Multi Source National Forest Inventory

Author : Erkki Tomppo,Markus Haakana,Matti Katila,Jouni Peräsaari
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402087134

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Multi-Source National Forest Inventory by Erkki Tomppo,Markus Haakana,Matti Katila,Jouni Peräsaari Pdf

Building on more than a decade of innovative research into multi-source forest inventory (MS-NFI) this book presents full details of the development, outputs and applications of the improved k-NN method. The method, which was pioneered in Finland in 1990, is rapidly becoming a world standard in forest inventory, having been adopted as standard in Finland and Sweden, and recently introduced in Austria and across the US. The book describes in detail the full MS-NFI process, and the input data used – including field data, satellite images, and digital map data, as well as coarse-scale variation of forest variables. It also presents comprehensive information on the types of outputs which can be derived, including maps and statistics, describing, for example, stock volumes and development, dominant tree species, age-class distribution, and large and small-scale variation. The book will provide an invaluable resource for those involved in forest inventory, including government departments and bodies involved in forest policy, management and monitoring, forest managers, and researchers and graduate students interested in forest inventory, modelling and analysis. It will find an additional market among those interested in Earth observation, ecology and broader areas of environmental and natural resource management. Erkki Tomppo was the winner of the 1997 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for his work on the k-NN method.

Author : Annika Kangas,Matti Maltamo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402043819

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Forest Inventory by Annika Kangas,Matti Maltamo Pdf

This book has been developed as a forest inventory textbook for students and could also serve as a handbook for practical foresters. We have set out to keep the mathematics in the book at a fairly non-technical level, and therefore, although we deal with many issues that include highly sophisticated methodology, we try to present first and foremost the ideas behind them. For foresters who need more details, references are given to more advanced scientific papers and books in the fields of statistics and biometrics. Forest inventory books deal mostly with sampling and measurement issues, as found here in section I, but since forest inventories in many countries involve much more than this, we have also included material on forestry applications. Most applications nowadays involve remote sensing technology of some sort, so that section II deals mostly with the use of remote sensing material for this purpose. Section III deals with national inventories carried out in different parts of world, and section IV is an attempt to outline some future possibilities of forest inventory methodologies. The editors, Annika Kangas Professor of Forest Mensuration and Management, Department of Forest Resource Management, University of Helsinki. Matti Maltamo Professor of Forest Mensuration, Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Author : Erkki Tomppo,Thomas Gschwantner,Mark Lawrence,Ronald E. McRoberts
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048132331

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National Forest Inventories by Erkki Tomppo,Thomas Gschwantner,Mark Lawrence,Ronald E. McRoberts Pdf

Forest inventories throughout the world have evolved gradually over time. The content as well as the concepts and de?nitions employed are constantly adapted to the users’ needs. Advanced inventory systems have been established in many countries within Europe, as well as outside Europe, as a result of development work spanning several decades, in some cases more than 100 years. With continuously increasing international agreements and commitments, the need for information has also grown drastically, and reporting requests have become more frequent and the content of the reports wider. Some of the agreements made at the international level have direct impacts on national economies and international decisions, e. g. , the Kyoto Protocol. Thus it is of utmost importance that the forest information supplied is collected and analysed using sound scienti?c principles and that the information from different countries is comparable. European National Forest Inventory (NFI) teams gathered in Vienna in 2003 to discuss the new challenges and the measures needed to get data users to take full advantage of existing NFIs. As a result, the European National Forest Inventory Network (ENFIN), a network of NFIs, was established. The ENFIN members decided to apply for funding for meetings and collaborative activities. COST– European Cooperation in Science and Technology - provided the necessary ?n- cial means for the realization of the program.

Author : Erkki Tomppo,Juha Heikkinen,Helena M. Henttonen,Antti Ihalainen,Matti Katila,Helena Mäkelä,Tarja Tuomainen,Nina Vainikainen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400716520

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Designing and Conducting a Forest Inventory - case: 9th National Forest Inventory of Finland by Erkki Tomppo,Juha Heikkinen,Helena M. Henttonen,Antti Ihalainen,Matti Katila,Helena Mäkelä,Tarja Tuomainen,Nina Vainikainen Pdf

This book demonstrates in detail all phases of the 9th National Forest Inventory of Finland (1996–2003): the planning of the sampling design, measurements, estimation methods and results. The inventory knowledge accumulated during almost one hundred years is consolidated in the book. The purpose of the numerous examples of results is to demonstrate the diversity of the estimates and content of a national forest inventory. The most recent results include the assessment of the indicators describing the biodiversity of forests. The Finnish NFI has been and is a model for many countries worldwide. The methods and results of the book are set in the international context and are applicable globally. The book provides a valuable information source for countries, institutions and researchers planning own inventories as well as modifying the existing ones, or seeking the applicable definitions and estimation methods to use in their own inventories.

Author : Claude Vidal,Iciar A. Alberdi,Laura Hernández Mateo,John J. Redmond
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319829610

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National Forest Inventories by Claude Vidal,Iciar A. Alberdi,Laura Hernández Mateo,John J. Redmond Pdf

The book presents the current state and good practices of national forest inventories in monitoring wood resources and demonstrates pathways for harmonisation and improved common reporting. Beyond a general overview over availability and use of wood resources in different countries, it provides a unique collection of original contributions from national forest inventory experts with in-depth descriptions of current NFI methods in assessing wood availability and wood use in European countries, and selected countries from America and Asia.The main topics are national definitions and improvements in common reporting of forests available for wood supply, stem quality and assortments, estimation of change including growth and drain, and tree resources outside forest land. The book is a must-have for everyone who is contributing to national forest inventories either methodologically or operatively, for people who want or need to understand national forest inventory provided data and information on the availability of wood resources. By providing profound knowledge it is a valuable basis for scientists involved in scenario modelling and analysing effects of climate change, as well as individuals in private organisations and public administrations promoting the sustainable use of natural resources and the potential of green economy.

