Awardee Name
The Curators of the University of Missouri
Grant Type
State
Project Title
The Use of Lidar for Forest Inventory and Management Planning
Awardee State/Territory
Missouri
Involved States/territories
Missouri
Award Year
2009
End Date
Award Amount
$41,482.00
Project Background
This project aims to develop a procedure for using LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data to determine characteristics of forests both at the tree and stand level. The development of a methodology and procedure for using LIDAR information to extract forest mensurational data to develop sound management prescriptions for non-industrial forest Landowners. Through a method called Individual-Tree Integration, thus by extracting tree canopy structural information from a small-footprint LIDAR data algorithms will be developed to help determine other forest tree stand.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No