Forest inventory and management requirements are changing rapidly in the context of an
increasingly complex set of economic, environmental, and social policy objectives …

Abstract Purpose of Review Three-dimensional (3D) data on forest structure have
transformed the level of detail and accuracy of forest information. While these 3D data have …

Low-cost, miniaturized hyperspectral imaging technology is becoming available for small
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms. This technology can be efficient in carrying out …

Estimating forest structural attributes in planted forests is crucial for sustainably management
of forests and helps to understand the contributions of forests to global carbon storage. The …

Estimating forest structural attributes of planted forests plays a key role in managing forest
resources, monitoring carbon stocks, and mitigating climate change. High-resolution and …

Due to the increasing importance of mangroves in climate change mitigation projects, more
accurate and cost-effective aboveground biomass (AGB) monitoring methods are required …

This study presents a comparison between the use of wearable laser scanning (WLS) and
terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) devices for automatic tree detection with an estimation of two …

Highly accurate, rapid forest inventory techniques are needed to enable forest managers to
address the increasing demand for sustainable forestry. In the last two decades, Airborne …

This study presents an automatic method to identify tree stems, and estimate tree heights
and diameters from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data. The method is based on the …

Digital aerial photogrammetry (DAP) is emerging as an alternate data source to airborne
laser scanning (ALS) data for three-dimensional characterization of forest structure. In this …