Comparing biophysical forest characteristics estimated from photogrammetric matching of aerial images and airborne laser scanning data

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 73-86

  Gobakken, Terje ^a   Bollandsås, Ole Martin ^a   Næsset, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

airborne laser scanning; digital aerial images; forest inventory; image matching; photogrammetry

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIOPHYSICS; IMAGE MATCHING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

AERIAL IMAGES; AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING; GROUND SAMPLING DISTANCES; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84926250357     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2014.961954     Document Type: Article

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