Forestry - Forestry applications of remote sensing include the following:
Reconnaissance mapping: Objectives to be met by national forest/environment agencies include forest cover updating, depletion monitoring, and measuring biophysical properties of
forest stands.
forest cover type discrimination
agroforestry mapping
Commercial forestry: Of importance to commercial forestry companies and to resource management agencies are inventory and mapping applications: collecting harvest information, updating of inventory information for timber supply, broad forest
type, vegetation density, and biomass measurements.
clear cut mapping / regeneration assessment
burn delineation
infrastructure mapping / operations support
forest inventory
biomass estimation
species inventory
Environmental monitoring: Conservation authorities are concerned with monitoring the quantity, health and diversity of the Earth's forests.
deforestation (rainforest, mangrove colonies)
species inventory
watershed protection (riparian strips)
coastal protection (mangrove forests)
forest health and vigor