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Eastern Sites

Western Sites

Why are Earth Observation Systems as Measuring & Monitoring Tools Possible Now?

High resolution data are available via satellites and enables greater and more accurate information

Increased numbers of satellites means higher resolution images at lower cost

Detailed land use information is available at the global level allowing access to remote areas

Key Elements of Measurement

Ground measurements provide calibration and detailed sample frame analysis

Remote sensing takes the ground samples to extrapolate spatially to the landscape

Remote sensing characterizes spatial heterogeneity and land use

Spectral analysis provides rapid soil carbon measurement GIS provides the data base framework for organizing spatial

data Carbon and nitrogen models provide ex ante calculations

and detailed accounting Web-enabled geospatial information systems to provide

local and global access

WWW

Groundmeasures

Localcommunities

Remote measures

Satellite – groundintegration

AnalysisGEF (markets)

TRFIC TechnologiesCarbon2Markets tools

Mature tress

Plantation plot

New trees

Integration of in situ carbon and nitrogen with imagery

samples

Biophysical measurements

Forest density and type mapping in Thailand

LAI vs . FC (in GLA2.0)

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LAI-4 vs. FC(%)

LAI-5 vs. FC

Leaf Area Index can be used as anInput to NPP-Carbon models

Hyper-rez tree crown detection

Detailed View ETM+ (4,3,2)

Detailed view VCF 30m

Region east of Kingaroy, north of Nanango

Zoom in at high resolution

Region east of Kingaroy, north of Nanango. Small blue dots are waypopints. White is non forest/trees. Carbon sequestration range: 4-8 tCO2e per ha per yr (light to dark)