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Timber Resources Inventory and Monitoring Joint Research ProjectPrimary objectives were to develop remote sensing analysis techniques for extracting forest related information from LANDSAT Multispectral Scanner (MMS) and Thematic Mapper data and to determine the extent to which International Paper Company information needs can be addressed with remote sensing information. The company actively manages 8.4 million acres of forest land. Traditionally, their forest inventories, updated on a three year cycle, are conducted through field surveys and aerial photography. The results reside in a digital forest data base containing 240 descriptive parameteres for individual forest stands. The information in the data base is used to develop seasonal and long range management strategies. Forest stand condition assessements (species composition, age, and density stratification) and identification of silvicultural activities (site preparation, planting, thinning, and harvest) are addressed.
Document ID
19860016391
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Hill, C. L. (NASA National Space Technology Labs. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1985
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-88754
NAS 1.15:88754
ERL-237
Accession Number
86N25863
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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