Maximum Tree Canopy Height data of Nepal

Leaf Area Index (LAI) generated based on Landsat-8 the OLI cloud free images. To generate tree canopy height map, a density scatter graph between the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) on the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) estimated maximum height and Landsat LAI nearest to the center coordinates of the GLAS shots show a moderate but significant exponential correlation (31.211*LAI0.4593, R2= 0.33, RMSE=13.25 m).

Date ( Publication ): 2015-09-22

Author

ICIMOD - Mr. Hammad Gilani ( Associate Remote Sensing Specialist )

Nepal

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Purpose: The purpose of the Maximum Tree Canopy Height map - Nepal was to assess using open sopurce satellite data (Landsat & GLAS).

Credit: This dataset has been developed by SERVIR Himalaya. SERVIR is a joint USAID-NASA project. For more information on SERVIR, visit http://www.servirglobal.net. For references, use: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), SERVIR Himalaya. Above Ground Biomass in Nepal. Nov 2013.http://apps.geoportal.icimod.org/biomass

Status: Completed

Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

GEOSS THEME ( Theme )

Forest Hotspots
Forest Loss
Maximum Tree Canopy Height
servircat
icimod-servir
geo-ecosystems

Keywords ( Place )

Nepal

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Use limitation: The SERVIR Project, NASA, USAID and ICIMOD make no express or implied warranty of this data as to the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Neither the US Government nor its contractors shall be liable for special, consequential or incidental damages attributed to this data.

Use limitation: Free to use with attribution to the source. Suggested citation: ICIMOD. (2015). Maximum Tree Canopy Height data of Nepal [Data set]. ICIMOD. https://doi.org/10.26066/rds.23174

Use limitation: Users are permitted to copy, use, adapt, and redistribute SERVIR data without limitations. SERVIR encourages users to keep any adapted or redistributed versions of this data freely available for public use.