Distribution of land cover has a profound impact on the climate and environment; map**
the land cover patterns from global, regional to local scales are important for scientists and …

In addition to precise 3D coordinates, most light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems also
record “intensity”, loosely defined as the strength of the backscattered echo for each …

Ecological remote sensing is being transformed by three-dimensional (3D), multispectral
measurements of forest canopies by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and computer vision …

Most airborne and terrestrial laser scanning systems additionally record the received signal
intensity for each measurement. Multiple studies show the potential of this intensity value for …

Accurate habitat map** in salt marshes is critical for both management and conservation
goals. Information on marsh elevation is important to coastal managers, particularly for flood …

This research reports the major evaluation results from an operational stand-based forest
inventory using airborne laser scanner data carried out in Norway. This is the first …

The objective of this study was to identify candidate features derived from airborne laser
scanner (ALS) data suitable to discriminate between coniferous and deciduous tree species …

Canopy height distributions were created from small-footprint airborne laser scanner (ALS)
data collected over 40 field sample plots with size 1000 m2 located in mature conifer forest …

Four LiDAR-based models of canopy fractional cover (FCLiDAR) have been tested against
hemispherical photography fractional cover measurements (FCHP) and compared across …

Vegetation structure is an important factor that influences wildlife-habitat selection,
reproduction, and survival. However, field-based measurements of vegetation structure can …