14. Module: Forestry Application

In modules 1 through 13, you have already learned quite a lot about QGIS and how to work with it. If you are interested in learning about some basic forestry applications of GIS, following this module will give you the ability to apply what you have learned and will show you some new useful tools.

The development of this module has been sponsored by the European Union.

• 14.1. Lesson: Forestry Module Presentation
  • 14.1.1. Forestry Sample Data
• 14.2. Lesson: Georeferencing a Map
  • 14.2.1. Scan the map
  • 14.2.2. Follow Along: Georeferencing the scanned map
  • 14.2.3. In Conclusion
  • 14.2.4. What’s Next?
• 14.3. Lesson: Digitizing Forest Stands
  • 14.3.1. Follow Along: Extracting the Forest Stands Borders
  • 14.3.2. Try Yourself Georeference the Green Pixels Image
  • 14.3.3. Follow Along: Creating Supporting Points for Digitizing
  • 14.3.4. Follow Along: Digitize the Forest Stands
  • 14.3.5. Try Yourself Finish Digitizing the Forest Stands
  • 14.3.6. Follow Along: Joining the Forest Stand Data
  • 14.3.7. Try Yourself Renaming Attribute Names and Adding Area and Perimeter
  • 14.3.8. In Conclusion
  • 14.3.9. What’s Next?
• 14.4. Lesson: Updating Forest Stands
  • 14.4.1. Comparing the Old Forest Stands to Current Aerial Photographs
  • 14.4.2. Interpreting the CIR Image
  • 14.4.3. Try Yourself Digitizing Forest Stands from CIR Imagery
  • 14.4.4. Follow Along: Updating Forest Stands with Conservation Information
  • 14.4.5. Try Yourself Updating Forest Stands with Distance to the Stream
  • 14.4.6. In Conclusion
  • 14.4.7. What’s Next?
• 14.5. Lesson: Systematic Sampling Design
  • 14.5.1. Inventorying the Forest
  • 14.5.2. Follow Along: Implementing a Systematic Sampling Plot Design
  • 14.5.3. Follow Along: Exporting Sample Plots as GPX format
  • 14.5.4. In Conclusion
  • 14.5.5. What’s Next?
• 14.6. Lesson: Creating Detailed Maps with the Atlas Tool
  • 14.6.1. Follow Along: Preparing the Print Layout
  • 14.6.2. Follow Along: Adding Background Map
  • 14.6.3. Try Yourself Changing the Symbology of the Layers
  • 14.6.4. Try Yourself Create a Basic Map Template
  • 14.6.5. Follow Along: Adding More Elements to the Print Layout
  • 14.6.6. Follow Along: Creating an Atlas Coverage
  • 14.6.7. Follow Along: Setting Up the Atlas Tool
  • 14.6.8. Follow Along: Editing the Coverage Layer
  • 14.6.9. Follow Along: Printing the Maps
  • 14.6.10. In Conclusion
  • 14.6.11. What’s Next?
• 14.7. Lesson: Calculating the Forest Parameters
  • 14.7.1. Follow Along: Adding the Inventory Results
  • 14.7.2. Follow Along: Whole Forest Parameters Estimation
  • 14.7.3. Follow Along: Estimating Stand Parameters
  • 14.7.4. In Conclusion
  • 14.7.5. What’s Next?
• 14.8. Lesson: DEM from LiDAR Data
  • 14.8.1. Follow Along: Installing Lastools
  • 14.8.2. Follow Along: Calculating a DEM with LAStools
  • 14.8.3. Follow Along: Creating a Terrain Hillshade
  • 14.8.4. In Conclusion
  • 14.8.5. What’s Next?
• 14.9. Lesson: Map Presentation
  • 14.9.1. Follow Along: Preparing the Map Data
  • 14.9.2. Try Yourself Try Different Blending Modes
  • 14.9.3. Try Yourself Using a Layout Template to Create the Map result
  • 14.9.4. In Conclusion