A satellite image processing platform for high resolution forest assessment
FORSAT is a software platform for the extraction of 3D geometric information and automatic change detection from HR (high resolution) and VHR (very high resolution) imagery from satellite optical sensors.
The aim of FORSTAT, was to raise the current technological capacity of aerial imagery combined with airborne laser scanning for forest cover mapping applications to a stand-alone, satellite-based monitoring capacity.
The capacity and benefits of FORSAT have been tested in five case studies located in Austria, Cyprus, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey using optical data from different sensors and with the purpose to monitor forest with different geometric characteristics. The following images are from the Cyprus pilot application
