A method for estimating the stand characteristics of a forest compartment using satellite imagery.

The paper presents a method based on two phase sampling and applicable to forest inventories. The first phase estimates are obtained from satellite imagery and, if required, from extra material such as maps. Second phase estimates are measured in the field. The method is flexible and also...

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Main Authors: Poso, Simo, Häme, Tuomas, Paananen, Raito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 1984-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5219