Use of the LiDAR combined forest inventory in the estimation of felling site stocks
2018
Seleznovs, A., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Dubrovskis, D., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Dagis, S., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Smits, I., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Baltmanis, R., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)
Precision of the forest inventory still is one of the most important problems in the forestry nowadays. The aim of this research was to estimate the results of the combined forest inventory (CFI), using high spatial resolution aerial images in the planned areas of clear-cuts, comparing the results with the calipering and production files of harvesters. Testing of algorithms showed considerable difference in results between the CFI, forest inventory data and harvester production data. CFI results and production data had a close correlation with R2 =0.83. Comparing CFI calculated growing stock with production data, the average relative error amounted to 10.7%, which means the possibility for integration of these results into the forest inventory system. Comparing to CFI, there is a weak correlation between forest inventory and production data with R2 =0.34. The results indicate that LiDAR CFI technology can be used in the forecasting of the forest management, offering precise information about potential amount and economic value of assortments.
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