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LIDAR TECHNOLOGY &
IT’S APPLICATION ON
FORESTRY
K.ABHIRAM1318651
Contents IntroductionTypes of Platforms ApplicationsLiterature Review Case studySummaryReferences
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What is LiDAR ? (Light Detection And Ranging) Lidar is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by
illuminating a target with a laser and analysing the reflected light.
Why LiDAR ? It is used generating precise and directly geo-referenced
spatial information. Airborne LiDAR systems use 1064nm Lasers produce a coherent light source. It is Active sensor , do not require sunlight, they can be used
either during the day or at night. 3
Figure 1
Lidar is popularly used as a technology used to make high resolution maps, with applications in
Archaeology Geography Geology & Geomorphology Seismology Forestry Atmospheric physics Flood Mapping , and Contour mapping Military Mining Transport
4Figure 2
PLATFORMS of LiDAR
1.Earth-orbiting satellites
2.Fixed-wing aircraft, manned and unmanned
3.Rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters)
4.Static ground-based systems (tripods)
5.Dynamic ground-based systems (vehicles)
6.Bathymetric mapping system
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5Figure 3
Parameters of a LiDAR sensor
Repetition rate: LiDAR will pulse at 200,000 times per second.
Scan frequency: how fast the scanner is oscillating
Nominal point spacing (NPS) Scan angle Flying attitude Flight line spacing Across track resolution Along track resolution Swath Overlap 6
Figure 4
LiDAR System Components
1.Laser Scanner2. GPS3. Inertial measurement unit (IMU)4. Computer Processing Resources
7Figure 4
GPS
LiDAR systems use robust dual-frequency receivers and differential post-processing, utilizing a fixed ground reference station.
Lock on the GPS satellites must be maintained and the LiDAR system must stay within 50 miles of the reference base station.
Typically with not more than 3 to 4 cm of error.
A laser scanner has three sub-components: the opto-mechanical scanner, the ranging unit, and the control processing unit.
Laser scanners are distinguished by high timing (range) accuracy, high sampling density, a high degree of automation.
Laser Scanner
8Figure 5
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU):
Lidar systems contain three inertial gyroscopes. The angular rotations of the sensor from vertical can be measured.
Inertial measurement systems also contain accelerometers to measure the velocity
Computer Processing Resources:
Reliable computer systems are required to ensure that each individual component is performing correctly.
These computer systems must ultimately integrate the component data streams into usable, accurate elevations on the ground.
Data format: LAS format
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Figure 7
Forestry applications require a precise inventory of individual trees
and groups, or "stands" of trees in order to address
Forest management and planning,
Study forest ecology and habitats, Quantify forest fire fuel, and
Estimate carbon absorption.
Application on Forestry
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Direct measurements include:•Stand Density•Tree Height•Crown Width•Crown Length
Measuring Forests with LiDAR
Estimates include:•Volume•Biomass•Basal Area•DBH (diameter at breast height)
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Figure 9
Characteristics of LiDAR Data
Discrete Return LiDAR
Visualization of multiple LiDAR returns in a forest canopy, showing first returns from the top of canopy, second returns from forest understory, and third returns near or on the ground
Full Waveform LiDAR
The load increases at about 30 to 60 times.
The opportunities presented by full waveform technology are mostly in the analysis of vegetation density, mapping live versus dead vegetation, forest fuels analysis, and wildlife habitat mapping. 12
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Literature Review
Kevin et al.,(2005) studied the horizontal and vertical information of forest from
the LiDAR data.
It is concluded that direct retrieval of canopy height provides opportunities to
model above-ground biomass and canopy volume.
The information also offers new opportunities for enhanced forest monitoring,
management and planning.
Monika et al., (2006) conducted a research with aerial and terrestrial LiDAR to
provide detailed forest inventory characteristics such as canopy heights and
volumes as well as diameter at breast height.
The estimation of Leaf Area Index (LAI) and forest fuel metrics are also
addressed.
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Michael et al.,(2008) studied that the number of forest inventory attributes that may be
directly measured with LiDAR is limited.
