Sampling for compliance with USDA Forest Service guidelines using information derived from LIDAR

Bogdan M. Strimbu; Daniel Cooke; Samuel Strozier

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Sampling for compliance with USDA Forest Service guidelines using information derived from LIDAR

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Authors:

Bogdan M. Strimbu, Daniel Cooke, Samuel Strozier

Year:

2015

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e–Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–203. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Forest resources are traditionally assessed using field measurements. The USDA Forest Service developed a series of guidelines for planning and executing the measurements, specifically the significance level and maximum allowed sampling error.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference

Citation

Strimbu, Bogdan M.; Cooke, Daniel; Strozier,Samuel. 2015. Sampling for compliance with USDA Forest Service guidelines using information derived from LIDAR. In Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e–Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–203. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 3 p.