Remote sensing-based forest investigation and monitoring have become more affordable
and applicable in the past few decades. The current bottleneck limiting practical use of the …

Stem taper equations, which predict the change in stem form from ground to tip, have
become the primary means for estimating bole volume. Stem taper equations can provide …

The estimation of single tree and complete stand information is one of the central tasks of
forest inventory. In recent years, automatic algorithms have been successfully developed for …

The measurement of tree height has long been an important tree attribute for the purpose of
calculating tree growth, volume, and biomass, which in turn deliver important ecological and …

The use of new and modern sensors in forest inventory has become increasingly efficient.
Nevertheless, the majority of forest inventory data are still collected manually, as part of field …

The vegetation plays important role in urban environment and associated ecology. Urban
vegetation experienced various changes due to biotic and natural interference which alter …

Among digital-based technologies to monitor forest ecosystems, personal laser scanning
(PLS) has high potential to characterize even complex deciduous and rainforests. PLS data …

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), as an active sensor transmitting long wavelengths, has the
advantages of working day and night and without rain or cloud disturbance. It is further able …

Forest industry plays an important role in global economy and has significant influences in
our lives and the environment that we live in. With the rapid advancement of digital …

This research tested how different scanner positions and sample plot sizes affect the tree
detection and diameter measurement in forest inventories. For this, a multistage density …