Mapping Canopy Heights of Poplar Plantations in Plain Areas Using ZY3-02 Stereo and Multispectral Data

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Xuejun Wang¹  Wei Chen²  Mingbo Liu²  Chunxiang Cao² 

[1] Academy of Forest Inventory and Planning, State Forestry Administration, Beijing 100714, China;Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;

关键词: canopy height;    ZY3-02;    photogrammetry;    poplar plantation;    plain area;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijgi8030106

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Forest canopy height plays an important role in forest management and ecosystem modeling. There are a variety of techniques employed to map forest height using remote sensing data but it is still necessary to explore the use of new data and methods. In this study, we demonstrate an approach for mapping canopy heights of poplar plantations in plain areas through a combination of stereo and multispectral data from China’s latest civilian stereo mapping satellite ZY3-02. First, a digital surface model (DSM) was extracted using photogrammetry methods. Then, canopy samples and ground samples were selected through manual interpretation. Canopy height samples were obtained by calculating the DSM elevation differences between the canopy samples and ground samples. A regression model was used to correlate the reflectance of a ZY3-02 multispectral image with the canopy height samples, in which the red band and green band reflectance were selected as predictors. Finally, the model was extrapolated to the entire study area and a wall-to-wall forest canopy height map was obtained. The validation of the predicted canopy height map reported a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.72 and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.58 m. This study demonstrates the capacity of ZY3-02 data for mapping the canopy height of pure plantations in plain areas.

【 授权许可】

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