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The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (2025). OEMC Project Use Case: Tools and Data for Improved Biomass Estimation. GEO Knowledge Hub 10.60566/c7xsg-g6e89.
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Improved biomass estimation reduces uncertainties of the terrestrial carbon sink assessment. Current methods of estimating forest biomass, such as cutting down trees and weighing them, are not feasible on a large scale. ESA CCI Biomass maps, for example, minimize estimation errors globally but can have suboptimal performance when locally assessed, particularly in regions with highly heterogeneous forests. Biomass validation is important for developing reliable biomass models but is also challenging because of the lack of field data and because most national forest inventory data are not open. Therefore, this use case will focus on developing auxiliary tools and data for improved biomass estimation for the ESA CCI biomass map over forests with reported lower performance. This will involve the preparation of high-quality satellite LiDAR data and their integration with other satellite imagery and forest management data using advanced modeling techniques. We will also analyze the potential of a mobile citizen-science biomass app to provide open forest field measurements and support the validation of EO-based biomass maps. This app will allow users to estimate biomass in the field quickly using a mobile phone. The goal is to provide high-quality satellite LiDAR heights that can be readily used to produce more accurate carbon maps and make the tools and data open and accessible so that a wide range of communities can use them.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Research Programs: | Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) > Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) |
| Depositing User: | Luke Kirwan |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2026 14:14 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2026 14:14 |
| URI: | https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/21290 |
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