Dissertations / Theses: 'Forests and forestry Aerial photography in forestry'

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Holmström, Hampus. "Data acquisition for forestry planning by remote sensing based sample plot imputation /." Umeå : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 2001. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/2001/91-576-6086-7.pdf.

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Pacurari, Doru I. "Evaluation of the use of remotely sensed images to speciate mixed Appalachian forests." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2000. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1550.

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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2000.
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Metzler, Jacob W. "Use of Multi-temporal IKONOS and LANDSAT ETM+ Satellite Imagery to Determine Forest Stand Conditions in Northern Maine." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2004. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/MetzlerJW2004.pdf.

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Korpela, Ilkka. "Individual tree measurements by means of digital aerial photogrammetry." Helsinki : Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finnish Society of Forest Science, 2004. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/55872310.html.

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Johnson, Ryan L., and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Airborne remote sensing of forest leaf area index in mountainous terrain." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2000, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/90.

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Leaf area index (LAI) provides forestry information that is important for regional scale ecological models and in studies of global change. This research examines the effects of mountainous terrain on the radiometric properties of multispectral CASI imagery in estimating ground-based optical measurements of LAI, obtained using the TRAC and LAI- 2000 systems. Field and image data were acquired summer 1998 in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. To account for the influence of terrain a new modified approach using the Li and Strahler Geometric Optical Mutual Shadowing (GOMS) model in 'multiple forward mode' (MFM) was developed. This new methodology was evaluated against four traditional radiometric corrections used in comination with spectral mixture analysis (SMA) and NDVI. The MFM approach provided the best overall predictions of LAI measured with ground-based optical instruments, followed by terrain normalized SMA, SMA without terrain normalization and NDVI.
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Bleier, Mary F. "Use of prior distributions from aerial photographs in forest inventory." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41543.

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Bayesian estimates of gross cubic- foot volume per acre were computed for four stand types (plantation pine, natural pine. hardwood. and mixed wood stands) using aerial photo volume tables as the prior information source. Aerial photographs provided a reliable source of information even though most photographs were nearly five years old. For a given level of precision within a particular stand, Bayesian methods reduced the required field sample size up to 50% using all or half of the prior information available. Those priors which utilized a regression or a regression/topographic correction in the estimation of photo heights required less field information for the given precision level than those priors which used uncorrected or topographic corrected photo heights. In order to obtain meaningful gains in sample size reduction corrections to the estimated photo heights should be made. Although the uncorrected prior produced generally less biased estimates. the reduction in sample size was not as large as that observed using other prior types. Greater gains were attributed to the better accuracy of the prior distribution. Although Bayesian methods are biased, it appeared that these methods tempered severely biased prior distributions. In the hardwood stand for example, the average bias present in the photo volume data amounted to -140%. After combining the prior with the field sample, the greatest average bias was -50%. Bayesian methods performed better than the traditional estimation methods in terms of precision. In a one to one comparison. the Bayes standard error was consistently less than its non-Bayes counterpart. The one exception to this trend was the regression prior from the hardwood stand. The poor performance of the prior was due to the weak height regression correction equation. Modal priors utilized were not subject to the extreme input values for prior distribution development as their conservative empirical prior counterparts were. Less overall variation was observed 1n the estimated values. Under the conditions for mode selection set forth in this project, modal priors provided another good source of prior information.
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Holt, Ryan Samuel. "Three enabling technologies for vision-based, forest-fire perimeter surveillance using multiple unmanned aerial systems /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1894.pdf.

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Pilger, Neal, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Canopy reflectance modeling of forest stand volume." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2004, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/230.

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Three-dimensional canopy relectance models provide a physical-structural basis to satellite image analysis, representing a potentially more robust, objective and accurate approach for obtaining forest cover type and structural information with minimal ground truth data. The Geometric Optical Mutual Shadowing (GOMS) canopy relectance model was run in multiple-forward-mode (MFM) using digital multispectral IKONOS satellite imagery to estimate tree height and stand volume over 100m2 homogeneous forest plots in mountainous terrain, Kananaskis, Alberta. Height was computed within 2.7m for trembling aspen and 1.8m fr lodgepole pine, with basal area estimated within 0.05m2. Stand volume, estimated as the product of mean tree height and basal area, had an absolute mean difference from field measurements of 0.85m3/100m2 and 0.61m3/100m2 for aspen and pine, respectively.
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Soenen, Scott, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Remote sensing of montane forest structure and biomass : a canopy relectance model inversion approach." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2006, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/281.

