The advanced use of 3D high resolution remote sensing data in forest inventory

07.06.2009

Arrival on Mekrijärvi 

20:00-22:00 Evening meal

08.06.2009

07:15-8:30 Breakfast
08:30  Course opening, Petteri Packalén 
08:45  Airborne Laser Scanning technology, Terje Gobakken
11:00  Lunch
12:00  Digital Elevation Models, Petteri Packalén
13:00  Overview of different ALS based forest inventory techniques:
       area based method and individual tree approach, Terje Gobakken
14:15  Species-specific estimation of growing stock, Petteri Packalén  
15:15  Demo: visualization of ALS data, predictor variables in area 
       based method (visualization_demo.zip, predictors.zip)  
16:30  Dinner
19:00  Sauna (Ladies first) 
20:00-22:00 Evening meal

09.06.2009

07:15-8:30 Breakfast
08:30  Diameter distribution modelling using ALS data, Matti Maltamo 
09:30  Ecological applications of ALS, Matti Maltamo 
11:00  Lunch 
11:30  Field measurements of the area based method in Uimaharju. It
       takes about an hour to drive there.
16:30  Dinner in the field
??:??  Back in Mekrijärvi 
(Excel form for filling the measurements)
20:00  Sauna (Ladies first)  
20:00-22:00 Evening meal

10.06.2009

07:15-8:30 Breakfast
08:30  Lab exercise: Field data calculations and area based modelling 
       ALS data specifications
       ALS points from sample plots (dZ), shape format 
       Sample trees 
       Modelling data 
11:00  Lunch
12:00  ALS as a data source for dynamic treatment units in forest 
       planning, Tero Heinonen
13:00  Lab exercise continues
16:00  Summary of the results
16:30  Dinner
19:15  Company presentations: Arbonaut and Blom Kartta. After 
       presentations good food and good company in grill shed! Sauna 
       is warm as well. Presentations: Arbonaut  Blom Kartta

11.06.2009

07:15-8:30 Breakfast
09:00  Individual tree detection from ALS data: crown segmentation, 
       extraction of variables from laser data, linking to ground 
       measurements, classification, regression, aggregation to stand
       level. Johan Holmgren lectures references

11:00  Lunch
12:00  Lab exercise: Individual tree detection, Juho Pitkänen
       raw_chm_0.5.zip
       tree_det.zip
       plotid_x_y.dat
16:30  Dinner
20:00-22:00 Evening meal

12.06.2009

Single Tree Remote Sensing with images and ALS data, Ilkka Korpela
(Instruction and lectures)

07:15-8:15 Breakfast
08:15  3D reconstriction from images - introduction to sensor 
       models - focusing on Geometry
10:15  Lab exercise: Using images for 3D reconstruction - Geometry
11:30  Lunch
12:30  Radiometric issues in images and LiDAR with implications to
       STRS
14:00  Lab exercise: Radiometric issues
16:30  Dinner 
19:00  Smoke sauna (Ladies first)
20:00-22:00 Evening meal

13.06.2009

07:15-8:30 Breakfast
08:30  Departure to field trip to Koli National Park
10:00  ALS studies done in Koli area and plot visit
11:30  Lunch in the forest
12:00  Visit to Ukko Center and exhibition
13:30  Guided tour to sightseeing places 
17:00  Dinner
19:00  Sauna (Ladies first)
20:00-22:00 Evening meal

14.06.2009

08:00  Breakfast
10:00  Departure from Mekrijärvi