Beschreibung:
The Swiss National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a forest survey on national level which started in 1982 and has already reached its 5th survey cycle (NFI5). It can be characterized as a multisource and multipurpose inventory where information is mainly collected from terrestrial field surveys using permanent sample plots. In addition, data from aerial photography, GIS and forest service questionnaires are also included.
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Swiss NFI at a glance.- Chapter 3. Inventory design and statistics.- Chapter 4. Remote Sensing.- Chapter 5. Terrestrial inventory and interview survey.- Chapter 6. Modelling.- Chapter 7. The Swiss National Forest Inventory Data Analysis System NAFIDAS.- Chapter 8. Data Quality.- Chapter 9. Appendix.- Chapter 10. Glossary.