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The multiple-forward-mode (MFM) inversion procedure is a set of methods for indirect canopy relectance model inversion using look-up tables (LUT). This thesis refines the MFM technique with regard to: 1) model parameterization for the MFM canopy reflectance model executions and 2) methods for limiting or describing multiple solutions. Forest stand structure estimates from the inversion were evaluated using 40 field validation sites in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Estimates of horizontal and vertical crown radius were within 0.5m and 0.9m RMSE for both conifer and deciduous species. Density estimates were within 590 stems/ha RMSE for conifer and 310 stems/ha RMSE for deciduous. The most effective inversion method used a variable spectral domain with constrained, fine increment LUTs. A biomass estimation method was also developed using empirical relationships with crown area. Biomass density estimates using the MFM method were similar to estimates produced using other multispectral analysis methods (RMSE=50t/ha).
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Wiles, Steven Jay. "Evaluation of photographic properties for area estimation." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44695.

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From the known image positional errors on aerial photographs, this thesis computes and evaluates acreage estimation errors. Four hypothetical tracts were used in simulating aerial photographs with 104 different camera orientation combinations. Flying heights of 4000 and 6000 feet, focal lengths of 24 and 50 millimeters with and without lens distortion, and tilts of 0, 3, 6, and 12 degrees were simulated. The 416 photographs were all simulated with the camera exposure station centered above the midpoint of the respective tract's bounding rectangle. The topographic relief of the tracts ranged from 19 feet in the Coastal Plain to 105 feet in the Piedmont.

It was found that lens focal length did not have an independent effect on the acreage estimates. Relief error, the lowest, averaged -0.080%. In comparison, small errors in calculating scale were shown to be larger than relief errors. Tilt was recommended to be limited to six degrees, averaging +1.6% error at six degrees tilt. Because of its positive exponential nature when the tracts are centered, tilt can induce large biases. including tilts from zero to six degrees,the average was 0.634%. Lens distortion error averaged -0.686%. Overall, the average acreage error was 0.363% for simulations up to and including six degrees of tilt with and without lens distortion. This result is for centered tracts, and it was felt many of the errors were compensating given this situation. In conclusion, the photographic images can estimate areas to $1%, however, additional errors are imparted during actual measurement of the photographs.
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Heer, Richard C. "Estimation of seedling density and evaluation of woody competition in young loblolly pine plantations using 35mm color aerial photography." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/94464.

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The potential for using large scale, small format aerial photography to obtain seedling density and woody competition information was investigated. Factors affecting photo interpretation of seedlings were examined and equations to predict seedling density and woody competition levels were developed and evaluated. Two scales of imagery, 1:4000 and 1:6000 were considered to compare their relative merits for these purposes. Greater age of the seedlings and their inherent development generally served to improve photo interpretation. The amount of woody competition present in the plots tended to hinder seedling identification at the 1:4000 scale, while enhancing it when 1:6000 scale data was used. Seedling density estimation and evaluation of competition through Free-To-Grow classification predictions yielded results comparable to ground surveys. Estimation of total groundline basal area in all woody competition, and classification of the plots by the amount of hard-to-control competition they contained, were less successful. These results may have been due in part to the partial leaf fall that occurred prior to obtaining the imagery. Many of the results found in this study favored the larger scale (1:4000) imagery, and its use for the procedures described is recommended.
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Greenwood, Sarah. "Investigating the response of subtropical forests to environmental variation through the study of the Abies kawakamii treelines in Taiwan." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21561.

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Altitudinal treeline advance represents a sensitive and well-studied example of species response to climate warming. Although a great deal of work has been conducted globally, few studies have considered subtropical alpine treelines and little is known about their structure and function. This research aims to investigate the response of high altitude forests in Taiwan to climate variation by characterising treeline advance in the area, exploring the mechanisms driving the advance, and considering the consequences of advance for the wider community. The thesis consists of a general introduction to the topic followed by a series of papers, exploring: (1) Possible consequences of treeline shifts for biodiversity and ecosystem function. (2) The advance of the Abies kawakamii treeline through aerial photograph analysis. (3) The changes in growth rate of Abies kawakamii at treeline and the influence of altitude and temperature on growth. (4) Regeneration patterns at treeline and the importance of microclimate and topographic sheltering. (5) Consequences of the range shift for the wider forest community. The work is then concluded with a general discussion and synthesis. The main aims of this work are therefore to characterise and understand the pattern and pace of treeline advance and forest structural change throughout the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. Treeline advance is characterised through the study of repeat aerial photographs and the mechanisms behind the observed shift are explored through the study of two key responses associated with forest advance: tree growth at treeline and seedling establishment beyond treeline. The consequences of treeline advance for the wider subalpine community are investigated through the study of epiphytic lichen communities at treeline sites. This investigation of an understudied region will allow for improved understanding of treeline response at a global scale.

