The use of local indicators of spatial association to improve LiDAR-derived predictions of potential amphibian breeding ponds
Julian JT, Young JA, Jones JW, Snyder CD, Wright CW. 2009. The use of local indicators of spatial association to improve LiDAR-derived predictions of potential amphibian breeding ponds. Journal of Geographic Systems. 11:89-106
We examined whether spatially explicit information improved models that use LiDAR return signal intensity to discriminate in-pond habitat from terrestrial habitat at 24 amphibian breeding ponds. The addition of Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA) to LiDAR return intensity data significantly improved predictive models at all ponds, reduced residual error by as much as 74%, and appeared to improve models by reducing classification errors associated with types of in-pond vegetation. We conclude that LISA statistics can help maximize the information content that can be extracted from time resolved LiDAR return data in models that predict the occurrence of small, seasonal ponds.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Julian, James; Young, John; Jones, John; Snyder, Craig; Wright, C.
- Units
- GULN
- Keywords
- Lidar, Local indicator of spatial association, Remote Sensing, Seasonal wetland