Knowledge-based imaging spectrometer analysis and GIS for forestry

Goodenough, D.G.; Charlebois, Daniel A.; Bhogal, P.; Heyd, Michael; Matwin, Stan; Niemann, O.; Portigal, Frederick P.

doi:10.1109/igarss.1995.520310

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“…Canopy chemistry can be used to estimate new and old foliage, detect damage, identify trees under stress, and map chemical distributions in the forests. In 1993 and 1994 AVIRIS data were collected over the Greater Victoria Watershed (GVWD) test site on Vancouver Island, together with foliar chemical samples [1], [2]. In cooperation with NASA, we have begun a new project, Evaluation and Validation of EO-1 for Sustainable Development of forests (EVEOSD).…”

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Calibration of forest chemistry for hyperspectral analysis

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IGARSS 2001. Scanning the Present and Resolving the Future. Proceedings. IEEE 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing

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Abstract-A primary advantage of hyperspectral sensors is the ability to provide measurements of canopy chemistry. Canopy chemistry can be used to estimate new and old foliage, detect damage, identify trees under stress, and map chemical distributions in the forests. We have begun a new EO-1 project, Evaluation and Validation of EO-1 for Sustainable Development of forests (EVEOSD). NASA's EO-1 satellite was successfully launched on November 21, 2000. In preparation for airborne and spaceborne data collection and calibration, we collected in September 2000 foliar canopy and ground cover chemistry samples from 54 plots distributed across the Greater Victoria Watershed (GVWD) test site. Treetop samples were collected from helicopters. Differential GPS was used to provide sample positioning to within 1 m. The foliar samples were divided into new and old foliage. Organic and inorganic chemistry analyses were done. Spectral calibration samples were collected over ground targets, over stacks of foliar samples, and over ground vegetation. Landsat-7 and Radarsat data were collected at the same time. The chemistry samples were placed into a database and integrated with GIS files of topography and forest cover. We obtained 1 m aerial orthophotography that allowed us to investigate the spectral components making up the Landsat-7 and EO-1 pixels. This paper describes the experimental design and the ground and canopy chemistry. Examples of unique concentrations, such as high levels of arsenic in foliar samples, are shown spatially. Recommendations are made for experimental design for ground reference collection for hyperspectral calibration.

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