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Zagalikis, Georgios D. "Estimation of forest stand parameters using digital orthorectified aerial photographs." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274879.

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Ground based forest inventory surveys can provide highly accurate measurements of tree and stand characteristics, but are time-consuming and costly, and therefore typically limited to number of sample plots. Estimating tree and stand characteristics from digitised aerial photographs can provide measurements from the whole stand, but is less accurate. The goal of this study was to evaluate the application of scanned, stereo aerial photography and digital photogrammetry in combination with tree crown delineation techniques to measure tree and stand characteristics in two sites in Scotland, Rosarie and Leanachan forests. Existing medium-resolution scanned images of true colour aerial photographs (1:10,000) were used to derive Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) of the forest canopy and digital orthophotographs. Tree crown delineation techniques were used on the derived digital orthophotographs and tree crown measurements including crown area and coordinates of each crown were derived. The DEMs in combination with Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) derived from digital contour maps, were used for the estimation of tree and stand heights. Equations derived from regression analysis of individual tree measurements on the ground, and the orthophotographs from Rosarie forest, were used for the estimation of tree and stand characteristics of both sites. For Rosarie forest the estimations of stand top height, basal area, stand volume stand biomass and stand density (~23.7%) were similar with the ground measured stand characteristics (±10%), where as for Leanachan forest the estimations were less accurate due to the non-optimum illumination conditions during the acquisition of the aerial photographs. The level of accuracy achieved in this study is adequate for measuring tree and stand characteristics, if the acquisition conditions of aerial photographs are optimal. Higher level of accuracy may be possible, but requires more accurate DTMs, possibly derived using active airborne remote sensing sensors.

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Bradley, Justin Mathew. "Particle Filter Based Mosaicking for Forest Fire Tracking." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2001.pdf.

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Cooper, Joseph L. "Supporting Flight Control for UAV-Assisted Wilderness Search and Rescue Through Human Centered Interface Design." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2140.pdf.

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Magnvall, Andreas, and Alexander Henne. "Real-time Aerial Photograph Alignment using Feature Matching." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-176658.

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With increased mobile hardware capabilities, improved UAVs and modern algorithms, accurate maps can be created in real-time by capturing overlapping photographs of the ground. A method for mapping that can be used is to position photos by relying purely on the GPS position and altitude. However, GPS inaccuracies will be visible in the created map. In this paper, we will instead present a method for aligning the photos correctly with the help of feature matching. Feature matching is a well-known method which analyses two photos to find similar parts. If an overlap exists, feature matching can be used to find and localise those parts, which can be used for positioning one image over the other at the overlap. When repeating the process, a whole map can be created. For this purpose, we have also evaluated a selection of feature detection and matching algorithms. The algorithm found to be the best was SIFT with FLANN, which was then used in a prototype for creating a complete map of a forest. Feature matching is in many cases superior to GPS positioning, although it cannot be fully depended on as failed or incorrect matching is a common occurrence.

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Grotefendt, Richard. "Accurate and cost-effective natural resource data from super large scale aerial photography /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/5454.

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Jodry, Réal. "La télédétection multibande aéroportée MEIS II et DAEDALUS MSS appliquée à la cartographie forestière de la station Simoncouche /." Thèse, Chicoutimi : Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1996. http://theses.uqac.ca.

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Blinn, Christine Elizabeth. "Estimation of Important Scenic Beauty Covariates from Remotely Sensed Data." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33656.

