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Application of remote sensing techniques in the estimation of forest biomass of a recreation area by UAV and RADAR images in Ecuador

Abstract:

In recent years, the estimation of biomass through the combination of field and remote sensing data has been gaining ground in several countries, as it becomes an option that reduces costs in addition to obtaining information in inaccessible areas. Despite the large amount of accessible spatial information, the subject of biomass estimation by remote sensing, especially radar remains a new and interesting topic in the application of forestry studies. We have used radar images and UAV in order to analyze the estimation of biomass. The study area has been performed in the Metropolitan Park “La Armenia” of Quito, central Ecuador, in which 13 plots have been established (1ha). The Forest Aboveground Biomass (FAB) has been estimated and therefore also its fixation of aerial carbon. The applied methodology included to develop the semi-empirical algorithms proposed for the estimation of biomass, in order to …