Description
The USGS EROS Science Center is requesting two BLK360 G2 laser scanners for vegetation surveys and wildland fire science research. The scanners will be used to characterize surface and canopy vegetation, fuels type, size, and orientation. The primary use will be to conduct vegetation surveys in different landscape types. Key features of the required scanners include:
• The ability to conduct vegetation surveys in different landscape types
• The ability to characterize surface and canopy vegetation, fuels type, size, and orientation
• The ability to be used for computation and modeling of various ecosystem monitoring metrics
• The ability to augment existing instruments as part of a large, multi-agency program
• The ability to utilize an existing automated data processing, visualization, and distribution system.