Conference Program

Meet at the main entrance of
Hôtel Château Laurier

Welcome Reception & Exibitors

Foyer des Plaines &
Salle des Plaines Room

Foyer des Plaines Foyer

DAY 2 - Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Salle des Plaines Room

Foyer des Plaines Foyer

Introduction to the conference:
Richard Fournier and Ron McRoberts

Salle des Plaines Room

Welcome by Mr. Richard Savard
ADM / Sous-ministre associé, Forêt Québec

Salle des Plaines Room

Foyer des Plaines Foyer

Plenary Session 1: Geostatistics
Chairperson: Marie-Josée Fortin

Salle des Plaines Room

Marie-Josée Fortin
Landscape spatial heterogeneity: scale, modeling and connectivity

Salle des Plaines Room

Eliot McIntire
Beyond description: the active and effective way to infer processes from spatial patterns

Salle des Plaines Room

Daniel Mandallaz
Geostatistical techniques for forest inventories

Salle des Plaines Room

Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer)
& Exibitors (Foyer des Plaines Foyer & Salle du Jardin Room)

Salle des Plaines Room

Concurrent Session 1A
Carbon, Biomass, and Climate I
Salle des Plaines Room
Moderator: Brenda McAfee

Concurrent Session 1B
Estimation Methods I
Salle Abraham-Martin Room
Moderator: Christoph Kleinn

Concurrent Session 1C
Tree Level I
Salle Grande Allée Room
Moderator: James Flewelling

Concurrent Session 1D
Dynamics and Structure I
Salle de la Colline Room
Moderator: Chhun-Huor Ung

Y. Mitsuda, K. Hosoda, T. Iehara, M. Matsumoto
Modeling carbon cycles in Cryptomeria japonica plantation based on long-term yield survey plot data

R. Czaplewski
Numerically stable algorithm for model-assisted multivariate estimation with multi-sensor multi-resolution remotely sensed data in complex sampling designs

O. García
Dynamic modelling of tree form

R. Salas, B. Fidalgo, J. Gaspar, P. Morais
Evaluation of biodiversity and structure indices in cultivated forests, using data gathered in forest inventory

T. A. Schroeder, S. P. Healey, G. G. Moisen, M. A. Wulder, R. R. Palafox, S. N. Goward, W. B. Cohen, J. B. Masek, R. E. Kennedy, C. Huang, S. L. Powell, N. Thomas, K. Schleeweis
International cooperation to provide consistent landsat-based estimates of forest carbon change in North America

A. O. Finley, S. Banerjee, B. Walters
A hierarchical mixture model with remotely sensed predictors for estimating zero inflated continuous forest variables

J. A. Westfall, C. T. Scott
Taper models for general application in the Northeastern U.S.

M. Hordo, A. Sims, A. Kiviste
Evaluating of competition indices for individual tree growth modelling in Estonia

H. E. Andersen, T. Barrett, K. Winterberger, J.Strunk, T.Hailemariam
Estimating forest biomass on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska using a lidar-based double sampling design

R. McRoberts
Satellite image-based maps: scientific inference or just pretty pictures?

W. T. Zakrzewski
Estimating wood volume of the stem and commercial branches of hard maple using a taper model with latent sub-models

V. LeMay, A. Pommerening, P. Marshall
Using random coefficients mixed models to examine variation in spatial temporal point process patterns

Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer) & Exibitors (Foyer des Plaines Foyer & Salle du Jardin Room)

Concurrent Session 2A
Uncertainty analysis
Salle des Plaines Room
Moderator: Ron McRoberts

Concurrent Session 2B
Estimation Methods II
Salle Abraham-Martin Room
Moderator: Daniel Mandallaz

Concurrent Session 2C
Tree Level II
Salle Grande Allée Room
Moderator: James A. Westfall

Concurrent Session 2D
Dynamics and Structure II
Salle de la Colline Room
Moderator: Valerie LeMay

M. Fortin
Assessing and testing uncertainty for individual-tree models through Monte Carlo simulations

M. Ducey, D. Zheng, L. S. Heath
Creating compatible maps from remotely sensed and forest inventory data using radial basis functions

V. Kint, W. Aertsen, J. Wouters, B. Muys
Tree and wood quality assessment in national forest inventories

J. Pasher, D. King
Modelling forest structural complexity as an indicator of biodiversity using airborne remote sensing and topographic information

G. Wang, M. Zhang, G. Z. Gertner, R. E. McRoberts
Forest Inventory and Satellite Data based Simulation and Spatial Uncertainty Analysis for Mapping Forest Carbon

F. Baffetta, L. Fattorini, P. Corona
Estimation of woodlot and tree row attributes in large-scale forest inventories

F. A. Gougeon
The Individual Tree Crown (ITC) approach to forest inventories satellite and aerial sensor considerations

S. X. Meng, S. Huang
Incorporating correlated error structures into mixed forest growth models: inference and prediction implications

F. Mauro, A. G. Abril, J. A. Manzanera, R. Valbuena
GPS admissible errors in positioning inventory plots for forest structure studies

