OpenForest4D Portal

Airborne lidar scanning tools

• USGS 3D Elevation Program Forest Structure Metrics

  Process airborne lidar data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program to map forest ground surface elevation, canopy height, and structural metrics such as canopy cover and tree height distribution.

• NOAA Coastal Topographic Lidar Forest Structure Metrics

  Process NOAA coastal airborne lidar surveys to map forest canopy height and structure in coastal and near-shore environments, including surface models, canopy cover, and terrain-normalized height metrics.

Satellite-based mapping tools

• Canopy Height Mapper (Multi-Sensor: NASA GEDI, NASA ICESat-2, Sentinel-1 SAR, Sentinel-2 Optical, AlphaEarth Embeddings) Beta

  Generate a wall-to-wall canopy height map for an area of interest by fusing NASA GEDI and/or ICESat-2 (ATL08) lidar measurements with Sentinel-1 SAR, Sentinel-2 optical imagery. Optional terrain, land cover, and AlphaEarth Foundations satellite embeddings can be added to improve accuracy.

• Canopy Height Mapper (NASA GEDI lidar, Sentinel-1 SAR, Sentinel-2 optical imagery) Beta

  Generate a wall-to-wall canopy height map for an area of interest using NASA GEDI lidar measurements fused with Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 optical imagery. Optional terrain and land cover data can be added to improve accuracy.

Developer API

Integrate OpenForest4D processing into your own applications and pipelines using our REST API. Full documentation and a browser-based testing interface are available.

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