Canophy Height Model (CHM)
The Canopy Height Model (CHM) is “the height or residual distance between the ground and the top of the objects above the ground. This includes the actual heights of trees, builds and any other objects on the earth’s surface.” (Earth Lab, 2022)
Sources
Earth Lab. 2022. “Lesson 4. Canopy Height Models, Digital Surface Models & Digital Elevation Models - Work With LiDAR Data in Python.” Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.earthdatascience.org/courses/use-data-open-source-python/data-stories/what-is-lidar-data/lidar-chm-dem-dsm/.