D. Mailly, M. Gaudreault, L. Blais
Using ratio estimation to improve estimates of top height with incomplete data in forest inventory plots in Quebec

J. Rossmann, M. Schluse, A. Buecken, M. Hoppen
Large area forest inventory and management using remote sensing data - combining single tree and stand level in a 4D-GIS system

I. S. Moss
An approach to classifying inventory polygon stand structure characteristics

R. Ouimet, L. Duchesne, C. Périé, D. Houle, S. Tremblay
Regional monitoring with plot networks: a practical tool for implementing research and reporting on forest ecosystem changes and their causes in Quebec, Canada

P. Rahnama, L. Marchese, F. Chateauneuf, J. Hackett, T. Lynham, M. Wooster
Performance modeling for space-based observations of fires using microbolometers

S. Durrieu, T. Allouis, R. Fournier, C. Véga, L. Albrech
Quantification of spatial distribution of vegetation density from terrestrial laser scanner data for characterization of 3D forest structure

Exibitors in Foyer des Plaines Foyer & Salle du Jardin Room

DAY 3 - Thursday, May 21, 2009

Salle des Plaines Room

Foyer des Plaines Foyer

Introduction to Day 3

Salle des Plaines Room

Plenary keynote: Jim Carle, FAO
Support to forest inventory and monitoring programmes in developing countries

Salle des Plaines Room

Foyer des Plaines Foyer

Plenary Session 2: Harmonization of Forest Inventories
Chairperson: Klemens Shadauer

Salle des Plaines Room

Klemens Schadauer
European network of forest inventories

Salle des Plaines Room

Claude Vidal
A methodology for international harmonized reporting: examples of tree and forest

Salle des Plaines Room

Goran Ståhl, Emil Cienciala
Harmonizing greenhouse gas reporting based on European National Forest Inventories

Salle des Plaines Room

Gherardo Chirici, Susanne Winter, Ron McRoberts
Harmonised biodiversity indicators using NFI Data

Salle des Plaines Room

Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer) & Posters session (Salle du Jardin Room)

Salle des Plaines Room

Concurrent Session 3A
Harmonization of Inventories I
Salle des Plaines Room
Moderator: Klemens Schadauer

Concurrent Session 3B
Nearest Neighbour Methods I
Salle Abraham-Martin Room
Moderator: Reija Haapanen

Concurrent Session 3C
LiDAR Data I
Salle Grande Allée Room
Moderator: Benoît St-Onge

Concurrent Session 3D
Monitoring Changes I
Salle de la Colline Room
Moderator: Guy Aubé

J. Kapron
Ontario’s Forest Resources Inventory and Monitoring Program – Opportunities for collaboration and harmonization

F. Baffetta, L. Fattorini
On the use of principal components in design-based kNN estimation

K. Ioki, J. Imanishi, T. Sasaki, Y. Morimoto, K. Kitada,
Prediction of stand volume in broad-leaved forest in Japan using discrete-return lidar

N. Thiffault, R. A. Fournier, O. van Lier, V. Dancause, S. Crête-D'Avignon, P. LeBel, R. Bradley
Monitoring ericad invasion in Northeastern Quebec (Canada) from the plot to the region

J. A. Westfall
Monitoring state sorest lands in harmonization with a National Forest Inventory Program

G. Daigle, L.-P. Rivest
Application of the k-NN Estimation Technique to the Quebec Forest inventories

J. Bock, E. Dambrine, G. Dez, J.-L. Dupouey, M. Georges-Leroy, A. Jolly, F. Martins, J.-P. Renaud
Towards site index mapping in deciduous stands using multi-echo LIDAR data

T. Barrett, H.-E. Andersen, K. Winterberger
Efficient monitoring of boreal forests for climate change impacts – a multiobjective optimization approach for combining lidar and field data

M. Gillis
Harmonizing forest measurement and monitoring in Canada through the National Forest Inventory

M. J. Falkowski, A. T. Hudak, N. L. Crookston, E. H. Uebler
Parameterizeing a tree-level forest growth model via a k-NN algorithm incorporating LiDAR data

J. Breidenbach, E. Kublin
Estimating timber volume by means of airborne laser scanning data - Modeling various spatial variance components using Bayesian methods

Y. Crevier, G. Aubé, M. Brady
Radar applications for sensitive treed ecosystem regions (RASTER)

B. Smith Harmonizing volume, biomass and carbon in the US wide inventory

E. Tomppo, M. Haakana, M. Katila, K. Mäkisara, J. Peräsaari
Using multi-temporal field data, remote sensing data, growth models and drain statistics in estimating forest resources

C. Salas, L. Ene, T. G. Gregoire, E. Naesset, T. Gobakken
Modelling tree diameter from airborne laser scanning derived variables: a comparison of spatial statistical models

B. Fidalgo, R. Salas, J. Gaspar, P. Morais
Assessing biodiversity at landscape level starting from forest inventory data. An experience in a cultivated landscape

Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer) & Posters session (Salle du Jardin Room)

