Aboveground Biomass and Forest Degradation Estimates for Kalimantan, Indonesia, 2014

Late 2014 estimates of aboveground biomass, canopy cover, canopy height, landcover, and a forest degradation index for forests in Kalimantan, Indonesia. The data were produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by integrating field sampling, airborne lidar, satellite measurements, and a land cover map using a random forest algorithm.

Use Cases

• Modeling forest carbon stocks based on aboveground biomass estimates.
• Assessing forest health and degradation based on the forest degradation index.
• Analyzing landcover change and forest structure using canopy cover and height data.

Strengths

• Data integrates multiple sources including field sampling, airborne lidar, and satellite measurements.
• Estimates are produced for a specific, defined time period (late 2014).
• The methodology uses a random forest algorithm for integration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Combined from field sampling, airborne lidar, satellite measurements, and a land cover map, integrated via a random forest algorithm.

Time Range

late 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 19:51:21.356674; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kalimantan, Indonesia (Island of Borneo)