My Master's thesis work involves estimating pine canopy cover at the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey using high spatial and spectral resolution AISA data.
Through the use of a hemispheric camera for estimating Leaf Area Index (LAI) on the ground, LAI can be used as a measure of canopy density for the area of the forest covered by the AISA overflight. My project assesses the ability of the camera to estimate LAI, tests vegetation indices on the AISA data for their suitability to estimate LAI, and studies whether the AISA system is an efficient and useful tool for studying ponderosa pine forest canopy.

My involvement in the Biocomplexity project involved a lot of the early GIS work. I developed a GIS of the main square mile on the Barta Bros. ranch and used the GIS to select and delineate areas for potential plots. I also was involved in setting up ground control points for the production of the Digital Terrain Model (DTM).

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