Concurrent Session 4A
Harmonization of Inventories II
Salle des Plaines Room
Moderator: Mark Gillis

Concurrent Session 4B
Nearest Neighbour Methods II
Salle Abraham-Martin Room
Moderator: Andrew Finley

Concurrent Session 4C
LiDAR Data II
Salle Grande Allée Room
Moderator: Erik Naesset

Concurrent Session 4D
Monitoring Changes II
Salle de la Colline Room
Moderator: Richard Fournier

D. Hyde
NatureServe: Linking vegetation classification, ecological systems mapping
and forest inventory efforts in Canada

R. Haapanen, S. Tuominen, M. Holopainen, R. Viitala
The effect of forest characteristics on ALS-based inventory results

B. St-Onge, M. Laforme, M.-C. Jutras-Perreault
Measuring structural attributes of the boreal forest canopy and understory using small footprint full waveform lidar data

W. B. Cohen, R. E. Kennedy, Z. Yang
Landsat forest change detection in 2009: Regional monitoring of forest disturbance and regrowth at an annual time step

P. Miles
The North America Forest Database Project of the North America Forest Commission Forest Inventory and Monitoring Working Group

M. Miranda, C.-H. Ung, L. Guindon, A. Condal, P. Bernier, A. Beaudoin, A. Patry
A simple Mahanalobis distance in the KNN method using aerial photograph for predicting stand table in a boreal mixed forest

L. T. Waser, E. Baltsavias, C. Ginzler, A. Lanz
Semiautomatic prediction of forest composition on main tree species level by means of multi-temporal airborne digital sensor data ADS40

D. Travaglini, R. Bertini, F. Bottalico, G. Chirici, F. Giannetti, S. Nocentini, N. Puletti, P. Corona
Estimating forest basal area in Northern Italy by forest inventory and satellite data

R. Palafox Rivas
Mexican National Forest Inventory in harmonization with National Forest Inventories programs in North American

M. D. Nelson, M. Meneguzzo, M. H. Hansen
Comparing image- and plot-based estimates of number and size of forest patches

R. Khorrami
Optimization of the Application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in digital processing of satellite images

D. Giuliarelli, G. Chirici, D. Tonti, W. Mattioli, M. Marchetti, P. Corona
Coppice clearcuts mapping by multitemporal spot5 imagery

Posters session in Salle du Jardin Room

DAY 4 - Friday, May 22, 2009

Salle des Plaines Room

Foyer des Plaines Foyer

Introduction to Day 4

Salle des Plaines Room

Plenary keynote: Michael Brady, Natural Resources Canada
GOFC-GOLD: Providing the international cooperation needed for global observations of forest and land cover dynamics

Salle des Plaines Room

Foyer des Plaines Foyer

Plenary Session 3: LiDAR
Chairperson: Erik Næsset

Salle des Plaines Room

Erik Næsset & Ross Nelson
Sampling with lasers – from Delaware, USA to Hedmark County, Norway

Salle des Plaines Room

R. Nelson, E. Næsset, T. Gobakken, T. Gregoire, G. Ståhl
Estimating volume, biomass, and carbon in Hedmark county, Norway Using a Profiling LiDAR

Salle des Plaines Room

T. Gobakken, E. Naesset, O. M. Bollandsas, H.O. Orka, R. Nelson, T. Gregoire, G. Ståhl
Estimating volume and biomass in Hedmark County, Norway using National Forest Inventory ground plots and airborne scanning LiDAR

Salle des Plaines Room

G. Ståhl, S. Holm, T. Gregoire, T. Gobakken, E. Næsset, R. Nelson
The precision of two-phase sampling with independent samples – an example based on LiDAR forest survey

Salle des Plaines Room

T. Gregoire, G. Ståhl, T. Gobakken, E. Næsset, R. Nelson
The conditional design-based variance of an estimator of aboveground forest biomass following double sampling regression estimation in Hedmark Country, Norway.

Salle des Plaines Room

Foyer des Plaines Foyer

Salle des Plaines Room

Concurrent Session 5A
LiDAR Data III
Salle des Plaines Room
Moderator: Hans Andersen

Concurrent Session 5B
Sampling Methods I
Salle Abraham-Martin Room
Moderator: Stephen Stehman

Concurrent Session 5C
Classification and Mapping I
Salle Grande Allée Room
Moderator: Gretchen Moisen

Concurrent Session 5D
Forest Attributes Using Ground and Remotely Sensed Data I
Salle de la Colline Room
Moderator: François Gougeon

L. Guindon, C.-H. Ung, M. Miranda, Z. J. Guo, A. Beaudoin, A. Patry
Predicting stand table in a boreal mixed forest with airborne lidar using a KNN method

C.J. Goulding, M. Fritzsche, D.S. Culvenor
Improving forest inventory integrating single tree sampling with remote Sensing

O. van Lier, J. E. Luther, D. G. Leckie
Monitoring forest cover transitions using Landsat and forest inventory data for the Humber River Basin in Western Newfoundland

