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Quantifying the impact of trees on land surface temperature: a downscaling algorithm at city-scale / Elena Barbierato in European journal of remote sensing, sans n° (2019)  

Public [article]  inEuropean journal of remote sensing > sans n° (2019) . - 11 p. Titre : Quantifying the impact of trees on land surface temperature: a downscaling algorithm at city-scale Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Elena Barbierato, Auteur ; Iacopo Bernetti, Auteur ; Irene Capecchi, Auteur ; Claudio Saragosa, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : 11 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes descripteurs IGN] arbre urbain [Termes descripteurs IGN] changement climatique [Termes descripteurs IGN] climat urbain [Termes descripteurs IGN] couvert végétal [Termes descripteurs IGN] données lidar [Termes descripteurs IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes descripteurs IGN] données météorologiques [Termes descripteurs IGN] flore urbaine [Termes descripteurs IGN] ilot thermique urbain [Termes descripteurs IGN] image Landsat-8 [Termes descripteurs IGN] image thermique [Termes descripteurs IGN] température au sol [Termes descripteurs IGN] Toscane (Italie) Résumé : (auteur) The climate of a city influences the ways in which its outdoor spaces are used. Especially, public spaces intended for use by pedestrians and cyclists, such as parks, squares, residential and commercial streets, and foot and cycle paths will be used and enjoyed more frequently if they have a comfortable and healthy climate. Due to the predicted global temperature increase, urban climate is likely to become more uncomfortable, especially in summer when an increase in heat stress is expected. Urban forestry has been proposed as one approach for mitigating the human health consequences of increased temperature resulting from climate change. The aims of the current research were to (a) provide a transferable methodology useful for analyzing the effect of urban trees on surface temperature reduction, particularly in public spaces, and (b) provide high-resolution urban mapping for adaptation strategies to climate change based on green space projects. To achieve the established aims, we developed a methodology that uses multisource data: LiDAR data, high-resolution Landsat imagery, global climate model data from CMIP5 (IPPC Fifth Assessment), and data from meteorological stations. The proposed model can be a useful tool for validating the efficiency of design simulations of new green spaces for temperature mitigation. Numéro de notice : A2019-320 Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1080/22797254.2019.1646104 date de publication en ligne : 29/07/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2019.1646104 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=93266 [article]

Assessing forest windthrow damage using single-date, post-event airborne laser scanning data / Gherardo Chirici in Forestry, an international journal of forest research, vol 91 n° 1 (January 2018)  

Public [article]  inForestry, an international journal of forest research > vol 91 n° 1 (January 2018) . - pp 27 - 37 Titre : Assessing forest windthrow damage using single-date, post-event airborne laser scanning data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Gherardo Chirici, Auteur ; Francesca Bottalico, Auteur ; Francesca Giannetti, Auteur ; Barbara Del Perugia, Auteur ; Davide Travaglini, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : pp 27 - 37 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Lasergrammétrie [Termes descripteurs IGN] arbre urbain [Termes descripteurs IGN] dommage matériel [Termes descripteurs IGN] données lidar [Termes descripteurs IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes descripteurs IGN] peuplement forestier [Termes descripteurs IGN] tempête [Termes descripteurs IGN] Toscane (Italie) [Termes descripteurs IGN] zone urbaine Résumé : (Auteur) One of many possible climate change effects in temperate areas is the increase of frequency and severity of windstorms; thus, fast and cost efficient new methods are needed to evaluate wind-induced damages in forests. We present a method for assessing windstorm damages in forest landscapes based on a two-stage sampling strategy using single-date, post-event airborne laser scanning (ALS) data. ALS data are used for delineating damaged forest stands and for an initial evaluation of the volume of fallen trees. The total volume of fallen trees is then estimated using a two-stage model-assisted approach, where variables from ALS are used as auxiliary information in the difference estimator. In the first stage, a sample of the delineated forest stands is selected, and in the second stage the within-stand damages are estimated by means of line intercept sampling (LIS). The proposed method produces maps of windthrown areas, estimates of forest damages in terms of the total volume of fallen trees, and the uncertainty of the estimates. A case study is presented for a large windstorm that struck the Tuscany Region of Italy the night of the 4th and the 5th of March 2015 and caused extensive damages to trees in both forest and urban areas. The pure field-based estimates from LIS and the ALS-based estimates of stand-level fallen wood were very similar. Our positive results demonstrate the utility of the single-date approach for a fast assessment of windthrow damages in forest stands which is especially useful when pre-event ALS data are not available. Numéro de notice : A2018-630 Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1093/forestry/cpx029 date de publication en ligne : 06/07/2017 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpx029 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=93215 [article]

