Forest Structural Estimates Derived Using a Practical, Open-Source Lidar-Processing Workflow

编号 030031902

推送时间 20211129

研究领域 森林经理 

年份 2021 

类型 期刊 

语种 英语

标题 Forest Structural Estimates Derived Using a Practical, Open-Source Lidar-Processing Workflow

来源期刊 REMOTE SENSING

期 第319期

发表时间 20211124

关键词 lidar;  remote sensing;  basal area;  forest structure;  general linear model;  National Forest;  Florida;  lidR;  Sentinel-2; 

摘要 Lidar data is increasingly available over large spatial extents and can also be combined with satellite imagery to provide detailed vegetation structural metrics. To fully realize the benefits of lidar data, practical and scalable processing workflows are needed. In this study, we used the lidR R software package, a custom forest metrics function in R, and a distributed cloud computing environment to process 11 TB of airborne lidar data covering ~22,900 km2?into 28 height, cover, and density metrics. We combined these lidar outputs with field plot data to model basal area, trees per acre, and quadratic mean diameter. We compared lidar-only models with models informed by spectral imagery only, and lidar and spectral imagery together. We found that lidar models outperformed spectral imagery models for all three metrics, and combination models performed slightly better than lidar models in two of the three metrics. One lidar variable, the relative density of low midstory canopy, was selected in all lidar and combination models, demonstrating the importance of midstory forest structure in the study area. In general, this open-source lidar-processing workflow provides a practical, scalable option for estimating structure over large, forested landscapes. The methodology and systems used for this study offered us the capability to process large quantities of lidar data into useful forest structure metrics in compressed timeframes.

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服务院士 唐守正

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