G. G. Moisen, J. A. Blackard, S. P. Healey, S. N. Goward, W. B. Cohen, J. G. Masek
Using a sample of temporally dense Landsat-based disturbance maps to explore and map rates of forest disturbance across the conterminous U.S. from 2000 to 2006

S. G. Leblanc, R. A. Fournier
Tools and practical use of terrestrial imaging LiDARs for forest architectural measurements

Y. Hirata, T. Takahashi
Object-oriented classification and sampling rate of Landsat TM data for forest resource survey

R. J. Hall, E. J. Arsenault, P. Boudewyn, M. D. Gillis, J. E. Luther, A. Beaudoin, M. A. Wulder
Creating a national forest biomass map of Canada by integrating satellite data and models

U. Vepakomma, D. Kneeshaw, B. St-Onge
Monitoring regeneration growth in natural and harvested openings using multi-temporal lidar data

J. Flewelling
Effect of co-registration error, plot size and configuration upon the expected overlap of aerial plots and ground sample plots

S. V. Stehman, M. C. Hansen, P. Potapov, M. Broich
Stratified sampling of Landsat-interpreted forest clearing for a single change period: A retrospective evaluation

G. Aubé, Y. Crevier
From sustainable development to competitiveness: Canadian EO initiatives affecting the forest sector

C. L. Tiburan Jr., S. Kobayashi
Land use planning of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve using potential biomass density and soil erosion estimates

Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer)

Concurrent Session 6A
LiDAR Data IV
Salle des Plaines Room
Moderator: Sylvie Durrieu

Concurrent Session 6B
Sampling Methods II
Salle Abraham-Martin Room
Moderator: Ray Czaplewski

Concurrent Session 6C
Classification and Mapping II
Salle Grande Allée Room
Moderator: Warren Cohen

Concurrent Session 6D
Forest Attributes Using Ground and Remotely Sensed Data II
Salle De la Colline Room
Moderator: Ron Hall

S. Tuominen, R. Haapanen
Comparison of a grid-based and segment-based estimation of forest attributes using airborne laser scanning and digital aerial imagery

M. J. Falkowski, M. A. Wulder, J. C. White, M. D. Gillis
Supporting large area forest inventories with samples of high spatial resolution satellite imagery

O. Cartus, M. Santoro, U. Wegmüller, A. Wiesmann, C. Schmullius
Large-scale mapping of growing stock volume in boreal forest using C-band SAR and SAR interferometry

J. Verbesslt, G. Newnham, A. Robinson, C. Stone, D. Culvenor
Using MODIS satellite time-series to detect and forecast changes in forests

J.-F. Côté, R. A. Fournier, R. Egli,
Improving estimations of forest attributes from terrestrial and small-footprint airborne LiDAR with architectural modelling

T. Y. Lam, C. Kleinn, B. Coenradie
Double sampling for stratification for the monitoring of sparse tree populations - the example of Populus euphratica Oliv. forests at the lower reaches of Tarim River, southern Xinjiang, China

S. B. Coggins, N. C. Coops, M. A. Wulder, S. Ortlepp
Improvement of large area forest inventory variable estimates using samples of very high spatial resolution remotely sensed imagery

D. Gormanson, C. Merriman, M. Hansen
Utility of forest service stand density and size class maps for FIA

F. Doyon, V. McCullough, J.-F. Sénécal, P. Rochon, C. Hopkinson, M. Zaremba, F. Gadallah
Gross merchantable timber volume mapping using small-Footprint Lidar: A comparison between Lidar assessed volume and traditional inventory based approach

O. Hawkins, C. Stanley, Z. De Groot, H. Kellar-Bland
Forest inventory: sampling regimes in a data-rich environment

J. Gibson, T. C. Edwards, G. G. Moisen
Forecasting climate induced distribution shifts for arborescent conifers of North America’s srid interior west

M. C. Garrastazu, A. E. B. Lacerda, M. A. D. Rosot, Y. M. M. Oliveira, P. P. Mattos
The interface between the Brazilian Forest Inventory and the Permanent Plots National System: the development of a multi-level system

