Modeling Forest Canopy Distribution from Ground-Based Laser Scanner Data

A commercially available, tripod mounted, ground-based laser scanner was used to assess forest canopies and measure individual tree parameters. The instrument is comparable to scanning airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) technology but gathers data at higher resolution over a more limited s...

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Main Author: Henning, Jason Gregory
Other Authors: Forestry
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28431
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282005-170817/