Light detection and ranging (lidar) data acquired from airborne or spaceborne platforms
have revolutionized measurement and map** of forest attributes. Airborne data are often …

Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has emerged as a technology capable of generating
descriptors of vegetation structure and best available terrain information. Research and …

Airborne laser scanning (ALS) data enable accurate modeling and map** of aboveground
biomass (AGB), but the limited spatial and temporal extents of ALS data collection limit the …

Background Reliable information about the spatial distribution of aboveground biomass
(AGB) in tropical forests is fundamental for climate change mitigation and for maintaining …

The estimation and map** of forest stand characteristics are vital because this information
is necessary for sustainable forest management. The present study considers the use of a …

Laser scanning has the potential to accurately detect the vertical distribution of forest
vegetative components. However, limitations are present and vary according to the system's …

The value of combining Landsat time series and airborne laser scanning (ALS) data to
produce regional maps of forest structure has been well documented. However, studies are …

Mangroves as an important blue carbon ecosystem have a unique ability to sequester and
store large amounts of carbon. The height of mangrove forest is considered to be a critical …

Modeling forest attributes using lidar data has been a useful tool for forest management but
the need to correlate lidar to ground-based measurements creates challenges to modeling …

Satellite forest inventories are the only feasible way to map Canada's vast, remote forest
regions, such as those in the Northwest Territories (NWT). A method used to create such …