Enhanced canopy fuel mapping by integrating lidar data
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Background
The Wildfire Sciences Team at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center produces vegetation type, vegetation structure, and fuel products for the United States, primarily through the Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools (LANDFIRE) program. LANDFIRE products are used across disciplines for a variety of applications. The LANDFIRE data retain their currency and relevancy through periodic updating or remapping. These updating and remapping efforts provide opportunities to improve the LANDFIRE product suite by incorporating data from other sources. Light detection and ranging (lidar) is uniquely suitable for gathering information on vegetation structure and spatial arrangement because it can collect data in three dimensions. The Wildfire Sciences Team has several completed and ongoing studies focused on integrating lidar into vegetation and fuels mapping.
Suggested Citation
Peterson, B.E., and Nelson, K.J., 2016, Enhanced canopy fuel mapping by integrating lidar data: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2015–3086, 2 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20153086.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)
Table of Contents
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Enhanced canopy fuel mapping by integrating lidar data |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2015-3086 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20153086 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
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