Mangrove Canopy Height from Stereo Pairs in Mozambique

0.6 x 0.6 meter resolution canopy height estimates for mangrove forests across three sites in southeastern Mozambique. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration produced this dataset from WorldView-1 stereo images processed with the Ames Stereo Pipeline in September 2012. It provides a very high-resolution digital surface model for a specific region and time period.

Use Cases

• Estimating above-ground biomass and carbon storage in mangrove ecosystems using canopy height as a proxy.
• Validating and calibrating broader-scale satellite-derived canopy height products (e.g., from GEDI or ICESat-2).
• Studying mangrove forest structure and its relationship with local environmental conditions in Mozambique.
• Developing and testing methods for digital surface model generation from very high-resolution stereo imagery.

Strengths

• Provides very high spatial resolution (0.6m) canopy height data, enabling detailed forest structure analysis.
• Data is derived from a specific, high-quality source: WorldView-1 very high resolution stereo imagery.
• Covers three distinct study sites in Mozambique, allowing for some intra-regional comparison.

Limitations

• Cross-source conflict: The 'last updated' date differs significantly between platforms (2012 vs. 2026), casting doubt on metadata maintenance.
• Spatial coverage is limited to three specific sites in Mozambique during September 2012, reducing generalizability.
• Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are not provided by any source, limiting technical assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from WorldView-1 (WV-1) very high resolution stereo images processed using the Ames Stereo Pipeline (ASP) digital surface model (DSM) tool.

Time Range

2012-09

Freshness

2026-03-13 03:28:03.612913

Geography

Three study sites in southeastern Mozambique, Africa: two on Inhaca Island and one in the Maputo Elephant Reserve, Maputo province.