Estimating Biomass with GEDI and OBIWAN API - NASA ARSET Training

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
May 21, 2026
Estimating Biomass and Change with GEDI and the OBIWAN API
Session 1: Estimating Biomass using GEDI
Sean Healey, Ph.D., U.S. Forest Service (USFS) / U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Erika Podest, Ph.D., Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech

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3NASA ARSET – Spaceborne LiDAR for Monitoring Vegetation Structure and Biomass using GEDI (Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation)
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4NASA ARSET – Estimating Biomass Change with GEDI and the OBIWAN API
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Estimating Biomass and Change with GEDI and the OBIWAN API
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