The accuracy of estimating individual tree variables with airborne laser scanning in a boreal nature reserve

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1791-1801

  Maltamo, M ^a   Mustonen, K ^a   Hyyppa J ^b   Pitkanen J ^a   Yu, X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH GEODETIC INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; SCANNING;

DIGITAL CANOPY; HIGH-DENSITY LASER SCANNING;

FORESTRY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SENSING; BIOMETRY; LASER METHOD; TREE;

FOREST CANOPY; GLASS FIBERS; LASERS; SCANNING; TREES;

ABIES; BETULA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 9944260989     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-055     Document Type: Article

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