Unmanned aerial system imagery and photogrammetric canopy height data in area-based estimation of forest variables

In this paper we examine the feasibility of data from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-borne aerial imagery in stand-level forest inventory. As airborne sensor platforms, UAVs offer advantages cost and flexibility over traditional manned aircraft in forest remote sensing applications in smal...

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Main Authors: Tuominen, Sakari, Balazs, Andras, Saari, Heikki, Pölönen, Ilkka, Sarkeala, Janne, Viitala, Risto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2015-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/1348