forest mapping

Maps showing age of forest stands (left) and estimate tree canopy heights (right).

Measuring Tree Height With a Two-Satellite Constellation

Caitlin Dempsey

Researchers used synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from colocated satellites to estimate tree canopy height.

A shaded relief map of the northern part of the United States and Canada showing areas in green that are boreal and hemiboreal forests.

Boreal Forests of North America are Shrinking

Katarina Samurović

Boreal forests in North America are defying predictions of northward expansion in response to climate change.

A gray shaded relief map of California showing in shades of green where climate mismatched forests are in the Sierra Nevada.

Zombie Forests in the Sierra Nevada

Katarina Samurović

Climate change is creating a vegetation climate mismatch in the conifer forests of California's Sierra Nevada.

Set of maps illustrating how researchers used deep learning to map trees in West Africa.

Mapping Trees in West Africa

Mark Altaweel

Researchers used high resolution satellite imagery and machine learning to map trees in West Africa.

Researchers have mapped out the ecological quality of tropical forests using satellite data.

Mapping Tropical Forest Quality from Satellite Data

Caitlin Dempsey

Researchers have created high resolution maps of tropical forest quality using remotely sensed data from NASA satellites.

New GIS Dataset: Forest Carbon Stocks for the Western United States

Caitlin Dempsey

Covering 11 states, this GIS dataset contains annual estimates of carbon stocks, fluxes, and productivity for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.  

Mapping Where Planting Trees Can Help with Climate Change Mitigation

Mark Altaweel

Researchers have mapped out where to plant trees to mitigate climate change.

First Data from NASA’s GEDI Program to 3D Map Forests

Mark Altaweel

The first set of data that have returned have demonstrated GEDI is able to measure density of forests far better than previous satellite missions.

3D Map of Puerto Rico’s Forest Shows How Hurricane Maria Reduced Tree Height

Caitlin Dempsey

Researchers who compared before and after LiDAR measurements of Puerto Rico's tropical forests found that Hurricane Maria damaged or uprooted 40-60% of the tallest trees.

Mapping Global Forest Biomass

Elizabeth Borneman

The European Space Agency is using satellite radar data collected from their satellites to measure how much wood is in the world’s forests globally.

Tracking Deforestation by Measuring the Distance to the Nearest Forest

Elizabeth Borneman

Using satellite images, researchers established a method of calculating the distance between any point in the continental United States and the nearest forested area.