This dataset is comprised of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data collected at the Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire during the winter period of 2015/16 when leaves were off the deciduous trees. The data underpins the study into laser scanning potential underestimation of biomass carbon in a temperate forest. TLS data were collected on a 20 m x 20 m grid where at each position the scanner captured data in an upright and tilted position. The scanner was set to an angular step of 0.04 degrees. In between each scan position, a set of retro-reflective targets were positioned to be used as tie-points between scans. Scan data were coregistered using the RiSCAN Pro software package, the 4x4 rotation transformation matrices to transform the point cloud data into a common reference coordinate system can be found in the "matrix" directory

This dataset comprises estimates of forest above-ground biomass for the years 2010, 2017 and 2018. They are derived from a combination of Earth observation data, depending on the year, from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Envisat’s ASAR instrument and JAXA’s Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS-1 and ALOS-2), along with additional information from Earth observation sources. The data has been produced as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme by the Biomass CCI team. This release of the data is version 3. Compared to version 2, this is a consolidated version of the Above Ground Biomass (AGB) maps. This version also includes a preliminary estimate of AGB changes for two epochs. The data products consist of two (2) global layers that include estimates of: 1) above ground biomass (AGB, unit: tons/ha i.e., Mg/ha) (raster dataset). This is defined as the mass, expressed as oven-dry weight of the woody parts (stem, bark, branches and twigs) of all living trees excluding stump and roots 2) per-pixel estimates of above-ground biomass uncertainty expressed as the standard deviation in Mg/ha (raster dataset) In addition, files describing the AGB change between 2018 and the other two years are provided (labelled as 2018_2010 and 2018_2017). These consist of two sets of maps: the standard deviation of the AGB change and a quality flag of the AGB change. Note that the change itself can be simply computed as the difference between two AGB maps, so is not provided directly. Data are provided in both netcdf and geotiff format.

This dataset contains Aerial LiDAR (also known as airborne laser scanning, ALS) data in .las format collected over tropical forests in Paracou in French Guiana in 2019. The data were collected by Altoa using a BN2 aircraft flying at approximately 900 m altitude at a speed of approximately 180 km/hr. Trajectory files in txt format giving detailed flight data are included with the archived dataset. The LiDAR instrume was a RIEGL LMS-Q780 and used a minimum pulse density of 15 points/sqm. The lateral overlap between two flight lines was 80% with a scan angle of +/- 30 degrees. The data coordinate reference system used with the data files is epsg 2972 more details of this and of the Paracou site can be found in the documentation section.

This dataset contains Aerial LiDAR (also known as airborne laser scanning, ALS) data in .las format collected over tropical forests in Nouragues in French Guiana in 2019. The data were collected by Altoa using a BN2 aircraft flying at approximately 900 m altitude at a speed of approximately 180 km/hr. Trajectory files in txt format giving detailed flight data are included with the archived dataset. The LiDAR instrument was RIEGL LMS-Q780 and used a minimum pulse density of 15 points/sqm. The lateral overlap between two flight lines was 80%. with a Scan angle of +/- 30 degrees. The data coordinate reference system used with the data files is epsg 2972 more details of this and of the Nouragues site can be found in the documentation section.

This dataset is comprised of raw data from the NERC-funded, full waveform terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) deployed at Plot MLA-01 (Belian) is part of the Global Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) network and is located in the rainforests of Malaysian Borneo. TLS data was collected on a 10 m x 10 m grid where at each position the scanner captured data in an upright and tilted position. The scanner was set to an angular step of 0.04 degrees and 0.02 degress for upright and tilted scans respectively. In between each scan position a set of retro-reflective targets were positioned to be used as tie-points between scans. For more information on TLS acquisition refer to Wilkes et al. (2017). Scan data was coregistered using RiSCAN Pro, the 4x4 rotation transformation matrices to trasnform the point cloud data into a common reference coordinate system can be found in the "matrix" directory.