Author : Christoph Fischer,Berthold Traub
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030192938

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Swiss National Forest Inventory – Methods and Models of the Fourth Assessment by Christoph Fischer,Berthold Traub Pdf

The Swiss National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a forest survey on national level which started in 1982 and has already reached its 5th survey cycle (NFI5). It can be characterized as a multisource and multipurpose inventory where information is mainly collected from terrestrial field surveys using permanent sample plots. In addition, data from aerial photography, GIS and forest service questionnaires are also included. The NFI's main objective is to provide statistically reliable and sound figures to stakeholders such as politicians, researchers, ecologists, forest service, timber industry, national and international organizations as well as to international projects such as the Forest Resources Assessment of the United Nations. For Switzerland, NFI results are typically reported on national and regional level. State of the art methods are applied in all fields of data collection which have been proven to be of international interest and have even served as a basis for other European NFIs. The presented methods are applicable to any sample based forest inventory around the globe. In 2001 the Swiss NFI published its methods for the first time. Since then, many methodological changes and improvements have been introduced. This book describes the complete set of methods and revisions since NFI2. It covers various topics ranging from inventory design and statistics to remote sensing, field survey methods and modelling. It also describes data quality concepts and the software framework used for data storage, statistical analysis and result presentation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Forest surveys
ISBN : MINN:31951D01408848R

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Forest Service Resource Inventories by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patricia N. Manley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : SRLF:DD0000340356

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Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring Technical Guide by Patricia N. Manley Pdf

Monitoring protocols are presented for: landbirds; raptors; small, medium and large mammals; bats; terrestrial amphibians and reptiles; vertebrates in aquatic ecosystems; plant species, and habitats.

Author : Guangxing Wang,Qihao Weng
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781466556928

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Remote Sensing of Natural Resources by Guangxing Wang,Qihao Weng Pdf

Highlighting new technologies, Remote Sensing of Natural Resources explores advanced remote sensing systems and algorithms for image processing, enhancement, feature extraction, data fusion, image classification, image-based modeling, image-based sampling design, map accuracy assessment and quality control. It also discusses their applications for evaluation of natural resources, including sampling design, land use and land cover classification, natural landscape and ecosystem assessment, forestry, agriculture, biomass and carbon-cycle modeling, wetland classification and dynamics monitoring, and soils and minerals mapping. The book combines review articles with case studies that demonstrate recent advances and developments of methods, techniques, and applications of remote sensing, with each chapter on a specific area of natural resources. Through a comprehensive examination of the wide range of applications of remote sensing technologies to natural resources, the book provides insight into advanced remote sensing systems, technologies, and algorithms for researchers, scientists, engineers, and decision makers.

Author : Michael Köhl,Steen S. Magnussen,Marco Marchetti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540325727

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Sampling Methods, Remote Sensing and GIS Multiresource Forest Inventory by Michael Köhl,Steen S. Magnussen,Marco Marchetti Pdf

This book presents the state-of-the-art of forest resources assessments and monitoring. It provides links to practical applications of forest and natural resource assessment programs. It offers an overview of current forest inventory systems and discusses forest mensuration, sampling techniques, remote sensing applications, geographic and forest information systems, and multi-resource forest inventory. Attention is also given to the quantification of non-wood goods and services.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Forest surveys
ISBN : MINN:31951D03000006J

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Proceedings of the Third Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium by Anonim Pdf

Author : Raffaele Lafortezza,Jiquan Chen,Giovanni Sanesi,Thomas R. Crow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402085048

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Patterns and Processes in Forest Landscapes by Raffaele Lafortezza,Jiquan Chen,Giovanni Sanesi,Thomas R. Crow Pdf

Increasing evidence suggests that the composition and spatial configuration – the pattern – of forest landscapes affect many ecological processes, including the movement and persistence of particular species, the susceptibility and spread of disturbances such as fires or pest outbreaks, and the redistribution of matter and nutrients. Understanding these issues is key to the successful management of complex, multifunctional forest landscapes, and landscape ecology, based on a foundation of island bio-geography and meta-population dynamic theories, provides the rationale to deal with this pattern-to-process interaction at different spatial and temporal scales. This carefully edited volume represents a stimulating addition to the international literature on landscape ecology and resource management. It provides key insights into some of the applicable landscape ecological theories that underlie forest management, with a specific focus on how forest management can benefit from landscape ecology, and how landscape ecology can be advanced by tackling challenging problems in forest (landscape) management. It also presents a series of case studies from Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Australia exploring the issues of disturbance, diversity, management, and scale, and with a specific focus on how human intervention affects forest landscapes and, in turn, how landscapes influence humans and their culture. An important reference for advanced students and researchers in landscape ecology, conservation biology, forest ecology, natural resource management and ecology across multiple scales, the book will also appeal to researchers and practitioners in reserve design, ecological restoration, forest management, landscape planning and landscape architecture.

Author : FAO, Rome (Italy). Forestry Dept.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Information systems for monitoring, assessment and reporting of forest resources - a case study in Cambodia and Lao PDR by FAO, Rome (Italy). Forestry Dept. Pdf

Author : Geoff Groom,Tim Reed
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 9289306084

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Strategic Landscape Monitoring for the Nordic Countries by Geoff Groom,Tim Reed Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : UOM:39015060919027

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General Technical Report NC. by Anonim Pdf