The purpose of the study was to evaluate tree species composition estimated using combinations of different remotely sensed data with different inventory approaches for a forested area in Norway. Basal area species composition was estimated as both species proportions and main species by using data from airborne laser scanning (ALS) and airborne (multispectral and hyperspectral) imagery as auxiliary information in combination with three different inventory approaches: individual tree crown (ITC) approach; semi-individual tree crown (SITC) approach; and area-based approach (ABA). The main tree species classification obtained an overall accuracy higher than 86% for all ABA alternatives and for the two other inventory approaches (ITC and SITC) when combining ALS and hyperspectral imagery. The correlation between estimated species proportions and species proportions measured in the field was higher for coniferous species than for deciduous species and increased with the spectral resolution used. Especially, the ITC approach provided more accurate information regarding the proportion of deciduous species that occurred only in small proportions in the study area. Furthermore, the species proportion estimates of 83% of the plots deviated from field measured species proportions by two-tenths or less. Thus, species composition could be accurately estimated using the different approaches and the highest levels of accuracy were attained when ALS was used in combination with hyperspectral imagery. The accuracies obtained using the ABA in combination with only ALS data were encouraging for implementation in operational forest inventories

Ørka, H.O.; Dalponte, M.; Gobakken, T.; Næsset, E.; Ene, L.T. (2013). Characterizing forest species composition using multiple remote sensing data sources and inventory approaches. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 28 (7): 677-688. doi: 10.1080/02827581.2013.793386 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/22431

Characterizing forest species composition using multiple remote sensing data sources and inventory approaches

Dalponte, Michele;
2013-01-01

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate tree species composition estimated using combinations of different remotely sensed data with different inventory approaches for a forested area in Norway. Basal area species composition was estimated as both species proportions and main species by using data from airborne laser scanning (ALS) and airborne (multispectral and hyperspectral) imagery as auxiliary information in combination with three different inventory approaches: individual tree crown (ITC) approach; semi-individual tree crown (SITC) approach; and area-based approach (ABA). The main tree species classification obtained an overall accuracy higher than 86% for all ABA alternatives and for the two other inventory approaches (ITC and SITC) when combining ALS and hyperspectral imagery. The correlation between estimated species proportions and species proportions measured in the field was higher for coniferous species than for deciduous species and increased with the spectral resolution used. Especially, the ITC approach provided more accurate information regarding the proportion of deciduous species that occurred only in small proportions in the study area. Furthermore, the species proportion estimates of 83% of the plots deviated from field measured species proportions by two-tenths or less. Thus, species composition could be accurately estimated using the different approaches and the highest levels of accuracy were attained when ALS was used in combination with hyperspectral imagery. The accuracies obtained using the ABA in combination with only ALS data were encouraging for implementation in operational forest inventories
Species composition
Tree species
Forest inventory
Airborne laser scanning
Multispectral imagery
Hyperspectral imagery
Settore AGR/05 - ASSESTAMENTO FORESTALE E SELVICOLTURA
2013
Ørka, H.O.; Dalponte, M.; Gobakken, T.; Næsset, E.; Ene, L.T. (2013). Characterizing forest species composition using multiple remote sensing data sources and inventory approaches. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 28 (7): 677-688. doi: 10.1080/02827581.2013.793386 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/22431
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