The NCEO Manaus plots Above Ground Biomass (AGB) map 2014 v1.0 shows above ground woody biomass in plot sites around the city of Manaus in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The data supports characterization of carbon stocks and dynamics at the national level, which is critical for countries engaging in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. The data consists of AGB for 22 plot sites in the dbf data file. The file is accompanied by shape and metadata files (sbx, shp, shx and prj files) containing plot location information enabling display in GIS applications such as QGIS.

This dataset is comprised of raw data from the EC-funded FODEX project to collect full waveform terrestrial laser scanner (TLS). Plots were scanned prior to and following logging at different intensities to quantify the impact of logging intensity on rate of recovery of carbon stocks. Plots FGC-03 is located in Ogooué-Ivindo, Gabon and owned and managed by commercial logging company Rougier Ivindo. TLS data was collected on a 10 m x 10 m grid where at each position the scanner captured data in an upright and tilted position. The scanner was set to an angular step of 0.04 degrees and 0.02 degrees for upright and tilted scans respectively. In between each scan position a set of retro-reflective targets were positioned to be used as tie-points between scans. For more information on TLS acquisition refer to Wilkes et al. (2017). Scan data was coregistered using RiSCAN Pro, the 4x4 rotation transformation matrices to transform the point cloud data into a common reference coordinate system can be found in the "matrix" directory.

This dataset is comprised of raw data from the EC-funded FODEX project to collect full waveform terrestrial laser scanner (TLS). Plots were scanned prior to and following logging at different intensities to quantify the impact of logging intensity on rate of recovery of carbon stocks. Plots FGC-04 is located in Ogooué-Ivindo, Gabon and owned and managed by commercial logging company Rougier Ivindo. TLS data was collected on a 10 m x 10 m grid where at each position the scanner captured data in an upright and tilted position. The scanner was set to an angular step of 0.04 degrees and 0.02 degrees for upright and tilted scans respectively. In between each scan position a set of retro-reflective targets were positioned to be used as tie-points between scans. For more information on TLS acquisition refer to Wilkes et al. (2017). Scan data was coregistered using RiSCAN Pro, the 4x4 rotation transformation matrices to transform the point cloud data into a common reference coordinate system can be found in the "matrix" directory.

This dataset is comprised of raw data from the EC-funded project to collect full waveform terrestrial laser scanner (TLS). Plots were scanned prior to and following logging at different intensities to quantify the impact of logging intensity on rate of recovery of carbon stocks. Plot FGC-01 is located in Ogooué-Ivindo, Gabon and owned and managed by commercial logging company Rougier Ivindo. TLS data was collected on a 10 m x 10 m grid where at each position the scanner captured data in an upright and tilted position. The scanner was set to an angular step of 0.04 degrees and 0.02 degrees for upright and tilted scans respectively. In between each scan position a set of retro-reflective targets were positioned to be used as tie-points between scans. For more information on TLS acquisition refer to Wilkes et al. (2017). Scan data was coregistered using RiSCAN Pro, the 4x4 rotation transformation matrices to trasnform the point cloud data into a common reference coordinate system can be found in the "matrix" directory.

This dataset is comprised of raw data from the EC-funded FODEX project to collect full waveform terrestrial laser scanner (TLS). Plots were scanned prior to and following logging at different intensities to quantify the impact of logging intensity on rate of recovery of carbon stocks. Plots FGC-02 is located in Ogooué-Ivindo, Gabon and owned and managed by commercial logging company Rougier Ivindo. TLS data was collected on a 10 m x 10 m grid where at each position the scanner captured data in an upright and tilted position. The scanner was set to an angular step of 0.04 degrees and 0.02 degrees for upright and tilted scans respectively. In between each scan position a set of retro-reflective targets were positioned to be used as tie-points between scans. For more information on TLS acquisition refer to Wilkes et al. (2017). Scan data was coregistered using RiSCAN Pro, the 4x4 rotation transformation matrices to transform the point cloud data into a common reference coordinate system can be found in the "matrix" directory.