Project:BB|132

Title
Describing biophysical and optical characteristics of forests through computer modelling and visualisation.
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StartDate
2001-10-01
EndDate
2005-09-30
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Abstract

For a succesful and sustainable forest management, digital images which are taken below the forest canopy or with airborne and satellite sensors, can provide important information which may not be visible for the human eye. However, the interpretation and analysis of these images is rather complex. The optical signal is influenced by different internal and external parameters like the optical properties of the different forest elements, the forest structure, the atmosphere, the view and sensor geometry. The aim of this project is to develop a virtual laboratory for the accu- rate investigation of the light-forest interaction process. To develop the virtual laboratory a three dimensional forest model or Forest scene model will be constructed first based on a limi- ted amount of radiometric and geometric parameters. Next, this FS-model will be visualised by simulating the interaction of the light with the forest. ....

Keywords

realistic image synthesis, bidirectional reflectance, biophysical parameters, forest reflectance model, forest structure, global illumination, plant modeling, radiative transfer model

Classifications

Forest {Habitat type}

People

Name Role Start End
Muys, Bart member
Coppin, Pol promotor

Orgunits

Name Role Start End
Division Forest, Nature and Landscape Research unknown

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