Interpreting the uncertainty of model-based and design-based estimation in downscaling estimates from NFI data: a case-study in Extremadura (Spain)

J Guerra-Hernández, B Botequim, S Bujan… - GIScience & Remote …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Remotely sensed data are increasingly used together with National Forest Inventory (NFI)
data to improve the spatial precision of forest variable estimates. In this study, we combined …

Robust estimation of the population mean using quantile regression under systematic sampling

U Shahzad, I Ahmad, NH Al-Noor, M Hanif… - Mathematical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Regression ratio mean estimators of a study variable Y are defined as the coefficients
provided by the ordinary least-squares regression of Y on a given auxiliary variable X. They …

[PDF][PDF] Forests of Finland 2019-2023 and their development 1921-2023

KT Korhonen, M Räty, H Haakana, J Heikkinen… - 2024 - jukuri.luke.fi
Abstract In 2019–2023 the 13th Finnish National Forest Inventory (NFI) was implemented by
measuring a total of 62 266 sample plots across the country. The methodology of the …

[HTML][HTML] Alleviating small sample problem in continuous forest monitoring with remote sensing-assisted Copulas

X Cheng, Z Hou, A Kangas, JP Renaud, H Tang… - Ecological …, 2025 - Elsevier
With model-assisted (MA) estimation, remote sensing (RS) has provided auxiliary modeling
data to enhance precision in estimators of forest parameters for continuous forest monitoring …

Assessment of Tree Density, Tree Cover, Species Diversity and Biomass in Semi-arid Human Dominated Landscape Using Large Area Inventory and Remote …

CS Reddy, KV Satish - Anthropocene Science, 2023 - Springer
It is essential to develop methods for estimating species diversity and biomass in human-
dominated mosaic landscapes to minimise uncertainty. The level of detail provided by very …

Improving living biomass C-stock loss estimates by combining optical satellite, airborne laser scanning, and NFI data

J Breidenbach, J Ivanovs, A Kangas… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Policy measures and management decisions aimed at enhancing the role of forests in
mitigating climate change require reliable estimates of carbon (C)-stock dynamics in …

Estimating the timber value of a forest property using geographically balanced samples and unoccupied aerial vehicle data

J Räty, J Heikkinen, M Kukkonen… - … Journal of Forest …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
A common task in forestry is to determine the value of a forest property, and timber is the
most valuable component of that property. Remotely sensed data collected by an …

Prediction and model-assisted estimation of diameter distributions using Norwegian national forest inventory and airborne laser scanning data

J Räty, R Astrup, J Breidenbach - Canadian Journal of Forest …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Diameter at breast height (DBH) distributions offer valuable information for operational and
strategic forest management decisions. We predicted DBH distributions using Norwegian …

Generalizing systematic adaptive cluster sampling for forest ecosystem inventory

Q Xu, G Ståhl, RE McRoberts, B Li, T Tokola… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reliable statistical inference is central to forest ecology and management, much of which
seeks to estimate population parameters for forest attributes and ecological indicators for …

A century of national forest inventories–informing past, present and future decisions

J Breidenbach, RE McRoberts, I Alberdi… - Forest …, 2021 - Springer
In 2019, 100 years had elapsed since the first National Forest Inventory (NFI) was
established in Norway. Motivated by a fear of over-exploitation of timber resources, NFIs …