Sample app
Sample entry. This page shows a template’s layout only. Its names, text and figures are placeholders, not real work, and it comes down before the site launches.
What it measures
Canopy closure, the share of sky hidden by leaves and branches above one point, from upward photos taken with a phone.
- Built to reproduce
- A spherical densiometer reading, from four photos at each plot
- Platform
- Android
- Price
- Free during testing
Get it
Validation
Guides for Sample app
What the data is good for
Suitable for
- Comparing canopy closure between plots, or between years at the same plot
- Tracking canopy recovery at restoration sites
Not suitable for
- Canopy cover across a whole stand from a single plot
- Direct comparison with readings taken by a different method