New techniques for assessing and mapping tropical forests

Description

This chapter reviews recent developments in assessing and mapping tropical forests. It discusses the planning of inventories, assessment procedures and statistical evaluation. It discusses the use of remote sensing techniques to identify changes in land use such logging and deforestation. It also looks at the role of in-situ assessment and how this data can be integrated with remote sensing data. Particular attention is paid to cost efficiency and quantification of uncertainty in inventories.

Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 Inventory objectives 3 Remote sensing to detect changes in land use 4 Remote sensing to detect logging activities and forest degradation 5 In-situ assessments for forest inventories 6 Uncertainty assessment and error analysis 7 Planning a forest inventory 8 Data collection, analysis, and reporting 9 Future trends 10 Where to look for further information 11 References