Remote Sensing in the National Forest Inventory

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Remote Sensing in the National Forest Inventory
Mark D. Gillis Canadian Forest Service Victoria,
BC
Contact magillis_at_pfc.forestry.ca
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National Forest Inventory Design

• Photo Plots Provides estimate of basic
  attribute data
• Aerial photography

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National Forest Inventory Design

• Photo Plots Provides estimate of basic
  attribute data
• Aerial photography
• Ground Plots Provide additional information

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National Forest Inventory Design

• Photo Plots Provides estimate of basic
  attribute data
• Aerial photography
• Ground Plots Provide additional information
• Satellite data Periodic basis - complete
  coverage
• Confirm/Verify the inventory
• Assess major change (harvest)
• Extend the inventory

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National Forest Inventory Design

• Photo Plots Provides estimate of basic
  attribute data
• Aerial photography
• Ground Plots Provide additional information
• Satellite data Periodic basis - complete
  coverage
• Confirm/Verify the inventory
• Assess major change (harvest)
• Extend the inventory
• Regular basis - sample coverage
• Subtle changes (Partial cuts)
• Special studies

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National Forest Inventory Reporting
Other Information - Provincial data - Remote
sensing - Scientific data - Policy information
NFI - Photo Plots - Ground Plots -
Satellite data - Auxiliary information
25 CI
Kyoto, LCCF
FAO/FRA
Nat/Prov
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NFI Needs of Remote Sensing

• Initial capture of information
• surrogate for photography
• Confirmation/Verification
• confirm inventory
• check for errors in interpretation
• Extend the inventory
• stratification
• extension of plot data (Tomppo, Kryging, etc)
• Change
• major/subtle
• Other