They present the status of LiDAR remote sensing of forests, including issues related
to instrumentation, data collection, data processing, costs, and attribute estimation.
Nicholas et al.,(2008) assess the forest structure with airborne LiDAR and the effects of
platform altitude . Including three different platform altitudes (1000, 2000, and 3000 m), two scan
angles at 1000 m (10° and 15° half max. angle off nadir), and three footprint sizes
(0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 m).
The comparison was undertaken in eucalypt forests at three sites, varying in
vegetation structure and topography.
Birgit Peterson et al.,(2010) demonstrates how LIDAR data were used to predict
canopy bulk density (CBD) and canopy base height (CBH) . The LIDAR data were
used to generate maps of canopy fuels for input into a fire behaviour model.14
CASE STUDY-1:Carbon Accounting of Urban Forest in Chennai City using LiDAR Data
Study Areas:1. Guindy Reserve Forest (GRF), 2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
(IITM), 3. Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) 4. Anna University (AU) Total area of the study site is 6.67km2
Objectives:Estimation of carbon stock in the center of the city of chennai.To provide more accurate forest biomass estimation
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Methodology
Lidar data Ortho images
Regression modelling nDSM=DSM-DTM
Object based supervised
classification
Plot level Biomass Canopy Height Canopy cover
Extraction
Tree inventory data
Percentage MAX & MIN heights
Regression Equations
TGB Estimation
Carbon Stock Estimation 16
Field Survey: A Total of 11 square sample plots with the size of
20m were selected on the basis of stratified random sampling.
Each tree coordinates were recorded by using handheld (GPS) unit.
Tree height was measured by using a vertex Hypsometer.
For each tree, stem diameter was measured at 1.3 m above ground with a diameter tape and the species name was recorded.
For Borassus flabellifer height only measured. In each sampling plot of trees, for multi-stemmed trees, bole circumference was measured separately, and summed.
The digital ortho image which was preloaded in the GPS instrument was used for verify the location of the trees.
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Biomass Estimation in Trees The diameter at breast height (DBH) and height of trees were measured, then
both ends of main trunks and length were measured and volume is calculated.
AGB ( above ground biomass) for trees Y = 1.9724x – 1.0717
For the unavailability of the existing equation for Borassus flabellifer trees. Y = 4.5 + 7.7H Where Y = biomass, kg
H= stem height and x =DBH
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Canopy Cover ExtractionBefore the LIDAR analysis the canopy cover area should be extracted from the urban features.(1) Generating DTM, DEM, and nDSM from ALTM data, (2) Generating Height thresholding image for masking, (3) Segmentation of ortho image, (4) Supervised Classification for extraction of canopy cover
LiDAR Predicted Biomasscanopy densities, mean and percentile heights, and second-
order height statistics . For this study height percentile parameters are developed for biomass estimation.
Regression analysis is the common way to develop the AGB estimation models
The biomass value converted to carbon stock using a conversion factor with the equation Biomass values were multiplied by 0.45 to get carbon storage values of trees .
C= TGB.CF
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s.no Biomass (Mg)
Trees count Location
1 102.6494 41 IIT2 130.2500 56 IIT3 126.0892 33 GRF4 109.2947 34 GRF5 17.5677 16 CLRI6 47.9295 35 IIT7 63.9100 45 IIT8 95.8963 28 AU9 63.8459 43 AU10 1018.9200 22 CLRI11 85.6047 27 AU
Shows the estimated biomass on the field with site location
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RESULTS & DISCUSSION
Table 1:
The relationship between field-measured height and LIDAR-measured maximum height (total 438trees)
The field-measured tree height and LIDAR measured height of 438 trees had an R of 0.957 and RMSE of 0.59 m2
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S.NO
NAME AGB (Mg ha-1)
BGB(Mg ha-1)
TGB(Mg ha-1)
CARBON STOCK(Mg ha-1)
1 Guindy RF 42150.2 10959.05 53109.25 23899.16
2 Anna University
8220.029 2137.2 10357.23 4660.75
3 CLRI 4872.509 1226.85 6099.359 2744.70
4 IITM 31847.4 8280.22 40127.62 18057.42
TOTAL 87090.13 22603.32 109693.45 49362.03
Carbon Stock Estimation of Chennai Urban Forest at the all 4 segments
A very good relationship within the LIDAR 75th percentiles and the field measured AGB.
