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Mariela Soto-Berelov, Simon Jones, Andrew Mellor, Darius Culvenor, Andrew Haywood, Lola Suárez,

Phillip Wilkes, William Woodgate, Glenn Newnham

A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

TERN: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network http://tern.org.au/

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

The Facility comprises a portal for data archive and access (including standard processing and validation methods for specific biophysical land cover products and basic processed time-series biophysical image maps).

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Background Study Area Research activities Conclusion

A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Chowilla, Mallee Woodland Tumbarumba, Temperate eucalypt forest

Credo, Great western woodland

Robson Creek, Upland rainforest

What does an AusCover CALVAL site look like?

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

(from Jeff Morrissette, Bigfoot program)

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

CRC Spatial Information (Project 2.07) Australian Woody Vegetation Landscape Feature

Generation from Multi-Source Airborne and Space-Borne Imaging and Ranging Data

Goal: To develop processes to characterise woody vegetation ecosystems through automated feature generation, using a combination of ground (field), airborne and space-borne image and ranging data.

CRC Spatial Information (Project 2.07)

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Box-Iron bark forest (central Victoria)

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Photo: Zbynek Malenovsky

Mountain Ash (Victorian Central Highlands)

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Mixed Species foothills forest (East Gippsland)

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

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Catalyst of forest ecosystem research across various stakeholders! Background Study Area Research

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Background Study Area Research activities Conclusion

A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Airborne Acquisition Hyperspectral imagery Full Spectrum

• 0.4-2.4um (SPECIM Eagle-Hawk) Waveform LiDAR

• Riegel Q560

Airborne - Calibration

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Background Study Area Research activities Conclusion

A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Airborne - Calibration

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Field Data Collection Processes: Atmospheric measurements

- General plot characterisation - Ground cover - Small tree characterisation - Large tree characterisation - Understorey species - Fractional cover, LAI - Coarse woody debris - Terrestrial Laser scans

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

•Overstorey vegetation (Foliage Projective Cover) •Understorey vegetation (Fractional Cover)

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

VALIDATION

SLATS

Ground based structural characterisation

•Overstorey vegetation (Foliage Projective Cover) •Understorey vegetation (Fractional Cover)

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

VALIDATION Ground based structural characterisation

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Ground based structural characterisation of the vegetation with terrestrial lidar Background Study Area Research

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Kim Calders

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Wilkes et al. IGARSS 2013

Leaf sampling to monitor vegetation health Background Study Area Research

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

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Wattscreek Reference Leaf sampling to monitor vegetation health

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Ground data comparison

(Woodgate et al., ISPRS, GSR2, 2012)

Catalyst of forest ecosystem research across various stakeholders VEGNET Scanner Background Study Area Research

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MODIS 1km LAI (Rushworth)

IGARSS July 2013 – Monitoring vegetation dynamics from automated in-situ terrestrial lidar, Darius Culvenor, Glenn Newnham, Andrew Mellor and Andrew Haywood

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Monitoring vegetation dynamics from automated in-situ terrestrial lidar, Culvenor et al. IGARSS 2013

High temporal resolution data!

Monitoring vegetation dynamics from automated in-situ terrestrial lidar, Culvenor et al. IGARSS 2013

Challenges

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Benefits, Ongoing Research & Legacy

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

Rowena Smith, Rebecca Trevithick, Dr. Mark Broomhall, Dr. Laurie Chisholm, Dr, Bernie-JM, Dr. Natalia Restrepo-Coupe, Dr. Kara Youngentob, Dr. Juan Pablo Guerschman, Michael Schaefer, Dr. Brendon McAtee, Dr. Kasper Johansen, Professor Alfredo Huete, Christoffer Axelsson

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A collaborative framework for vegetated systems research: a perspective from Victoria, Australia

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