Papers

Peer-reviewed papers based on data collected from the Whitehall Forest GPS Test Site:

2023

The effects of nearby trees on the positional accuracy of GNSS receivers in a forest environment. PLoS ONE. 18(3):e0283090

2020

The applicability of recreation-grade GNSS receiver (GPS watch, Suunto Ambit Peak 3) in a forested and an open area compared to a mapping-grade receiver (Trimble Juno T41). PLoS ONE. 15(4): e0231532. 

2017

Effects of forest thinning on static horizontal positions collected with a mapping-grade GNSS receiver. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 9(1): 14-21. 

2015

How a GNSS receiver is held may affect static horizontal position accuracy. PLoS ONE. 10(4): e0124696. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124696. 

2014

Dynamic accuracy of recreation-grade GPS receivers in oak-hickory forests. Forestry. 87(4): 504-511. 

2012

Influence of the juxtaposition of trees on consumer-grade GPS position quality. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 4(2): 81-91.

Static horizontal positions determined with a consumer-grade GNSS receiver: One assessment of the number of fixes necessary. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. 33(1): 149-157. 

2010

One year's experience with a recreation-grade GPS receiver. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences. 2(2): 87-94. 

Performance of mapping-grade GPS receivers in southeastern forest conditions. RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences. 5(1): Article 2. 

2009

Multipath mitigation under forest canopies: A choke ring antenna solution. Forest Science. 55(2): 109-116.

A comparison of GPS performance in a southern hardwood forest: Exploring low-cost solutions for forestry applications. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 33(1): 9-16.