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Remote Sensing Tools for Monitoring Forests and Tracking Their Dynamics

Authors :
Richard Massey
Logan T. Berner
Adrianna C. Foster
Scott J. Goetz
Udayalakshmi Vepakomma
Source :
Advances in Global Change Research ISBN: 9783031159879
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2023.

Abstract

Remote sensing augments field data and facilitates foresight required for forest management by providing spatial and temporal observations of forest characteristics at landscape and regional scales. Statistical and machine-learning models derived from plot-level field observations can be extrapolated to larger areas using remote sensing data. For example, instruments such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and hyperspectral sensors are frequently used to quantify forest characteristics at the stand to landscape level. Moreover, multispectral imagery and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data sets derived from satellite platforms can be used to extrapolate forest resource models to large regions. The combination of novel remote sensing technologies, expanding computing capabilities, and emerging geospatial methods ensures a data-rich environment for effective strategic, tactical, and operational planning and monitoring in forest resource management.

Details

ISBN :
978-3-031-15987-9
ISBNs :
9783031159879
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Advances in Global Change Research ISBN: 9783031159879
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........0390c7a39110f64f399e27766ad5e214
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6_26