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The overall objective of this study was to determine if remotely sensed data could be used to model scenic beauty. Terrestrial digital images from within forest stands located in Prince Edward Gallion State Forest near Farmville, Virginia were rated for their scenic beauty by a group of students to obtain scenic beauty estimates (SBEs). Since the inter-rater reliability was low for the SBEs, they were not used in the modeling efforts. Instead, stand parameters (collected on tenth acre plots) that have been used in scenic beauty prediction models, like mean diameter at breast height (dbh), were the dependent variables in regression analyses. A color-infrared aerial photograph from the National Aerial Photography Program (NAPP) was scanned to achieve a pixel ground resolution of one meter. The digital aerial photograph was rectified and used as the remotely sensed data. Since the aerial photograph was taken in April, only conifer stands were used in the analyses. Summary statistics were obtained from a 23 by 23 window around plot locations in three images: the original image, a texture image created with the variance algorithm and a 7x7 window, and the first principal component image. The summary statistics were used as the independent variables in regression analyses. The mean texture digital number for the green band predicted the mean dbh of a plot with an R2 of 0.623. A maximum of 44.3 and 27.4 percent of the variability in trees per acre and basal area per acre, respectively, was explained by the models developed in this study. It seems unlikely that the remotely sensed forest stand variables would perform well as surrogates for field measurements used in scenic quality models.
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Jansson, Ulrika. "Forest edges in boreal landscapes - factors affecting edge influence." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-21664.

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Brandtberg, Tomas. "Automatic individual tree-based analysis of high spatial resolution remotely sensed data /." Uppsala : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 1999. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1999/91-576-5852-8.pdf.

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ITAYA, Akemi, 明美板谷, Shin-Ichi YAMAMOTO, and 進一山本. "Development of a digital orthophoto generation system for analysis of forest canopy dynamics." 名古屋大学農学部付属演習林, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/8523.

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McManamay, Rachel Harris. "Assessing the Impacts of Balsam Woolly Adelgid (Adelges Piceae Ratz.) and Anthropogenic Disturbance on the Stand Structure and Mortality of Fraser Fir (Abies Fraseri (Pursh) Poir.) in the Black Mountains, North Carolina." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42759.

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Over the past several decades, naturally occurring populations of Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) in the Black Mountains of North Carolina have been heavily impacted by both direct and indirect anthropogenic disturbances, including logging and logging- associated fires, and high mortality rates due to the introduction of the exotic insect, balsam woolly adelgid (BWA) (Adelges piceae). The decline in Fraser fir is particularly concern because it serves as a foundation species within the spruce-fir forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Our objectives for this research were to 1) use current stand structure to infer whether Fraser fir trees are experiencing a cycle of regeneration-mortality that will lead to eventual decline of the population, 2) determine what role, if any, the site-specific geographic variables of slope, elevation, aspect, and land use history have on stand structure, mortality, and BWA infestation level, and 3) analyze repeat aerial photography to examine broad trends of spruce-fir forest cover change caused by anthropogenic disturbance and the BWA. In order to understand stand structure, mortality, and infestation levels, we conducted detailed field surveys of Fraser fir trees throughout the Black Mountains using 44, fixed-radius circular sampling plots. These plots were placed throughout a series of aspects, elevations, and disturbance types in order to understand geographic variability among these variables. An analysis of 4 repeat aerial photographs and corroborating ground photographs revealed broad spatio-temporal trends of spruce-fir regeneration and mortality from 1954 to 2006. Our results indicate that Fraser fir stands at higher elevations are currently in a state of recovery; whereas stands at lower elevations appear to be more susceptible to BWA-induced mortality. Changes in forest cover area from 1954 to 2006 were influenced greatly by direct and indirect anthropogenic disturbance. Our results call attention to the significant impact that direct and indirect anthropogenic disturbance has had on Fraser fir stand structure, but also provide evidence for the ability of an imperiled ecosystem to recover from high rates of insect caused mortality.
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Introvičová, Sabina. "Standardizace využití dálkového průzkumu Země pro potřeby Forenzní ekotechniky: les a dřeviny." Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-234414.

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The thesis presents the main points of standardization of remote sensing (RS) usage for Forensic Ecotechnique: forest and trees (FEft). Based on the study FEft expertise database, the types of expertise, which remote sensing data have already been used and the types where the use of remote sensing increases the exactness of solutions were analyzed. RS data are essential in a problematic situation when an examined object does not exist or has been changed at the time of the assignment. This situation may be solved by obtaining information about the investigated object via retrospective image data, as described in the model example. There are chosen categories of image data relevant to the needs of experts in this thesis. These categories of RS data and their products are described with an indication of their possible use in the expertise processing, including freely available or paid resources and archives of image data.

