Urban tree damage estimation using airborne laser scanner data and geographic information systems: An example from 2007 Oklahoma ice storm

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 562-572

  Rahman, Muhammad Tauhidur ^a   Rashed, Tarek ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Geospatial Applied Research Experts House (GSAREH)   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural disasters; Tree canopies; Tree heights; Urban tree damage assessment

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; ALGORITHM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DAMAGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST INVENTORY; FORESTRY MODELING; GIS; ICE STORM; SATELLITE DATA; SHRUB; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING;

NORMAN; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS; QUERCUS PALUSTRIS; ULMUS AMERICANA; ULMUS PUMILA;

EID: 84942584805     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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