Forest aboveground biomass estimation and inventory: Evaluating remote sensing-based approaches

MN Khan, Y Tan, AA Gul, S Abbas, J Wang - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing datasets offer robust approaches for gaining reliable insights into forest
ecosystems. Despite numerous studies reviewing forest aboveground biomass estimation …

Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission

L Duncanson, JR Kellner, J Armston, R Dubayah… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is collecting spaceborne
full waveform lidar data with a primary science goal of producing accurate estimates of forest …

Use of individual tree and product level data to improve operational forestry

RF Keefe, EG Zimbelman, G Picchi - Current Forestry Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Individual tree detection (ITD) methods and technologies for
tracking individual forest products through a smart operational supply chain from stump to …

[PDF][PDF] Aboveground woody biomass product validation good practices protocol

L Duncanson, J Armston, M Disney, V Avitabile… - 2021 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Remote sensing (RS) studies aiming at map** forest biomass typically rely on ground-
based estimates of biomass for calibration or validation. Whatever the biophysical variable …

First validation of GEDI canopy heights in African savannas

X Li, K Wessels, J Armston, S Hancock… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Savannas have complex, discontinuous woody vegetation structures that vary greatly in
vertical and spatial arrangement and change due to climatic, ecological and management …

Comparison of small-and large-footprint lidar characterization of tropical forest aboveground structure and biomass: a case study from Central Gabon

CA Silva, S Saatchi, M Garcia… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamic Investigation (GEDI) mission has been designed to
measure forest structure using lidar waveforms to sample the earth's vegetation while in orbit …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment of high-density UAV point clouds for the measurement of young forestry trials

RJL Hartley, EM Leonardo, P Massam, MS Watt… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The measurement of forestry trials is a costly and time-consuming process. Over the past few
years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have provided some significant developments that …