The potential of multifrequency SAR images for estimating forest biomass in Mediterranean areas / Emanuele Santi in Remote sensing of environment, vol 200 (October 2017)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing of environment > vol 200 (October 2017) . - pp 63 - 73 Titre : The potential of multifrequency SAR images for estimating forest biomass in Mediterranean areas Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Emanuele Santi, Auteur ; Simonetta Paloscia, Auteur ; Simone Pettinato, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2017 Article en page(s) : pp 63 - 73 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement d'image radar et applications [Termes descripteurs IGN] bande C [Termes descripteurs IGN] bande L [Termes descripteurs IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes descripteurs IGN] capacité de stockage [Termes descripteurs IGN] classification par réseau neuronal [Termes descripteurs IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes descripteurs IGN] image ALOS-PALSAR [Termes descripteurs IGN] image Envisat-ASAR [Termes descripteurs IGN] image radar moirée [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle de transfert radiatif [Termes descripteurs IGN] production primaire brute [Termes descripteurs IGN] Toscane (Italie) Résumé : (auteur) The extraction of forest information from SAR images is particularly complex in Mediterranean areas, since they are characterized by high spatial fragmentation and heterogeneity. We have investigated the use of multi-frequency SAR data from different sensors (ALOS/PALSAR and ENVISAT/ASAR) for estimating forest biomass in two test areas in Central Italy (San Rossore and Molise), where detailed in-situ measurements and Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data were available. The study focused on the estimation of growing stock volume (GS, in m3/ha) by using an inversion algorithm based on artificial neural networks (ANN). The ANN algorithm was first appropriately trained using the available GS estimates obtained from ALS data. The potential of this algorithm was then improved through the innovative use of a simulated dataset, generated by a forward electromagnetic model based on the Radiative Transfer Theory (RTT). The algorithm is able to merge SAR data at L and C bands for predicting GS in diversified Mediterranean environments. The performed analyses indicated that GS was correctly estimated by integrating information from L and C bands on both test areas, with the following statistics: R > 0.97 and RMSE = 28.5 m3/ha for the independent test, and R = 0.86 and RMSE ≈ 77 m3/ha for the final independent validation, the latter performed on the forest stands of both areas not included in the ALS acquisitions and where conventional measurements were available. The research then illustrates the potential of using the obtained GS estimates from SAR data to drive the simulations of forest net primary production (NPP). This experiment produced spatially explicit estimates of GS current annual increments that are slightly less accurate than those obtained from ground observations (R = 0.75 and RMSE ≈ 1.5 m3/ha/year). Numéro de notice : A2017-415 Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.07.038 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=86307 [article]

A spatial dataset of forest mensuration collected in black pine plantations in central Italy / Paolo Cantiani in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 74 n° 3 (September 2017)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science [en ligne] > vol 74 n° 3 (September 2017) Titre : A spatial dataset of forest mensuration collected in black pine plantations in central Italy Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Paolo Cantiani, Auteur ; Maurizio Marchi, Auteur Année de publication : 2017 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] arbre (flore) [Termes descripteurs IGN] base de données localisées [Termes descripteurs IGN] bois mort [Termes descripteurs IGN] données de terrain [Termes descripteurs IGN] données dendrométriques [Termes descripteurs IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes descripteurs IGN] géoréférencement [Termes descripteurs IGN] houppier [Termes descripteurs IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes descripteurs IGN] peuplement forestier [Termes descripteurs IGN] Pinus nigra [Termes descripteurs IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes descripteurs IGN] sol [Termes descripteurs IGN] Toscane (Italie) [Vedettes matières IGN] Inventaire forestier Résumé : (Auteur) Key message : The dataset provides an exhaustive tree inventory with forest mensuration and spatial location carried out in 54 plots sampled in 45- to 55-year-old black pine plantations, located in two areas of Tuscany (central Italy). Forest mensuration includes horizontal and vertical structure measurements and a total of 4171 trees were geo-referenced. The most abundant species was the black pine, Pinus nigra spp. laricio, for which a total of 3631 trees were observed. The dataset was collected as part of the SelPiBio LIFE project (LIFE13 BIO/IT/000282). Dataset access athttp://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.438681. Associated metadata available athttps://metadata-afs.nancy.inra.fr/geonetwork/apps/georchestra/?uuid=73591027-0f1e-40a3-95d0-b614517c1290&hl=eng. Context : The main aim of the SelPiBio LIFE project (www.selpibio.eu) is to demonstrate the effects of two thinning regimes, selective and from below, on soil biodiversity in young black pine stands. The spatial structure of forests and the relationships between trees are a good proxy of overall biodiversity level. Spatial datasets with geo referenced trees and related mensurational data represent the highest level of information for forest inventories and research activities. Aims : This dataset has been developed during the A2 Action (Assessment of structural and mensurational parameters of the forest stands and the dead wood) of the project, to record the main mensurational parameters of the studied black pine stands. A tree-level database was compiled to describe the vertical and horizontal structure of 54 monitoring plots before the application of the silvicultural treatment. Methods : In addition to classical in-field measurements (e.g. diameters at breast height, total height of the tree, crown depth etc.), all trees were georeferenced by means of polar coordinates collected from the centre of each monitoring plot, including crown projection on the ground, described with eight points. Then, a polynomial spline function was fitted across the recorded data to obtain a convex polygon and to calculate crown area and crown perimeter of each measured tree in GIS environment. Results : A polygonal ESRI shapefile in ETRS89/UTM32N reference system (EPSG: 25832) with 4171 records representing the crown projections on the ground of each measured tree with all the mensurational parameters included into the attribute table. The database is freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4. 182 0 License. Conclusion : With this database, a wide range of forestry-related indices could be easily calculated, including geostatistical analysis and autocorrelation functions, to compare Italian artificial black pine stands with other studied forests. Numéro de notice : A2017-355 Thématique : FORET/GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13595-017-0648-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=85722 [article]