DAY 1 - Tuesday, May 19, 2009
8:15 - 17:00	Optional Field Tour			Meet at the main entrance of Hôtel Château Laurier
18:00 - 21:30	Welcome Reception & Exibitors			Foyer des Plaines & Salle des Plaines Room
18:00 - 21:30	Registration			Foyer des Plaines Foyer
DAY 2 - Wednesday, May 20, 2009
7:00 - 8:30	Breakfast			Salle des Plaines Room
7:30 - 17:30	Registration			Foyer des Plaines Foyer
8:30 - 9:00	Introduction to the conference: Richard Fournier and Ron McRoberts			Salle des Plaines Room
9:00 - 9:30	Welcome by Mr. Richard Savard ADM / Sous-ministre associé, Forêt Québec			Salle des Plaines Room
9:30 - 10:00	Break			Foyer des Plaines Foyer
10:00- 11:30	Plenary Session 1: Geostatistics Chairperson: Marie-Josée Fortin			Salle des Plaines Room
10:00 - 10:30	Marie-Josée Fortin Landscape spatial heterogeneity: scale, modeling and connectivity			Salle des Plaines Room
10:30 - 11:00	Eliot McIntire Beyond description: the active and effective way to infer processes from spatial patterns			Salle des Plaines Room
11:00 - 11:30	Daniel Mandallaz Geostatistical techniques for forest inventories			Salle des Plaines Room
11:30 - 12:00	Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer) & Exibitors (Foyer des Plaines Foyer & Salle du Jardin Room)
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch			Salle des Plaines Room
13:30 - 15:00	Concurrent Session 1A Carbon, Biomass, and Climate I Salle des Plaines Room Moderator: Brenda McAfee	Concurrent Session 1B Estimation Methods I Salle Abraham-Martin Room Moderator: Christoph Kleinn	Concurrent Session 1C Tree Level I Salle Grande Allée Room Moderator: James Flewelling	Concurrent Session 1D Dynamics and Structure I Salle de la Colline Room Moderator: Chhun-Huor Ung
13:30 - 13:55	Y. Mitsuda, K. Hosoda, T. Iehara, M. Matsumoto Modeling carbon cycles in Cryptomeria japonica plantation based on long-term yield survey plot data	R. Czaplewski Numerically stable algorithm for model-assisted multivariate estimation with multi-sensor multi-resolution remotely sensed data in complex sampling designs	O. García Dynamic modelling of tree form	R. Salas, B. Fidalgo, J. Gaspar, P. Morais Evaluation of biodiversity and structure indices in cultivated forests, using data gathered in forest inventory
13:55 - 14:20	T. A. Schroeder, S. P. Healey, G. G. Moisen, M. A. Wulder, R. R. Palafox, S. N. Goward, W. B. Cohen, J. B. Masek, R. E. Kennedy, C. Huang, S. L. Powell, N. Thomas, K. Schleeweis International cooperation to provide consistent landsat-based estimates of forest carbon change in North America	A. O. Finley, S. Banerjee, B. Walters A hierarchical mixture model with remotely sensed predictors for estimating zero inflated continuous forest variables	J. A. Westfall, C. T. Scott Taper models for general application in the Northeastern U.S.	M. Hordo, A. Sims, A. Kiviste Evaluating of competition indices for individual tree growth modelling in Estonia
14:20 - 14:45	H. E. Andersen, T. Barrett, K. Winterberger, J.Strunk, T.Hailemariam Estimating forest biomass on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska using a lidar-based double sampling design	R. McRoberts Satellite image-based maps: scientific inference or just pretty pictures?	W. T. Zakrzewski Estimating wood volume of the stem and commercial branches of hard maple using a taper model with latent sub-models	V. LeMay, A. Pommerening, P. Marshall Using random coefficients mixed models to examine variation in spatial temporal point process patterns
14:45 - 15:00	Questions	Questions	Questions	Questions
15:00 - 15:30	Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer) & Exibitors (Foyer des Plaines Foyer & Salle du Jardin Room)
15:30 - 17:20	Concurrent Session 2A Uncertainty analysis Salle des Plaines Room Moderator: Ron McRoberts	Concurrent Session 2B Estimation Methods II Salle Abraham-Martin Room Moderator: Daniel Mandallaz	Concurrent Session 2C Tree Level II Salle Grande Allée Room Moderator: James A. Westfall	Concurrent Session 2D Dynamics and Structure II Salle de la Colline Room Moderator: Valerie LeMay
15:30 - 15:55	M. Fortin Assessing and testing uncertainty for individual-tree models through Monte Carlo simulations	M. Ducey, D. Zheng, L. S. Heath Creating compatible maps from remotely sensed and forest inventory data using radial basis functions	V. Kint, W. Aertsen, J. Wouters, B. Muys Tree and wood quality assessment in national forest inventories	J. Pasher, D. King Modelling forest structural complexity as an indicator of biodiversity using airborne remote sensing and topographic information
