FORESTRY

Forestry Applications for LIDAR Analyst^®

LIDAR Analyst is a high-precision measurement tool that offers considerable benefits in forest management.

A processing specialist in LIDAR data, the LIDAR Analyst software captures and attributes nearly 100% of tree and forest features, plus buildings, while extracting the bare earth terrain within centimeters of sensor accuracy.

The software is well suited for forestry assessment of canopy attributes, crown diameter, leaf area, biomass measurements, and forest density.

LIDAR Analyst is also an excellent complement to the Feature Analyst^® software, also from VLS, which is able to map individual tree crowns, canopy coverage, and trails, and has the potential to differentiate between conifer and hardwood trees.

The Remote Sensing Application Center (RSAC) of the U.S. Forest Service has produced excellent results using Feature Analyst, and the organization has already completed an extensive review of that software, High Resolution Image Classification: A Forest Service Test of Visual Learning Systems' Feature Analyst.

For additional forestry-specific information, you may want to view the latest promotional videos or Project Summary Sheets written for individuals and organizations involved in forestry.