Nonparametric estimation of stand volume using spectral and spatial features of aerial photographs and old inventory data .
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Anttila, Perttu
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research. Oct2002, Vol. 32 Issue 10, p1849. 9p.
- Subject
- *FOREST management
*FIELD research
*AERIAL photography in forestry
*FORESTS & forestry
*FOREST ecology
- Language
- ISSN
- 0045-5067
Presents a study on the utilization of aerial photographs and old inventory data to decrease the amount of fieldwork in forest management planning inventories for private forests in Finland. Goal of testing the accuracy of a method based on these data sources and the effect of stand shape on the accuracy; Methods; Findings; Conclusion that the accuracy of mean volume estimation just met the requirements for stand-level inventory, but the method still needs further research.