Optimizing Forest Inventories with Remote Sensing Techniques
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2017) | Viewed by 78141
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Knowledge on the state of forest ecosystems is important for evaluating ecosystem services ranging from resources and biodiversity to protection and recreation. Traditionally, forest attributes are collated in the framework of either sample-based terrestrial inventories or terrestrial descriptions of forest stands in the field. Due to the high cost of data collection, small inventories on a forest enterprise level is now particularly rare. However, recent advances in remote sensing technology has enabled provision of spatially explicit information covering large areas. Thus, forest inventories from enterprise level to national forest inventories and even up to global scales will benefit. Remote sensing supports data acquisition and results on all scales: Retrieving forest attributes on plot level (e.g. terrestrial laser scanning), reduction of estimation errors of forest attributes on strata level and enabling the mapping of forest attributes. With this Special Issue, we promote knowledge and strategies for an optimized combination of inventory field data with remote sensing technology. Thus, we encourage contributions from studies covering all fields and scales, including experimental, monitoring and modelling approaches.
Dr. Christian Ginzler
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Forest inventory
- Remote sensing
- Stratification
- Small area estimation
- Sample plots
- Forest management
- Forest information
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