Focal plant species and soil factors in Mediterranean coastal dunes: An undisclosed liaison? / Claudia Angiolini in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol inconnu ([08/06/2017])  

Public [article]  inEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science > vol inconnu [08/06/2017] Titre : Focal plant species and soil factors in Mediterranean coastal dunes: An undisclosed liaison? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Claudia Angiolini, Auteur ; Gianmaria Bonari, Auteur ; Marco Landi, Auteur Année de publication : 2017 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes descripteurs IGN] analyse canonique [Termes descripteurs IGN] dune [Termes descripteurs IGN] facteur édaphique [Termes descripteurs IGN] indicateur biologique [Termes descripteurs IGN] littoral méditerranéen [Termes descripteurs IGN] microhabitat [Termes descripteurs IGN] pédologie locale [Termes descripteurs IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes descripteurs IGN] Toscane (Italie) [Vedettes matières IGN] Ecologie forestière Résumé : (auteur) Understanding the response of plant species to soil factors on coastal sand dunes is critical for effective conservation of coastal habitats in the Mediterranean basin. Our main objectives were to investigate: i) the main soil factors driving species composition in a Mediterranean coastal dune environment; ii) the ecological requirements of focal plant species with respect to single soil factors; iii) whether the focal species of a given macrohabitat (including EU habitats) have similar edaphic needs. We identified 108 plots with three macrohabitats as strata (embryo dunes; mobile dunes; fixed dunes) by random stratified sampling design along the Tyrrhenian coast of central Italy in areas with a high degree of biodiversity and naturalness. Vegetation and soil data were collected in the plots. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) confirmed that soil had a main role in driving focal dune species composition as found in other Mediterranean areas and indicated that three factors (field capacity, pH and CaCO3) sufficiently explain patterns of plant species. An inverse relation between field capacity, which proves to be the most decisive feature for differences in species ecological requirements between macrohabitats, and pH was observed. Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) showed that: i) the focal species of fixed dunes have a higher probability of occurrence and response curves that overlap at high field capacity and TOC values and at low pH, showing an opposite trend with respect to the species of embryonic and mixed dunes; ii) species of mixed dunes have a probability of occurrence linked to different values of CaCO3, with Ammophila arenaria showing its optimum at high CaCO3 values. Thus our results sustain the hypothesis that dune focal species, diagnostic and characteristic of coastal dune marcohabitats, have different ecological responses with respect to soil factors. Moreover, species within the same habitat can have different ecological responses due to species competition. Data about edaphic requirements of sand dune species and modelling of their ecological responses suggests that focal dune species can be bio-indicators of soil conditions and provide useful indications for conservation, monitoring and restoration of Mediterranean coastal habitats. Numéro de notice : A2017-249 Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.ecss.2017.06.001 date de publication en ligne : 08/06/2017 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.06.001 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=85209 [article]

Natura 2000 protected habitats, Massaciuccoli Lake (northern Tuscany, Italy) / Daniele Viciani in Journal of maps, vol 13 n° 2 (2017)  

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How does spatial scale affect species richness modelling? A test using remote sensing data and geostatistics / M. Marcantonio in Annali di Botanica, vol 7 (2017)  

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Toscana e Italia tra risorgimento e unita / Leonardo Rombai (2013)

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De la modélisation tridimensionnelle au SIG 3D / Mirko Peripimeno in Géomatique expert, n° 72 (01/12/2009)

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Le système "SIG urbain" / A. Nardini in Géomatique expert, n° 72 (01/12/2009)

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Terraced landscapes characterization / D. Rizzo in Revue internationale de géomatique, vol 17 n° 3-4 (septembre 2007 – février 2008)

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Guida per viaggiar la Toscana, 1. Tome 1, Cartografi [reproduction de cartes anciennes] / Anonyme (2006)

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Guida per viaggiar la Toscana, 2. Tome 2, Sulla guida per viaggiar la Toscana del 18 secolo custodita nelle conservatorie storiche dell'I.G.M. / A. Cantile (2006)

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Land subsidence monitoring in the Lucca plain (central Italy) by means of SAR interferometry, GPS and high precision levelling measurements / S. Virdis (2004)

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Numerical photogrammetry for the survey of the leaning tower of Pisa / E. Baj in ISPRS Journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, vol 44 n° 6 (March 1990)

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