height

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEIGHT; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RANGELAND; REMOTE SENSING; SHRUB; STEREO IMAGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; FORAGE; HABITAT; LANDSCAPE; LIVESTOCK; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; POACEAE; RANGELAND; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; SHRUB; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRIANGULATION; VEGETATION; WILDLIFE; AIRCRAFT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEVICES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

LAKE MEAD; UNITED STATES;

AIRCRAFT; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEVADA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLANTS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84903158097     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.05.028     Document Type: Article

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