Table 3 Description of LiDAR metrics
From: Application of LiDAR data to maximise the efficiency of inventory plots in softwood plantations
LiDAR metric | Definition |
|---|---|
Mean height | Mean height of pixels in virtual plot |
Mean above mean height | Mean height of pixels which are above the mean height |
Mean dominant height | Mean height of pixels identified as maxima using a 5 × 5 m window |
Stocking density | Estimated stems per ha based on a 3 × 3 m local maxima (the window size most closely related to stand density) |
Canopy cover | Percentage of pixels above 3 m in height |
Occupied volume | Sum of all pixel heights in virtual plot |
Variance | Variance of pixels in virtual plot |
Skewness | Skewness of pixels in virtual plot |