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Rasmus Astrup is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular emphasis on environmental engineering, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, insect science, and ecology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to remote sensing and LiDAR applications, forest ecology and management, forest management and policy, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, forest biomass utilization and management, fire effects on ecosystems, and tree root and stability studies.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Estimation of Forest Growing Stock Volume with UAV Laser Scanning Data: Can It Be Done without Field Data?, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Automated forest inventory: Analysis of high-density airborne LiDAR point clouds with 3D deep learning, 2024, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • National mapping and estimation of forest area by dominant tree species using Sentinel-2 data, 2020, Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Climate targets in European timber-producing countries conflict with goals on forest ecosystem services and biodiversity, 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Large scale mapping of forest attributes using heterogeneous sets of airborne laser scanning and National Forest Inventory data, 2021, Forest Ecosystems

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Astrup's notable co-authors include Johannes Breidenbach, Stefano Puliti, Clara Antón-Fernández, Marius Hauglin, and Terje Gobakken.

Their publications appear predominantly in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), arXiv (Cornell University), International Journal of Forest Engineering, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, and Forest Ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Mapping forests using an unmanned ground vehicle with 3D LiDAR and graph-SLAM

    Marek Marian Pierzchala;Philippe Giguère;Rasmus Andreas Astrup

  • Competition and tree crowns: a neighborhood analysis of three boreal tree species.

    H.C. Thorpe;R. Astrup;A. Trowbridge;K.D. Coates

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

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

  • Moose Alces alces habitat use at multiple temporal scales in a human-altered landscape

    Kari Bjørneraas;Erling Johan Solberg;Ivar Herfindal;Bram Van Moorter

  • Monitoring spruce volume and biomass with InSAR data from TanDEM-X

    Svein Solberg;Rasmus Astrup;Johannes Breidenbach;Barbi Nilsen

  • Comparison of four types of 3D data for timber volume estimation

    Johannes Rahlf;Johannes Breidenbach;Svein Solberg;Erik Næsset

  • Small area estimation of forest attributes in the Norwegian National Forest Inventory

    Johannes Breidenbach;Rasmus Andreas Astrup

  • Comparison of carbon estimation methods for European forests

    Mathias Neumann;Adam Moreno;Volker Mues;Sanna Härkönen

  • Estimating spruce and pine biomass with interferometric X-band SAR

    Svein Solberg;Rasmus Astrup;Terje Gobakken;Erik Næsset

  • Estimating biomass in Hedmark County, Norway using national forest inventory field plots and airborne laser scanning

    Terje Gobakken;Erik Næsset;Ross Nelson;Ole Martin Bollandsås

  • Recruitment limitation in forests: Lessons from an unprecedented mountain pine beetle epidemic

    Rasmus Astrup;K. David Coates;Erin Hall

  • A century of National Forest Inventory in Norway - informing past, present, and future decisions.

    Johannes Breidenbach;Aksel Granhus;Gro Hylen;Rune Eriksen

  • A sensible climate solution for the boreal forest

    Rasmus Andreas Astrup;Pierre Y. Bernier;Helene Genet;David A. Lutz

  • Estimation of Forest Growing Stock Volume with UAV Laser Scanning Data: Can It Be Done without Field Data?

    Stefano Puliti;Johannes Breidenbach;Rasmus Andreas Astrup

  • Competitive interactions across a soil fertility gradient in a multispecies forest

    K. David Coates;Erica B. Lilles;Rasmus Astrup

  • Automatic detection of snow breakage at single tree level using YOLOv5 applied to UAV imagery

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  • Climate targets in European timber-producing countries conflict with goals on forest ecosystem services and biodiversity

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  • Estimating single-tree branch biomass of Norway spruce with terrestrial laser scanning using voxel-based and crown dimension features

    Marius Hauglin;Rasmus Astrup;Terje Gobakken;Erik Næsset

  • Estimating Soil Displacement from Timber Extraction Trails in Steep Terrain: Application of an Unmanned Aircraft for 3D Modelling

    Marek Pierzchała;Bruce Talbot;Rasmus Astrup

  • Modelling above-ground biomass stock over Norway using national forest inventory data with ArcticDEM and Sentinel-2 data

    Stefano Puliti;Marius Hauglin;Johannes Breidenbach;P. Montesano

  • Quantifying the Model-Related Variability of Biomass Stock and Change Estimates in the Norwegian National Forest Inventory

    Johannes Breidenbach;Clara Antón-Fernández;Hans Petersson;Ronald E. McRoberts

  • Empirical coverage of model-based variance estimators for remote sensing assisted estimation of stand-level timber volume

    Johannes Breidenbach;Ronald E. McRoberts;Rasmus Astrup

  • Climate change implications of shifting forest management strategy in a boreal forest ecosystem of Norway

    Ryan M. Bright;Clara Antón-Fernández;Rasmus Astrup;Francesco Cherubini

  • Measuring wheel ruts with close-range photogrammetry

    Marek Pierzchała;Bruce Talbot;Rasmus Astrup

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Næsset
Erik Næsset Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Anders Hammer Strømman
Anders Hammer Strømman Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Svein Solberg
Svein Solberg Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Terje Gobakken
Terje Gobakken Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Erling Johan Solberg
Erling Johan Solberg Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Francesco Cherubini
Francesco Cherubini Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Gunnar Myhre
Gunnar Myhre University of Oslo
Stephanie Eisner
Stephanie Eisner University of Kassel
Ole Martin Bollandsås
Ole Martin Bollandsås Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Shaochun Huang
Shaochun Huang Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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