15:55 - 16:20	G. Wang, M. Zhang, G. Z. Gertner, R. E. McRoberts Forest Inventory and Satellite Data based Simulation and Spatial Uncertainty Analysis for Mapping Forest Carbon	F. Baffetta, L. Fattorini, P. Corona Estimation of woodlot and tree row attributes in large-scale forest inventories	F. A. Gougeon The Individual Tree Crown (ITC) approach to forest inventories satellite and aerial sensor considerations	S. X. Meng, S. Huang Incorporating correlated error structures into mixed forest growth models: inference and prediction implications
16:20 - 16:45	F. Mauro, A. G. Abril, J. A. Manzanera, R. Valbuena GPS admissible errors in positioning inventory plots for forest structure studies	D. Mailly, M. Gaudreault, L. Blais Using ratio estimation to improve estimates of top height with incomplete data in forest inventory plots in Quebec	J. Rossmann, M. Schluse, A. Buecken, M. Hoppen Large area forest inventory and management using remote sensing data - combining single tree and stand level in a 4D-GIS system	I. S. Moss An approach to classifying inventory polygon stand structure characteristics
16:45 - 17h10		R. Ouimet, L. Duchesne, C. Périé, D. Houle, S. Tremblay Regional monitoring with plot networks: a practical tool for implementing research and reporting on forest ecosystem changes and their causes in Quebec, Canada	P. Rahnama, L. Marchese, F. Chateauneuf, J. Hackett, T. Lynham, M. Wooster Performance modeling for space-based observations of fires using microbolometers	S. Durrieu, T. Allouis, R. Fournier, C. Véga, L. Albrech Quantification of spatial distribution of vegetation density from terrestrial laser scanner data for characterization of 3D forest structure
17:10 - 17:20	Questions	Questions	Questions	Questions
17:20 - 17:50	Exibitors in Foyer des Plaines Foyer & Salle du Jardin Room
DAY 3 - Thursday, May 21, 2009
7:00 - 8:30	Breakfast			Salle des Plaines Room
7:30 - 17:30	Registration			Foyer des Plaines Foyer
8:30 - 8:45	Introduction to Day 3			Salle des Plaines Room
8:45 - 9:30	Plenary keynote: Jim Carle, FAO Support to forest inventory and monitoring programmes in developing countries			Salle des Plaines Room
09:30 - 10:00	Break			Foyer des Plaines Foyer
10:00 - 11:30	Plenary Session 2: Harmonization of Forest Inventories Chairperson: Klemens Shadauer			Salle des Plaines Room
10:00 - 10:30	Klemens Schadauer European network of forest inventories			Salle des Plaines Room
10:30 - 10:50	Claude Vidal A methodology for international harmonized reporting: examples of tree and forest			Salle des Plaines Room
10:50 - 11:10	Goran Ståhl, Emil Cienciala Harmonizing greenhouse gas reporting based on European National Forest Inventories			Salle des Plaines Room
11:10 - 11:30	Gherardo Chirici, Susanne Winter, Ron McRoberts Harmonised biodiversity indicators using NFI Data			Salle des Plaines Room
11:30 - 12:00	Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer) & Posters session (Salle du Jardin Room)
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch			Salle des Plaines Room
13:30 - 15:20	Concurrent Session 3A Harmonization of Inventories I Salle des Plaines Room Moderator: Klemens Schadauer	Concurrent Session 3B Nearest Neighbour Methods I Salle Abraham-Martin Room Moderator: Reija Haapanen	Concurrent Session 3C LiDAR Data I Salle Grande Allée Room Moderator: Benoît St-Onge	Concurrent Session 3D Monitoring Changes I Salle de la Colline Room Moderator: Guy Aubé
13:30 - 13:55	J. Kapron Ontario’s Forest Resources Inventory and Monitoring Program – Opportunities for collaboration and harmonization	F. Baffetta, L. Fattorini On the use of principal components in design-based kNN estimation	K. Ioki, J. Imanishi, T. Sasaki, Y. Morimoto, K. Kitada, Prediction of stand volume in broad-leaved forest in Japan using discrete-return lidar	N. Thiffault, R. A. Fournier, O. van Lier, V. Dancause, S. Crête-D'Avignon, P. LeBel, R. Bradley Monitoring ericad invasion in Northeastern Quebec (Canada) from the plot to the region
13:55 - 14:20	J. A. Westfall Monitoring state sorest lands in harmonization with a National Forest Inventory Program	G. Daigle, L.-P. Rivest Application of the k-NN Estimation Technique to the Quebec Forest inventories	J. Bock, E. Dambrine, G. Dez, J.-L. Dupouey, M. Georges-Leroy, A. Jolly, F. Martins, J.-P. Renaud Towards site index mapping in deciduous stands using multi-echo LIDAR data	T. Barrett, H.-E. Andersen, K. Winterberger Efficient monitoring of boreal forests for climate change impacts – a multiobjective optimization approach for combining lidar and field data
14:20 - 14:45	M. Gillis Harmonizing forest measurement and monitoring in Canada through the National Forest Inventory	M. J. Falkowski, A. T. Hudak, N. L. Crookston, E. H. Uebler Parameterizeing a tree-level forest growth model via a k-NN algorithm incorporating LiDAR data	J. Breidenbach, E. Kublin Estimating timber volume by means of airborne laser scanning data - Modeling various spatial variance components using Bayesian methods	Y. Crevier, G. Aubé, M. Brady Radar applications for sensitive treed ecosystem regions (RASTER)
