Forestry Management Products

Satellite Imaging Corporation (SIC) offers a wide range of state-of-the-art forestry information products derived from remotely-sensed image data and provides advanced remote sensing techniques, multi-spectral and panchromatic image data processing services. SIC's expertise, in cooperation with its partners, provides specialized image processing and utilizes proprietary algorithms to produce the most advanced, timely, and accurate forest management products available.

When used in conjunction with current GIS technology, Forestry Management Products provide powerful tools used by foresters and scientists in managing and improving the forest health, diversity and productivity of forest ecosystems. Forestry Management Products are orthorectified, georeferenced and can be used as conventional maps or imported for use in hand-held and desktop GIS compatible systems for monitoring and management of forests, natural resource, agriculture, vegetation and soil assessments.

Optional satellite imaging features may be incorporated by specialized processing procedures, which are used to analyze land cover and change detection, extraction of culture data, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) classification and mapping, lithological classification, environmental analysis, urban development, and monitoring emergencies.

Forestry Management Products include:

Tree Grading / GIS Mapping

Tree Grading

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Closed-canopy versus open-canopy

Evergreen versus deciduous

Tree Crown and Grading

Forestry Management products are needed for managing forests for old growth and getting information on canopy cover, tree size (height and crown diameter), biomass, life form, large tree density, crown volume, and vertical foliar diversity, among others, are routinely needed.

Deforestation GIS Mapping and Monitoring

Forest fires and deforestation have an important influence on the vegetation cover, animals, plants, soil, stream flow, air quality, microclimate, and even general climate. In order to model the causes of deforestation, the techniques for obtaining, analyzing and displaying spatial information in a timely and cost-effective manner are needed which has proven not only to be possible, but incredibly efficient and effective. Forestry Management Products support researchers in monitoring the effects of forest fires and other disasters caused by natural or manmade events.

IKONOS Satellite Pike National Forest, CA Pine Beetle Infestation Copyright © 2007 GeoEye. All rights reserved.	QuickBird Satellite Buckweed Fire in Los Angeles County 22 October 2007 Copyright © 2007 DigitalGlobe. All rights reserved.

Yield Estimation

Timber or wood-products for harvesting

ASTER - Coachella Valley, CA

Image Credit: NASA/Japanese Space Team

Forestry Management Products help foresters prepare for pre-harvesting by:

• Identify and understand soil types and slopes in the proposed timber harvest site
• Identify seeps and wet spots in vicinity of logging
• Identify intermittent streams
• Outline changes in woodland types
• Locate existing forest roads
• See property features on adjacent land

Forest owners, loggers, and foresters are all responsible for ensuring logging activities do not cause environmental harm to streams and lake waters.

Woody/Green Biomass Density GIS Mapping

GIS Canopy Mapping

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Feature Extraction and GIS Mapping

Vector layers are provided to help foresters and researchers to identify the location and nature of features including, terrain, structures, water sources, roads, etc.

IKONOS Satellite Image - Urban Forestry GIS Mapping

Image Credit: CITY Green

<1m Stereo IKONOS Satellite Image Data and 90m SRTM DEM
Visoke Volcano - Virunga National Parks, Africa - 3D Flythrough

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Orthorectified satellite images and digital aerial photography can be processed for visualization of terrain conditions in three dimensions (3D) or digital elevation models (DEMs), which are generated from a variety of resources. A digital elevation model or 3D fly through can be used to closely examine various terrain attributes, their influence on the movement of soil and nutrients, as well as the resulting effect on forest, plant, and wildlife productivity and distribution.

Change Detection Mapping

Various spatial, spectral, and temporal resolutions are acquired to create the appropriate band combinations to bring out the geographical and manmade features that are most pertinent to your project for detecting changes over time.

QuickBird Satellite
NDVI Index - Vegetation Index

For more information on Forestry Management Products, Remote Sensing and GIS services provided to the Forestry Industry, please contact Satellite Imaging Corporation at: Contact Us