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A timer inventory based upon manual and automated analysis of ERTS-1 and supporting aircraft data using multistage probability samplingA quasi-operational study demonstrating that a timber inventory based on manual and automated analysis of ERTS-1, supporting aircraft data and ground data was made using multistage sampling techniques. The inventory proved to be a timely, cost effective alternative to conventional timber inventory techniques. The timber volume on the Quincy Ranger District of the Plumas National Forest was estimated to be 2.44 billion board feet with a sampling error of 8.2 percent. Costs per acre for the inventory procedure at 1.1 cent/acre compared favorably with the costs of a conventional inventory at 25 cents/acre. A point-by-point comparison of CALSCAN-classified ERTS data with human-interpreted low altitude photo plots indicated no significant differences in the overall classification accuracies.
Document ID
19740022604
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Nichols, J. D.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Gialdini, M.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Jaakkola, S.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center 3d ERTS-1 Symp., Vol. 1, Sect. A
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
PAPER-A10
Accession Number
74N30717
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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