ALPMON FINAL REPORT - ARC systems research

Contract ENV4-CT96-0359 ALPMON
Cordevole test site (RSDE) – Erosion Risk Assessment.:
Customer ALPMON
User requirement Minimum Area Positional Category Spatial Positional Classification Accuracy
Accuracy
Resolution Accuracy
Forest border 50x50 m 25 m classified 30 m 16 m good 97 %
Forest type 50x50 m 25 m classified 30 m 16 m good 98 %
Forest stand density 50x50 m 25 m classified 30 m 16 m good 85 %
Vegetation type (grass areas) 50x50 m 25 m classified 30 m 16 m unsatisfactory 70 %
Vegetation cover ( grass areas) 50x50 m 25 m classified 30 m 16 m good 79 %
Areas without vegetation 50x50 m 25 m classified 30 m 16 m good 89 %
Land cover 50x50 m 25 m classified 30 m 16 m good 84 %
1:50,000-1:100,000 1:25,000 (national customers)
Requirement ALPMON Requirement ALPMON Conventional methods
Forest / non forest could be classified - - -
coniferous, deciduous and mixed could be classified
Forest type could be classified Coniferous, deciduous,
mixed
the classes < 30%, 30-60, > 60% could be classified
Crown closure could be classified Crown closure
< 30%, 30–60%, > 60%
could be classified
could be classified Pasture cover
Vegetation cover
(grass areas)
60%
Rock /gravel / soil could be classified Rock / gravel / Soil could be classified as one class, but not be separated
Sealed surfaces could be classified Streets/ settlements some could be classified some small settlements should be digitised
Swamp could be classified
Water Lakes could be classified
Creeks, rivers could not be classified rivers have been digitised
Meadow / pasture Meadow / pasture could be classified
Rhododendron sp. /
Shrubs and low growing could be classified
Juniperus sp.
trees;
JR, RSDE, ALU, LMU, Seibersdorf, WSL 117