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Improving Global Forest Monitoring Using Accurate Satellite Imagery

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Location: 119, 1st floor, Collegium Maius

A major problem of the global forest statistical data has been varying accuracy of information and different times of data collection.

We present the sampling survey approach of the TREES project of the JRC, which supports the Forest Resources assessment of the FAO. It is using samples of satellite imagery of 20 km by 20 km blocks with 30 meter spatial resolution over the period from 1990 to 2005.

To further improve global forest monitoring and to support the implementation of the REDD process VTT proposes development of a new forest monitoring concept that collects sampled imagery with 0.5 meter resolution. The concept is based on a specific satellite mission for the collection of the sample data.

Chair:
Matti Nummelin, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (TBC)

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16:30 – 17:15

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) approach for global forest resource monitoring in support to the FAO FRA 2010 Remote Sensing Survey

Frederic Achard, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability

 3.3 MB

17:15 – 18:00

Improving global forest monitoring using accurate satellite imagery - The SilvaSat mission proposal

Tuomas Häme, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

 1.9 MB
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