14:45 - 15:10	B. Smith Harmonizing volume, biomass and carbon in the US wide inventory	E. Tomppo, M. Haakana, M. Katila, K. Mäkisara, J. Peräsaari Using multi-temporal field data, remote sensing data, growth models and drain statistics in estimating forest resources	C. Salas, L. Ene, T. G. Gregoire, E. Naesset, T. Gobakken Modelling tree diameter from airborne laser scanning derived variables: a comparison of spatial statistical models	B. Fidalgo, R. Salas, J. Gaspar, P. Morais Assessing biodiversity at landscape level starting from forest inventory data. An experience in a cultivated landscape
15:10 - 15:20	Questions	Questions	Questions	Questions
15:20 - 15:50	Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer) & Posters session (Salle du Jardin Room)
15:50 - 17:15	Concurrent Session 4A Harmonization of Inventories II Salle des Plaines Room Moderator: Mark Gillis	Concurrent Session 4B Nearest Neighbour Methods II Salle Abraham-Martin Room Moderator: Andrew Finley	Concurrent Session 4C LiDAR Data II Salle Grande Allée Room Moderator: Erik Naesset	Concurrent Session 4D Monitoring Changes II Salle de la Colline Room Moderator: Richard Fournier
15:50 - 16:15	D. Hyde NatureServe: Linking vegetation classification, ecological systems mapping and forest inventory efforts in Canada	R. Haapanen, S. Tuominen, M. Holopainen, R. Viitala The effect of forest characteristics on ALS-based inventory results	B. St-Onge, M. Laforme, M.-C. Jutras-Perreault Measuring structural attributes of the boreal forest canopy and understory using small footprint full waveform lidar data	W. B. Cohen, R. E. Kennedy, Z. Yang Landsat forest change detection in 2009: Regional monitoring of forest disturbance and regrowth at an annual time step
16:15 - 16:40	P. Miles The North America Forest Database Project of the North America Forest Commission Forest Inventory and Monitoring Working Group	M. Miranda, C.-H. Ung, L. Guindon, A. Condal, P. Bernier, A. Beaudoin, A. Patry A simple Mahanalobis distance in the KNN method using aerial photograph for predicting stand table in a boreal mixed forest	L. T. Waser, E. Baltsavias, C. Ginzler, A. Lanz Semiautomatic prediction of forest composition on main tree species level by means of multi-temporal airborne digital sensor data ADS40	D. Travaglini, R. Bertini, F. Bottalico, G. Chirici, F. Giannetti, S. Nocentini, N. Puletti, P. Corona Estimating forest basal area in Northern Italy by forest inventory and satellite data
16:40 - 17:05	R. Palafox Rivas Mexican National Forest Inventory in harmonization with National Forest Inventories programs in North American	M. D. Nelson, M. Meneguzzo, M. H. Hansen Comparing image- and plot-based estimates of number and size of forest patches	R. Khorrami Optimization of the Application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in digital processing of satellite images	D. Giuliarelli, G. Chirici, D. Tonti, W. Mattioli, M. Marchetti, P. Corona Coppice clearcuts mapping by multitemporal spot5 imagery
17:05 - 17:15	Questions	Questions	Questions	Questions
17:15 - 17:45	Posters session in Salle du Jardin Room
DAY 4 - Friday, May 22, 2009
7:00 - 8:30	Breakfast			Salle des Plaines Room
7:30 - 17:30	Registration			Foyer des Plaines Foyer
8:30 - 8:45	Introduction to Day 4			Salle des Plaines Room
8:45 - 9:30	Plenary keynote: Michael Brady, Natural Resources Canada GOFC-GOLD: Providing the international cooperation needed for global observations of forest and land cover dynamics			Salle des Plaines Room
9:30 - 10:00	Break			Foyer des Plaines Foyer
10:00 - 11:30	Plenary Session 3: LiDAR Chairperson: Erik Næsset			Salle des Plaines Room
10:00 - 10:10	Erik Næsset & Ross Nelson Sampling with lasers – from Delaware, USA to Hedmark County, Norway			Salle des Plaines Room
10:10 - 10:30	R. Nelson, E. Næsset, T. Gobakken, T. Gregoire, G. Ståhl Estimating volume, biomass, and carbon in Hedmark county, Norway Using a Profiling LiDAR			Salle des Plaines Room
10:30 - 10:50	T. Gobakken, E. Naesset, O. M. Bollandsas, H.O. Orka, R. Nelson, T. Gregoire, G. Ståhl Estimating volume and biomass in Hedmark County, Norway using National Forest Inventory ground plots and airborne scanning LiDAR			Salle des Plaines Room
10:50 - 11:10	G. Ståhl, S. Holm, T. Gregoire, T. Gobakken, E. Næsset, R. Nelson The precision of two-phase sampling with independent samples – an example based on LiDAR forest survey			Salle des Plaines Room
11:10-11:30	T. Gregoire, G. Ståhl, T. Gobakken, E. Næsset, R. Nelson The conditional design-based variance of an estimator of aboveground forest biomass following double sampling regression estimation in Hedmark Country, Norway.			Salle des Plaines Room
11:30 - 11:45	Break			Foyer des Plaines Foyer
11:45 - 13:15	Lunch			Salle des Plaines Room
