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Abstract
Fuelwood Resource Mapping with High-Resolution Satellite ImageryTrack: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Author(s): John Brockhaus, Dale Manry
Panchromatic SPIN-2 imagery acquired by the Russian KVR-1000 satellite camera system was evaluated for use in mapping fuelwood resources within a portion of the woodland-savanna ecosystem of Southern California. Three fuelwood density classes were mapped based upon percent crown closure as measured on two-meter panchromatic satellite imagery and conditions observed in the field. A comparison of the resulting fuelwood density class maps to fuelwood volume conditions as measured in the field showed a close correlation between predicted and actual volume conditions. Due to the large area coverage provided by this type of satellite imagery, it may be possible to use the methodology demonstrated in this project to conduct inventories of fuelwood resources in other mediterranean geographic zone woodland-savanna ecosystems.
John Brockhaus
United States Military Academy
Room 5302
West Point, NY 10996
USA
Phone: (845) 938-2063
E-mail: bj9296@usma.edu