Data used to compare the utility of discrete-return light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data and multispectral satellite imagery, and their integration, for modeling and mapping basal area and tree density across two diverse coniferous forest landscapes in north-central Idaho, USA.
data(MoscowMtStJoe)A data frame with 165 rows and 64 columns:
Ground based measurements of trees:
ABGR_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of ABGR
ABLA_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of ABLA
ACGL_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of ACGL
BEOC_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of BEOC
LAOC_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of LAOC
PICO_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of PICO
PIEN_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of PIEN
PIMO_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of PIMO
PIPO_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of PIPO
POBA_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of POBA
POTR_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of POTR
PSME_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of PSME
SAEX_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of SAEX
THPL_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of THPL
TSHE_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of TSHE
TSME_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of TSME
UNKN_BA - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) of unknown species
Total_B - Basal area \((m^2/ha)\) total over all species
ABGR_TD - Trees per ha of ABGR
ABLA_TD - Trees per ha of ABLA
ACGL_TD - Trees per ha of ACGL
BEOC_TD - Trees per ha of BEOC
LAOC_TD - Trees per ha of LAOC
PICO_TD - Trees per ha of PICO
PIEN_TD - Trees per ha of PIEN
PIMO_TD - Trees per ha of PIMO
PIPO_TD - Trees per ha of PIPO
POBA_TD - Trees per ha of POBA
POTR_TD - Trees per ha of POTR
PSME_TD - Trees per ha of PSME
SAEX_TD - Trees per ha of SAEX
THPL_TD - Trees per ha of THPL
TSHE_TD - Trees per ha of TSHE
TSME_TD - Trees per ha of TSME
UNKN_TD - Trees per ha of unknown species
Total_T - Trees per ha total over all species
Geographic Location, Slope and Aspect:
EASTING - UTM (Zone 11) easting at plot center
NORTHING - UTM (Zone 11) northing at plot center
ELEVATION - Mean elevation (m) above sea level over plot
SLPMEAN - Mean slope (percent) over plot
ASPMEAN - Mean aspect (degrees) over plot
Advanced Land Imager (ALI):
B1MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 1 pixels intersecting plot
B2MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 2 pixels intersecting plot
B3MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 3 pixels intersecting plot
B4MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 4 pixels intersecting plot
B5MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 5 pixels intersecting plot
B6MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 6 pixels intersecting plot
B7MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 7 pixels intersecting plot
B8MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 8 pixels intersecting plot
B9MEAN - Mean of 30 m ALI band 9 pixels intersecting plot
PANMEA - Mean of 10 m PAN band pixels intersecting plot
PANSTD - Standard deviation of 10 m PAN band pixels intersecting plot
LiDAR Intensity:
INTMEAN - Mean of 2 m intensity pixels intersecting plot
INTSTD - Standard deviation of 2 m intensity pixels intersecting plot
INTMIN - Minimum of 2 m intensity pixels intersecting plot
INTMAX - Maximum of 2 m intensity pixels intersecting plot
LiDAR Height:
HTMEAN - Mean of 6 m height pixels intersecting plot
HTSTD - Standard deviation of 6 m height pixels intersecting plot
HTMIN - Minimum of 6 m height pixels intersecting plot
HTMAX - Maximum of 6 m height pixels intersecting plot
LiDAR Canopy Cover:
CCMEAN - Mean of 6 m canopy cover pixels intersecting plot
CCSTD - Standard deviation of 6 m canopy cover pixels intersecting plot
CCMIN - Minimum of 6 m canopy cover pixels intersecting plot
CCMAX - Maximum of 6 m canopy cover pixels intersecting plot
Hudak, A.T.; Crookston, N.L.; Evans, J.S.; Falkowski, M.J.; Smith, A.M.S.; Gessler, P.E.; Morgan, P. (2006). Regression modeling and mapping of coniferous forest basal area and tree density from discrete-return lidar and multispectral satellite data. Can. J. Remote Sensing. 32(2):126-138. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.5589/m06-007