13:15 - 14:30	Concurrent Session 5A LiDAR Data III Salle des Plaines Room Moderator: Hans Andersen	Concurrent Session 5B Sampling Methods I Salle Abraham-Martin Room Moderator: Stephen Stehman	Concurrent Session 5C Classification and Mapping I Salle Grande Allée Room Moderator: Gretchen Moisen	Concurrent Session 5D Forest Attributes Using Ground and Remotely Sensed Data I Salle de la Colline Room Moderator: François Gougeon
13:15 - 13:40	L. Guindon, C.-H. Ung, M. Miranda, Z. J. Guo, A. Beaudoin, A. Patry Predicting stand table in a boreal mixed forest with airborne lidar using a KNN method	C.J. Goulding, M. Fritzsche, D.S. Culvenor Improving forest inventory integrating single tree sampling with remote Sensing	O. van Lier, J. E. Luther, D. G. Leckie Monitoring forest cover transitions using Landsat and forest inventory data for the Humber River Basin in Western Newfoundland	G. G. Moisen, J. A. Blackard, S. P. Healey, S. N. Goward, W. B. Cohen, J. G. Masek Using a sample of temporally dense Landsat-based disturbance maps to explore and map rates of forest disturbance across the conterminous U.S. from 2000 to 2006
13:40 - 14:05	S. G. Leblanc, R. A. Fournier Tools and practical use of terrestrial imaging LiDARs for forest architectural measurements	Y. Hirata, T. Takahashi Object-oriented classification and sampling rate of Landsat TM data for forest resource survey	R. J. Hall, E. J. Arsenault, P. Boudewyn, M. D. Gillis, J. E. Luther, A. Beaudoin, M. A. Wulder Creating a national forest biomass map of Canada by integrating satellite data and models	U. Vepakomma, D. Kneeshaw, B. St-Onge Monitoring regeneration growth in natural and harvested openings using multi-temporal lidar data
14:05 - 14:30	J. Flewelling Effect of co-registration error, plot size and configuration upon the expected overlap of aerial plots and ground sample plots	S. V. Stehman, M. C. Hansen, P. Potapov, M. Broich Stratified sampling of Landsat-interpreted forest clearing for a single change period: A retrospective evaluation	G. Aubé, Y. Crevier From sustainable development to competitiveness: Canadian EO initiatives affecting the forest sector	C. L. Tiburan Jr., S. Kobayashi Land use planning of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve using potential biomass density and soil erosion estimates
14:30 - 14:45	Break (Foyer des Plaines Foyer)
14:45 - 16:00	Concurrent Session 6A LiDAR Data IV Salle des Plaines Room Moderator: Sylvie Durrieu	Concurrent Session 6B Sampling Methods II Salle Abraham-Martin Room Moderator: Ray Czaplewski	Concurrent Session 6C Classification and Mapping II Salle Grande Allée Room Moderator: Warren Cohen	Concurrent Session 6D Forest Attributes Using Ground and Remotely Sensed Data II Salle De la Colline Room Moderator: Ron Hall
14:45 - 15:10	S. Tuominen, R. Haapanen Comparison of a grid-based and segment-based estimation of forest attributes using airborne laser scanning and digital aerial imagery	M. J. Falkowski, M. A. Wulder, J. C. White, M. D. Gillis Supporting large area forest inventories with samples of high spatial resolution satellite imagery	O. Cartus, M. Santoro, U. Wegmüller, A. Wiesmann, C. Schmullius Large-scale mapping of growing stock volume in boreal forest using C-band SAR and SAR interferometry	J. Verbesslt, G. Newnham, A. Robinson, C. Stone, D. Culvenor Using MODIS satellite time-series to detect and forecast changes in forests
15:10 - 15:35	J.-F. Côté, R. A. Fournier, R. Egli, Improving estimations of forest attributes from terrestrial and small-footprint airborne LiDAR with architectural modelling	T. Y. Lam, C. Kleinn, B. Coenradie Double sampling for stratification for the monitoring of sparse tree populations - the example of Populus euphratica Oliv. forests at the lower reaches of Tarim River, southern Xinjiang, China	S. B. Coggins, N. C. Coops, M. A. Wulder, S. Ortlepp Improvement of large area forest inventory variable estimates using samples of very high spatial resolution remotely sensed imagery	D. Gormanson, C. Merriman, M. Hansen Utility of forest service stand density and size class maps for FIA
15:35 - 16:00	F. Doyon, V. McCullough, J.-F. Sénécal, P. Rochon, C. Hopkinson, M. Zaremba, F. Gadallah Gross merchantable timber volume mapping using small-Footprint Lidar: A comparison between Lidar assessed volume and traditional inventory based approach	O. Hawkins, C. Stanley, Z. De Groot, H. Kellar-Bland Forest inventory: sampling regimes in a data-rich environment	J. Gibson, T. C. Edwards, G. G. Moisen Forecasting climate induced distribution shifts for arborescent conifers of North America’s srid interior west	M. C. Garrastazu, A. E. B. Lacerda, M. A. D. Rosot, Y. M. M. Oliveira, P. P. Mattos The interface between the Brazilian Forest Inventory and the Permanent Plots National System: the development of a multi-level system
16:00 - 16:30	Conference Wrap: Richard Fournier and Ron McRoberts			Salle des Plaines Room