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1 Project status ? On top of it, know/have exactly what I need
Pretty sure what I want to do, need to acquire data Have some thoughts, but not too sure on area/data Still scanning my memory banks Project ? …. Are you talking to me ? Data: BC – we have much landsat already ( ) Landsat: global archive available (1972/82 – 2010) SPOT : online for most of Canada ( )

2 Jackpine Creek -> 2008

3 Jackpine Creek 2004 (Albers) ScienceDaily (Apr
Jackpine Creek (Albers) ScienceDaily (Apr. 4, 2011) — A University of Alberta-led research team has determined that the mountain pine beetle has invaded jack pine forests in Alberta,

4 LiDAR = Light Detection And Ranging ...also known as LASER altimetry
.. is an increasingly common form of active remote sensing - It is commonly used to create high resolution DEMs - 1 foot or <1 metre  (airborne) Objects reflect more in UV-visible- NIR (than microwaves) and enable higher resolution mapping. SONAR SOund NAvigation and Ranging : sound propagation for communication/ navigation SODAR: SOnic Detection And Ranging : sound propagation upwards (atmospheric)

5 What is LiDAR ? Controlled bursts of LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Distance to object given by TIME requires 3 units: laser emitter/receiver, GPS, IMU (Inertial measurement unit) Used in 60s-70s for scanlines, feasible for images with development of GPS (1990s) now widely available

6 Range finding LiDAR for topographic mapping
Laser bursts are emitted at these wavelengths:  (why these ??? *) 355 nm (UV)        532 nm (green)        1064 nm (Near IR) * [Taser guns are at 650 nm ; phasers at 350nm ] Unaffected by clouds above (unlike photos / airborne scanning) .. why?

7 LiDAR – 1064 nm, 532nm, 355nm - why those wavelengths ?
Lasers produce light the same way as a neon sign – a substance is stimulated to an excited state, causing the release of extra energy as a photon of light. Nd:YAG (neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet) is a crystal that is used as a lasing medium for solid-state lasers. It emits at a wavelength of 1064 nm. According to the Planck-Einstein equation: Where h= Planck’s constant, and c = the speed of light, halving the wavelength, has the effect of doubling the energy released, and one-third the wavelength (355) triples the energy (= the second and third harmonics) … Not solved by googling or LiDAR marketing companies Solved by Patrick Daley, GEOG432 (Fall 2009)

8 LiDAR applications: detailed DEMs

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10 LiDAR applications: detailed DEMs

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12 Volume estimation: Ground Zero

13 Sea Level rise from ICe in Svalbard (SLICES): 20 m interpolated model of Slakbreen

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15 Returns give distance (hence heights) for multiple levels:
the only remote sensing technique able to distinguish between multiple ground layers

16 Vegetation: Tree Canopy Height
Air photo Vegetation surface DSM Bald Earth Model (BEM)

17 Aleza Lake Research Forest
Oldest research forest in BC, jointly operated by UBC and UNBC 60km north-east of Prince George

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20 Canopy Height = Canopy Surface – Bare Earth
Canopy Surface Model Each cell in a canopy surface model details the elevation of the highest feature within that cell Height is more practical than elevation for describing vegetation Canopy Height = Canopy Surface – Bare Earth

21 Canopy Height Model

22 Canopy Surface Model

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27 Tree Stem Maps Individual tree crowns are discernable from the Canopy Height Model so we developed a tree finding algorithm to identify tree stem locations

28 Vegetation Data Products
LiDAR Data – tree stems

29 Tree Stems (displayed by tree height)

30 Tree Stems (displayed by crown shape)

31 Forests for the World orthophoto

32 City 1 metre DEM (from 1m contours)

33 LiDAR Forests for the World, 2009

34 UNBC / Cranbrook Hill LiDAR 2009

35 LiDAR Platforms Airborne since 1970s  e.g. Optech (Ottawa)    and NorthWest Geo (Calgary) Many others …. ICESat (Jan 2003):  Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS):            66m 'footprint' and 10cm vertical resolution, designed for polar icecaps          CALIPSO:  Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation ALADIN   Wind LiDAR

36 LiDAR summary Present drawbacks: (all reducing with technology increase) The high cost of collecting lidar High data volume Steep learning curve in research and understanding (involving utilizing the entire point cloud) Advantages: Very high resolution DEM for many applications Multi-layer data for forestry and ecosystems Increasing data supply – some free download Increasing conference content in GIS/RS/Cartography Many online resources e.g. : USGS: BC CARMS:

37 Stonehenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzYUx4l80m8
Stonehenge


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