Canopy Height

Th canopy height can be generated as an image or as contours. The tree canopy height is a measure of tree condition, age and species/variety. It can also be used to calculate the biomass. For horticulturists it can indicate the soil conditions (nutrients, soil moisture) of the crop. 

Contour map of the top of the macadamia canopy includes:- 

• 1m contours above 4m canopy height
  
• infrastructure (roads, buildings) 
  
• surveyed property boundary