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Matti Maltamo is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Environmental Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers a wide range of topics, including:

  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Matti Maltamo has contributed to research published in frequent venues such as:

  • Silva Fennica
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research
  • Metsätieteen aikakauskirja
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Standardizing Ecosystem Morphological Traits from 3D Information Sources" (2020) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "From comprehensive field inventories to remotely sensed wall-to-wall stand attribute data - a brief history of management inventories in the Nordic countries" (2020) in Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • "Comparison of linear regression, k-nearest neighbour and random forest methods in airborne laser-scanning-based prediction of growing stock" (2020) in Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research
  • "Assessing biodiversity using forest structure indicators based on airborne laser scanning data" (2023) in Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Determining maximum entropy in 3D remote sensing height distributions and using it to improve aboveground biomass modelling via stratification" (2021) in Remote Sensing of Environment

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Petteri Packalén
  • Lauri Korhonen
  • Mikko Kukkonen
  • Lauri Mehtätalo
  • Janne Toivonen

Best Publications

  • Review of methods of small-footprint airborne laser scanning for extracting forest inventory data in boreal forests

    J. Hyyppä;H. Hyyppä;D. Leckie;F. Gougeon

  • Laser scanning of forest resources: the nordic experience

    Erik Næsset;Terje Gobakken;Johan Holmgren;Hannu Hyyppä

  • Airborne discrete-return LIDAR data in the estimation of vertical canopy cover, angular canopy closure and leaf area index

    Lauri Korhonen;Ilkka Korpela;Janne Heiskanen;Matti Maltamo

  • Comparative testing of single-tree detection algorithms under different types of forest

    Jari Vauhkonen;Liviu Ene;Sandeep Gupta;Johannes Heinzel

  • Estimation of timber volume and stem density based on scanning laser altimetry and expected tree size distribution functions

    Matti Maltamo;Kalle Eerikäinen;Juho Pitkänen;Juha Hyyppä

  • Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning

    Matti Maltamo;Erik Næsset;Jari Vauhkonen

  • Automatic detection of harvested trees and determination of forest growth using airborne laser scanning

    Xiaowei Yu;Juha Hyyppä;Harri Kaartinen;Matti Maltamo

  • Forest inventory: methodology and applications.

    Annika Kangas;Matti Maltamo

  • The k-MSN method for the prediction of species-specific stand attributes using airborne laser scanning and aerial photographs

    Petteri Packalén;Matti Maltamo

  • Tree species classification using airborne LiDAR - effects of stand and tree parameters, downsizing of training set, intensity normalization, and sensor type

    Ilkka Korpela;Hans Ole Ørka;Matti Maltamo;Timo Tokola

  • The accuracy of estimating individual tree variables with airborne laser scanning in a boreal nature reserve

    M Maltamo;K Mustonen;J Hyyppä;J Pitkänen

  • Identifying and quantifying structural characteristics of heterogeneous boreal forests using laser scanner data

    M. Maltamo;P. Packalén;X. Yu;K. Eerikäinen

  • Imputation of single-tree attributes using airborne laser scanning-based height, intensity, and alpha shape metrics

    Jari Vauhkonen;Ilkka Korpela;Matti Maltamo;Timo Tokola

  • Algorithms and methods of airborne laser-scanning for forest measurements

    Juha Hyyppä;Hannu Hyyppä;Paula Litkey;Xiaowei Yu

  • Estimation of stem volume using laser scanning-based canopy height metrics

    Matti Maltamo;Kalle Eerikäinen;Petteri Packalén;Juha Hyyppä

  • Nonparametric estimation of stem volume using airborne laser scanning, aerial photography, and stand-register data

    M Maltamo;J Malinen;P Packalén;A Suvanto

  • Remote sensing and forest inventories in Nordic countries – roadmap for the future

    Annika Kangas;Rasmus Andreas Astrup;Johannes Breidenbach;Jonas Fridman

  • Forestry applications of airborne laser scanning : concepts and case studies

    Matti Maltamo;Erik Næsset;Jari Vauhkonen

  • Comparison of beta and weibull functions for modelling basal area diameter distribution in stands of pinus sylvestris and picea abies

    Matti Maltamo;Janna Puumalainen;Risto Päivinen

  • Methods based on k-nearest neighbor regression in the prediction of basal area diameter distribution

    Matti Maltamo;Annika Kangas

  • Comparison of percentile based prediction methods and the Weibull distribution in describing the diameter distribution of heterogeneous Scots pine stands

    Matti Maltamo;Annika Kangas;Janne Uuttera;Tatu Torniainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Juha Hyyppä
Juha Hyyppä Finnish Geospatial Research Institute
Ruben Valbuena
Ruben Valbuena Bangor University
Erik Næsset
Erik Næsset Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Terje Gobakken
Terje Gobakken Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Xiaowei Yu
Xiaowei Yu Finnish Geospatial Research Institute
Hannu Hyyppä
Hannu Hyyppä Aalto University
Ole Martin Bollandsås
Ole Martin Bollandsås Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Harri Kaartinen
Harri Kaartinen University of Turku
Heli Peltola
Heli Peltola University of Eastern Finland
Svein Solberg
Svein Solberg Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

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