Assessing forest inventory information obtained from different inventory approaches and remote sensing data sources

Spatial distribution of forest aboveground biomass estimated from remote sensing and forest inventory data in New England, USA

We combined satellite (Landsat 7 and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) and U.S. Department of Agriculture forest inventory and analysis (FIA) data to estimate forest aboveground biomass (AGB) across New England, USA. This is practical for large-scale carbon studies and may reduce uncertainty of AGB estimates. We estimate that total regional forest AGB was 1,867 teragram (10, dry weight)...

Carbon Stock Assessment Using Remote Sensing and Forest Inventory Data in Savannakhet, Lao PDR

Savannakhet Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), is a small area that is connected to Thailand, other areas of Lao PDR, and Vietnam via road No. 9. This province has been increasingly affected by carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the transport corridors that have been developed across the region. To determine the effect of the CO2 increases caused by deforestation and emissions, th...

Nonparametric Assessment of Forest Attributes by Combination of Field Data of the Austrian Forest Inventory and Remote Sensing Data

i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS When I finished school and started studying at BOKU Wien (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna) eleven years ago, I never thought that one day I would end up attaining the doctor's degree. There are many people, who contributed a lot that this could happen. Every one of them I owe my deep gratefulness for their encouragement, support and understand...

Mapping Forest Biomass Using Remote Sensing and National Forest Inventory in China

Quantifying the spatial pattern of large-scale forest biomass can provide a general picture of the carbon stocks within a region and is of great scientific and political importance. The combination of the advantages of remote sensing data and field survey data can reduce uncertainty as well as demonstrate the spatial distribution of forest biomass. In this study, the seventh national forest inv...

Forest inventory