Automatic forest inventory parameter determination from terrestrial laser scanner data

Comparing regression methods in estimati

Comparing regression methods in estimation of biophysical properties of forest stands from two different inventories using laser scanner data

✍ Erik Næsset; Ole Martin Bollandsås; Terje Gobakken 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 401 KB

Mean tree height, dominant height, mean diameter, stem number, basal area, and timber volume of 233 field sample plots were estimated from various canopy height and canopy density metrics-derived by means of a small-footprint laser scanner over young and mature forest stands-using ordinary least-squ