Calperum Mallee Terrestrial LiDAR Vegetation Structure, 2021

2021 terrestrial LiDAR data captures detailed 3D vegetation structure at the Calperum Mallee SuperSite in South Australia. The dataset is part of a standardised national collection by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network aimed at understanding vegetation dynamics and ecosystem function.

Use Cases

• Analyze 3D vegetation structure from point cloud data to model ecosystem function in Mallee Woodland.
• Use terrestrial LiDAR to monitor vegetation dynamics and structural changes over time at the Calperum SuperSite.
• Integrate point cloud data with other ecosystem monitoring datasets for regional environmental studies.

Strengths

• Data is part of a standardised national collection from all TERN SuperSites across Australia.
• Captures highly detailed 3D vegetation structure using terrestrial LiDAR technology.
• Focuses on a specific and ecologically significant Mallee Woodland site in South Australia.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (point count), spatial resolution, and acquisition parameters are not provided.
• Data is from a single year (2021), limiting longitudinal analysis of vegetation change.
• File formats listed (PNG, HTML) suggest derived products are available, but raw point cloud format is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Terrestrial LiDAR scanning

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data collection occurred in 2021.

Geography

Calperum Mallee SuperSite on Calperum Station near Renmark, South Australia