Journal of The Remote Sensing Society of Japan
Online ISSN : 1883-1184
Print ISSN : 0289-7911
ISSN-L : 0289-7911
Case Examination
Windfall Damage Analysis in Shimokawa’s Private Forest Using ALOS Satellite Imagesand the Practical Use of Assessments
Masato KANNO
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2013 Volume 33 Issue 4 Pages 319-323

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In October 2006, a cyclone created very strong winds in the northern part of Hokkaido, Japan, causing large-scale windfall forest damage in the town of Shimokawa. We were asked to estimate the damage using remote-sensing from the perspective of organizations in Shimokawa. Therefore, we applied remote-sensing techniques using ALOS satellite images to estimate the distribution and area of the windfall damage and provided the results to relevant organizations. Subsequently, we investigated how the various organizations used the analysis results. The analysis contributed to reducing the effort exerted in field surveys and the rapid provision of results was more important than accuracy.

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