Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover
  • Book
  • © 2014

Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning

Concepts and Case Studies

Editors:

  1. Matti Maltamo

    1. School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Erik Næsset

    1. Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. Jari Vauhkonen

    1. Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • First comprehensive textbook about forest applications of airborne laser scanning
  • The writers of the book are worldwide known experts of the area
  • All topics are covered from both theoretical and practical perspectives

Part of the book series: Managing Forest Ecosystems (MAFE, volume 27)

Sections

Buy it now

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
    PDF

  2. Introduction to Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning

    • Jari Vauhkonen, Matti Maltamo, Ronald E. McRoberts, Erik Næsset
    Pages 1-16

  3. Methodological Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
      PDF

    2. Laser Pulse Interaction with Forest Canopy: Geometric and Radiometric Issues

      • Andreas Roncat, Felix Morsdorf, Christian Briese, Wolfgang Wagner, Norbert Pfeifer
      Pages 19-41

    3. Full-Waveform Airborne Laser Scanning Systems and Their Possibilities in Forest Applications

      • Markus Hollaus, Werner Mücke, Andreas Roncat, Norbert Pfeifer, Christian Briese
      Pages 43-61

    5. Segmentation of Forest to Tree Objects

      • Barbara Koch, Teja Kattenborn, Christoph Straub, Jari Vauhkonen
      Pages 89-112

    6. The Semi-Individual Tree Crown Approach

      • Johannes Breidenbach, Rasmus Astrup
      Pages 113-133

    7. Tree Species Recognition Based on Airborne Laser Scanning and Complementary Data Sources

      • Jari Vauhkonen, Hans Ole Ørka, Johan Holmgren, Michele Dalponte, Johannes Heinzel, Barbara Koch
      Pages 135-156

    8. Estimation of Biomass Components by Airborne Laser Scanning

      • Sorin C. Popescu, Marius Hauglin
      Pages 157-175

    9. Predicting Tree Diameter Distributions

      • Matti Maltamo, Terje Gobakken
      Pages 177-191

    10. A Model-Based Approach for the Recovery of Forest Attributes Using Airborne Laser Scanning Data

      • Lauri Mehtätalo, Jukka Nyblom, Anni Virolainen
      Pages 193-211

  4. Forest Inventory Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
      PDF

    3. Species-Specific Management Inventory in Finland

      • Matti Maltamo, Petteri Packalen
      Pages 241-252

    4. Inventory of Forest Plantations

      • Jari Vauhkonen, Jan Rombouts, Matti Maltamo
      Pages 253-268

    5. Using Airborne Laser Scanning Data to Support Forest Sample Surveys

      • Ronald E. McRoberts, Hans-Erik Andersen, Erik Næsset
      Pages 269-292

    6. Modeling and Estimating Change

      • Ronald E. McRoberts, Ole Martin Bollandsås, Erik Næsset
      Pages 293-313

    7. Valuation of Airborne Laser Scanning Based Forest Information

      • Annika Kangas, Tron Eid, Terje Gobakken
      Pages 315-331

  5. Ecological Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 333-333
      PDF
Back to top

About this book

Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has emerged as one of the most promising remote sensing technologies to provide data for research and operational applications in a wide range of disciplines related to management of forest ecosystems. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the research and application of ALS in a broad range of forest-related disciplines, especially forest inventory and forest ecology. However, this book is more than just a collection of individual contributions – it consists of a well-composed blend of chapters dealing with fundamental methodological issues and contributions reviewing and illustrating the use of ALS within various domains of application. The reviews provide a comprehensive and unique overview of recent research and applications that researchers, students and practitioners in forest remote sensing and forest ecosystem assessment should consider as a useful reference text.
Back to top

Keywords

Back to top

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland

    Matti Maltamo

  • Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

    Erik Næsset

  • Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Jari Vauhkonen

Back to top

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning

  • Book Subtitle: Concepts and Case Studies

  • Editors: Matti Maltamo, Erik Næsset, Jari Vauhkonen

  • Series Title: Managing Forest Ecosystems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8663-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8662-1Published: 23 April 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0611-5Published: 18 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8663-8Published: 08 April 2014

  • Series ISSN: 1568-1319

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-3956

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 464

  • Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Forestry, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Environment, general

Back to top

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top
Access via your institution

Buy it now

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Search

Navigation