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This book presents the latest advances in remote-sensing and geographic information systems and applications. It is divided into four parts, focusing on Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Optical Measurements of Forests; Individual Tree Modelling; Landscape Scene Modelling; and Forest Eco-system Modelling.

Given the scope of its coverage, the book offers a valuable resource for students, researchers, practitioners, and educators interested in remote sensing and geographic information systems and applications.

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Innovations in Remote Sensing of Forests.- Overview of LiDAR Technologies and Equipment for Land Cover Scanning.- Software Tools for Terrain and Forest Modelling.- Data Fusion for Evaluation of Woodland Parameters.- Tree Modelling in Virtual Reality Environment.- Realistic Tree Modelling.- Digital Modelling of Terrain Surface.- Texturing of Landscape Scenes.- Large Scene Rendering.- Scene Rendering under Meteorological Impacts.- Lighting and Shadows Rendering in Natural Scenes.- Modelling of Forest Ecosystems.

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