Workshop 3D Remote Sensing in Forestry

Background

Advances in technology have led to a wide spectrum of new data acquisition techniques, which have potential for new applications of remote sensing in forestry:

  • digital aerial (frame and line) cameras and high-resolution satellite sensors (e.g. Ikonos, Quickbird)
  • satellite sensors with varying view direction
  • airborne and terrestrial laser scanners
  • radar techniques like e.g. X-band InSAR

They are highly suitable to provide highresolution three-dimensional information on forest resources such as vertical and horizontal stand structure, digital canopy surface models etc. There is a need for developing new methods for extracting forest related information from this kind of data. Advances in spatial, spectral and radiometric resolution, multi-view-direction aspects, and laser scanning techniques offer new opportunities in data analysis, but require innovative approaches.

Aims of the Workshop

The workshop will serve as a forum

  • to demonstrate the potential of the new generation of data,
  • to present new methods of data analysis,
  • to evaluate both benefits and limitations of the new techniques for the forestry community, and
  • to discuss future needs.

Both researchers and end users are invited to contribute.

Scope

Proposed papers should focus on

  • forest canopy surface models
  • segmentation and classification of high-spatial-resolution imagery
  • BRDF-related image analysis
  • applications for semi-natural forest management
  • applications for protection-forest management
  • biodiversity-related image analysis
  • other methods and applications related to the topic of the workshop