VRI and LiDAR Forest Stand Metrics for Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, 2022
A 2022 study by Zijin Xiao compares provincial Vegetation Resource Inventory (VRI) stand metrics with LiDAR-derived metrics in the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, British Columbia. The data includes stand metrics for crown density, height, and volume, and geophysical metrics like slope, elevation, and terrain wetness index. The analysis quantifies errors and maps their correlation with geophysical factors to guide forest data interpretation.