Research on the Use of TM Image Instead of Aerial Photo in Forest Management Inventory
- Available Online: 2012-03-17
Abstract: This paper introduced the experimental method and results of using TM data instead of aerial photo to do the forest division.Sketching on the spot,calulation of area and estimation of stand factors in subcompartment.The results shows that using 1:50 000 TM image instead of aerial photo to do these items mentioned above can fully meet the need of the operation rules in forest management inventory,except the estimation of stand factors in subcompartment.Both the laboratory work and traditional inventory were carried out at the same time,in two Forestry Bureaus in Inner Mongolia.