Improvements in Forest Classification and Inventory Using Remotely Sensed Data,

Abstract

For the past four years, a Forest Classification and Inventory System (FOCIS) has been under development at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Pasadena. Originally devised and tested in the Klamath National Forest, FOCIS is currently being used for a timber inventory of the Eldorado National Forest in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. This new trail has led to some operational improvements, including the use of an effective simplification algorithm to produce classification maps exhibiting raster polygons that conform to a minimum size. An interface has also been developed to allow conversion of the raster image to a vector format polygon image compatible with Forest Service geobased information systems.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP002070

Entities

People

  • A. H. Strahler
  • C. E. Woodcock
  • J. Franklin
  • T. L. Logan

Organizations

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Argentina
  • California
  • Classification
  • Conversion
  • Environment
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mountains
  • Remote Sensing
  • Universities

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Computer Vision.
  • Forest Ecology