Interpretation of Forest Resources at the Individual Tree Level at Purple Mountain, Nanjing City, China, Using WorldView-2 Imagery by Combining GPS, RS and GIS Technologies

Interpretation of Forest Resources at the Individual Tree Level at Purple Mountain, Nanjing City, China, Using WorldView-2 Imagery by Combining GPS, RS and GIS Technologies

This study attempted to measure forest resources at the individual tree level using high-resolution images by combining GPS, RS, and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies. The images were acquired by the WorldView-2 satellite with a resolution of 0.5 m in the panchromatic band and 2.0 m i...

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Main Authors: Songqiu Deng, Masato Katoh, Qingwei Guan, Na Yin, Mingyang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
3S technology
forest resource measurement
individual tree crown approach
object-based classification
Purple Mountain
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/1/87

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