Forestry

Related Projects

Scaling biometric...

Title: Scaling biometric properties of forests
Location: Brazil
Clients: CICEET

Mapping Terra Preta...

Title: Mapping Terra Preta with Hyperspectral Imagery.
Location: Brazil
Clients: CICEET

Quantifying disturbance...

Title: Quantifying disturbance to forest structure with optical, LIDAR and SAR remote sensing.
Location: New England, USA
Clients: NSRC

Several AGS projects involve assessing the environmental impacts of different land-use management practices performed in forestry operations, in particular their consequences on carbon (C) sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Significant investments are now being made by forestry groups in assessing C sequestration in forest systems due to the potential for trading carbon credits coupled with significant environmental benefits through improved environmental conditions.

Example projects include

Mapping secondary vegetation in Brazil and the African tropics
Quantifying forest disturbance and storm damage in the northeast USA
Modeling alternative management strategies for sequestering carbon and minimizing release of N2O, CH4 and NO from forest lands
Verifying measurements and calculations of changes in terrestrial carbon stocks