LiDAR metadata over FLUXNET sites
Please use one form for each measurement campaign. Return filled forms to: mbeland@berkeley.edu
Airborne LiDAR
Site
Site name, location, and vegetation
classification
Las Majadas, Extremadura, Spain
262342 E 4424548 N. ETRS89 UTM 30 N
Quercus ilex and grassland
Site vegetation info (if available)
 mean canopy height +/-
NA
 mean stems per hectare
NA
 mean crown size
Vegetation state at time of acquisition
Measurements
Date of acquisition
LiDAR instrument used
Area covered (m2 or ha)
Discrete returns or full waveform (if discrete
provide number of returns per pulse)
Spatial resolution (pulse per m2)
Size of pulse footprint
Maximum off-nadir scan angle
Accuracy of georeference at ground level
Processing
Main objective of acquisition
Processing applied (please provide a general
description)
Products derived from processing of data
If an image (jpeg/tiff) of the lidar data is
available please send along with this form
NA
Evergreen
2010
NA
3647 ha
discrete return
1,2,3,4
0.5
NA
+-25°
RMSE x,y < 30cm
RMSE z < 20cm
to get digital elevation models with high accuracy (resolution from 25 - 50 cm) of the entire Spanish
territory with an update period of 2 to 3 years
Altimetric fit between flight lines. Automatic classification. Manually ground class depuration using
intensity images and aerial photographs
2x2 Km. las files (v1.1) classified according www.asprs.org
Terrestrial LiDAR
Site
Site name, location, and vegetation
classification
Las Majadas, Extremadura, Spain
262342 E 4424548 N. ETRS89 UTM 30 N
Quercus ilex
Site vegetation structure (if available):
 mean canopy height +/- StDev
NA
 mean stems per hectare
NA
 mean crown size
Vegetation state at time of acquisition
Measurements
Date of acquisition
LiDAR instrument used
Number of scans
Single discrete return, multiple discrete
returns, or full-waveform
Resolution (angle between pulses)
Coverage:
 number of individual trees scanned
 Number of plots scanned (provide
area of plots)
Scans registration:
 Scans are aligned/co-registered into a
common coordinate system
 Scans are georeferenced in a global
coordinate system (e.g. GPS tiepoints)
Processing
Main objective of acquisition
Processing applied (please provide a
general description)
Products derived from processing of data
If an image (jpeg/tiff) of the lidar data is
available please send along with this form
NA
Evergreen
10/09/2008
Leica HDS 6000
2 scans per tree / 8 total
discrete, first return
0.000628 rad
4
4, plot was made for individual tree.
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Accuracy: 5mm.
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Accuracy: 2 cm.
to get 3D structure from the canopy and estimate Gap Fraction and LAI
scanning and merge both models using tie points measured with GPS and survey station
.imp (Leica Cyclone files) for partial scans and fusioned model. Fisheye photos