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McCadden, Richard Jay. "A preliminary investigation into the use of the tarif system and three tree selection methods for obtaining Douglas-fir stand and stock tables from large-scale aerial photography /." 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12822.

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Gray, John Edward. "Testing two applications of image analysis for use in species-independent biomass equations for western Oregon forests /." 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/10707.

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Kiser, James D. "Photogrammetric uses of a new-generation analytical stereoplotter in forestry /." 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/11540.

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Sneed, Jacquelin M. "A Methodology to directly input data from an uncontrolled aerial photograph into a vector based geographic information system." Thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/37366.

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Historically the U.S. Forest Service has used uncorrected aerial photographs to delineate proposed and past management activities on the land base it manages. Transferring a boundary from an image not planimetrically correct to a planimetrically corrected image introduces errors. Positional accuracy of boundaries affects the number of acres the Forest is accountable for managing, and the annual sale quantity (ASQ) or annual board feet targets. The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology that eliminated the need to transfer the boundary from an uncorrected to a corrected image. Raster and vector warping methods were evaluated with reference to positional accuracy and efficiency. Due to the rugged topography of the Siuslaw National Forest, selection of ground control points (GCPs) was an important function in the accurate transformation of images. A Vector warping method, Rubber Sheeting the ARC/INFO projective transformation for all digital GCPs, to all of the Global Position System (GPS) ground control points, provided the most accurate rectification of vector boundaries that had been digitized or scanned from an uncontrolled low elevation photograph.
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Yu, Yau-Kuang, and 余曜光. "Application of ADS40 Digital Aerial Photographs on Forest Land-use Classification." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95658897559316802417.

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Traditional forest inventory have to put in a lot of manpower and material resources to address weaknesses at the lowest cost, and new forest inventory methods based on remote sensing that have been an important issue. ADS40 airborne multispectral images are high-resolution aerial photographs that have been widely applied in forest inventory. In this study, we used the ADS40 airborne multispectral images to classify the land-use types of the Fourth Survey Forest Resource project. The use of High-Resolution Remote-Sensing (HRRS) imagery of classification is liable to cause heavy Salt-and-Pepper Noises; therefore, I chose object-oriented classification methods for ADS40 images to reduce material quantity of imageodesy. The results showed that the image segmentation scale 400 type was better than other image segmentation scales; hence image classification results of accuracy were used to compare pixel-base and object-base image classifications. The analysis determined that object-base image classification was better than pixel-base image classification. Each image information type was collected and used as the image of the superimposed images, and Maximum Likelihood Classification was used to compare different superimposed images of overall classification accuracy. The image group was elected of using Duncan statistical analysis that the result has 54.82% of overall classification accuracy, 0.4997 of overall kappa, and Kappa values were used to compare the two classification methods of Maximum Likelihood and the Knowledge-Based Classification to applicability of ADS40 images. In conclusion, Knowledge-Based Classification showed that the result had 78.20% of overall classification accuracy and 0.7597 of overall kappa statistics better than results of maximum likelihood classification.

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Abbott, Rosa Marie. "Temporal assessment of urban forest patch dynamics using medium scale aerial photography and GIS." 2004. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-1153.pdf.

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Watt-Gremm, Graham Duff. "Taking a good long look : disturbance, succession, landscape change and repeat photography in the upper Blakiston Valley, Waterton Lakes National Park." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2481.

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Understanding historical disturbance and succession is critical in park management and restoration. I examined successional patterns and disturbance dynamics in the Blakiston Valley, Waterton Lakes National Park, by analyzing changes in forest structure using field research and repeat photography. I sampled forest structural attributes in 23 stands and interpreted forest cover from oblique and aerial photographs from 1881, 1914, 1947 and 2004. I quantitatively compared the interpretation from oblique photographs to aerial photographs and geographic information system (GIS) data and related succession to environmental factors and historical disturbances. Successional patterns were dominated by transitions from open meadows and shrublands to woodlands and closed forests, and were related to a small number of environment and disturbance variables, especially elevation, potential radiation, and time since last recorded fire. Accompanying these trends is a decline in landscape diversity. These findings have implications for restoration and conservation of subalpine forests in the park and across the region. The GIS methods capture spatially approximate vegetation patterns from oblique photographs and show potential for further research, especially in combination with the photograph collection of the Mountain Legacy Project.

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