Despite these advantages, going airborne is hardly a quick and easy fix to the
forest measurement problem.
Tradeoffs between Lidar pulse density and
forest measurement accuracy.
The environmental survey company uses a pioneering multispectral canopy LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor system - described as the"MRI Scanner of
Forest Measurement" - to carry out airborne 'mapping'of any forest terrain.
Steve Holmes, president of the board of The Village School, is the owner of Biometrics Forestry Services LLC, a Eugene business specializing in technical
forest measurement.
Complementing the needs of UOE, the 2011-2012 HEI-ICI project provided a server to host online and distance learning (ODL) courses, as well as projectors, laptops, and
forest measurement equipment such as clinometers.
Forest measurements were carried out on 10 randomly sample areas (500 [m.sup.2] each, according to Gallaun et al.
Burkhart,
Forest Measurements, McGraw Hill, New York, NY, USA, 4th edition, 1994.
edu); Associate Professor,
Forest Measurements, College of Natural Resources, Univ.
Students enrolled in the program will participate in a variety of learning experiences related to land and
forest measurements, growth processes of timber stands, tree identification, timber and forest product harvesting, timber stand management and protection, and forest products utilization.