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Northern Arizona Ponderosa Pine Forest Treatment Terrestrial Lidar Data

Data for journal manuscript: Examining Forest Structure With Terrestrial Lidar: Suggestions and Novel Techniques Based on Comparisons Between Scanners and Forest Treatments

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2015
Time Period
2016

Citation

Donager, J.J., Sankey, T.T., Sankey, J.B., Sánchez Meador, A.J., Springer, A.J., Bailey, J.D., 2019, Northern Arizona Ponderosa Pine Forest Treatment Terrestrial Lidar Data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9F63VYX.

Summary

These are terrestrial laser scanner datasets collected in forested areas west of Flagstaff, Arizona in 2015 and 2016. For each of the two scanners, six treatment areas were scanned, with four of them overlapping one another (Figure 1). These data are composed of individual scans referenced to one another using reflective targets, and geolocated using differentially corrected GPS and RTK locations of scan locations (Figure 3). There were overall large differences in point density among the two scanners (Figure 2).

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Joel B Sankey
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Jonathon J. Donager, Temuulen Ts. Sankey, Joel B Sankey, Sanchez Meador, A. J., Abraham E. Springer, John D. Bailey
Metadata Contact :
Joel B Sankey, U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Purpose

These data were compiled for a study examining the use of terrestrial laser scanners in ponderosa pine forests of Northern Arizona. The data was collected by two instruments: a Riegl VZ-1000 and a unit built for this project, called the Autonomous Terrestrial Laser Scanner (FIgure 1). This data served two purposes, to evaluate the relative rates of point density decay of terrestrial laser scanner data in ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona (Figure 5), and to evaluate the relative accuracies of estimated forest structure attributes, including tree diameter, height, height to canopy, and overall tree density (Figure 6 and Figure 7).

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The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9F63VYX

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