Simple LIDAR metrics such as height percentiles which was derived from canopy heights within plots, gives an impressive capacity to estimate biomass over an urban environment..
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Table 2:
STUDY AREA: Ahtanum State Forest in Washington State
Fusion of LiDAR and imagery for estimating forest canopy fuels
CASE STUDY-2:
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Estimation of canopy fuels by using LiDAR data. Canopy fuels are defined as all burnable materials, which include live and dead
foliage, and redundant stem and branch wood located in the upper forest
canopy.
Canopy fuels are important inputs for fire behaviour models that predict crown
fire behaviour and spread . Parameters considered as follows
1. Canopy Height (CH),
2. Canopy bulk density (CBD),
3. Canopy base height (CBH),
4. Available Canopy Fuel(ACF)
Objective:
METHOLODY
Field Data Raw LiDAR Raw Imagery
Data Processing(Fuel
Calculation)Data Processing
(FUSION)Data Processing (ENVI,ArcGIS)
Independent VariablesLiDARmetrics
Imagerymetrics
Regression Analysis
LiDAR Models
LiDAR/Imagery fusion models
Imagery models
CHCBHCBDACF
Dependent Variables
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Results
The regression models organized by canopy fuel metrics by considering the four parameter
of Canopy height ,Canopy base height ,Canopy bulk density ,Available canopy fuel, and
calaculated the RMSE for every regression model of Lidar data,Imagery data, and Lidar +
Imgaery data and compare the values for these data and observed better results in
combination of Lidar and imagery data.
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SUMMARY
It gives directly geo-referenced spatial information.
Highly accurate, high-resolution LiDAR data have particular
utility in forest mapping.
By using the LiDAR technology ,the characteristics of forest
can be acquired in a short period .
The first case study shows how to estimate the biomass by using
LiDAR technology.
The second case study shows the accuracy of estimation of
canopy fuels by using LiDAR data.
References Birgit Peterson, Ralph Dubayah, Peter Hyde, Michelle Hofton, J. Bryan Blair, and JoAnn Fites-
Kaufman,(2010) “Use of LIDAR for Forest Inventory and Forest Management Application” Canadian
Journal of Remote Sensing, 29, 650– 657.
Kevin Lima, Paul Treitza, Michael Wulderb, Benoît St-Ongec and Martin Flood,(2005) “LiDAR remote
sensing of forest structure” Progress in Physical Geography 27,1 (2003) pp. 88–106
Michael A. Wulder Christopher W. Bater, Nicholas C. Coops, Thomas Hilker and Joanne C. White
(2008) “The role of LiDAR in sustainable forest management” Remote Sensing of Environment 90:
415–423.
Monika Moskal, Todd Erdody, Akira Kato, Jeffery Richardson, Guang Zheng and David Briggs, (2006)
“Lidar Applications in Precision Forestry”, Journal of Remote Sensing.
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Muneeswaran Mariappan ,Subbaraj Lingava, Ramalingam Murugaiyan,Vani Krishnan, Srinivasa
Raju Kolanuvada ,Rama Subbu Lakshmi Thirumeni,(2012) “Carbon Accounting of Urban Forest in
Chennai City using Lidar Data”, European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.81
No.3 (2012), pp.314-328
Nicholas R. Goodwin , Nicholas C. Coops , Darius S. Culvenor, (2008) “Assessment of forest
structure with airborne LiDAR and the effects of platform altitude”, .
Todd L. Erdody, L. Monika Moskal (2010) “Fusion of LiDAR and imagery for estimating forest
canopy fuels”, Remote Sensing of Environment 114 (2010) 725–737
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