Assessing the performance of a handheld laser scanning system for individual tree map**—A Mixed forests showcase in Spain

F Tupinambá-Simões, A Pascual, J Guerra-Hernández… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of mobile laser scanning to survey forest ecosystems is a promising, scalable
technology to describe the 3D structure of forests at a high resolution. We use a structurally …

Seeing the forest for the trees: Map** cover and counting trees from aerial images of a mangrove forest using artificial intelligence

D Schürholz, GA Castellanos-Galindo, E Casella… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mangrove forests provide valuable ecosystem services to coastal communities across
tropical and subtropical regions. Current anthropogenic stressors threaten these ecosystems …

[HTML][HTML] Point2Tree (P2T)—Framework for parameter tuning of semantic and instance segmentation used with mobile laser scanning data in coniferous forest

M Wielgosz, S Puliti, P Wilkes, R Astrup - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inthis study, we introduce Point2Tree, a modular and versatile framework that employs a
three-tiered methodology, inclusive of semantic segmentation, instance segmentation, and …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of solar radiation and sub-canopy light regime on forest inventory plots of mixed conifer and deciduous temperate forests using point clouds from …

S Witzmann, C Gollob, R Kraßnitzer, T Ritter… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar radiation is a major driver of forest ecosystems and affects the hydrological cycle and
energy balance. The vitality of trees strongly depends on the amount of light input to …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic detection of color markings and numbers on trees in point clouds from Personal Laser Scanning (PLS) and Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS)

S Wagner, A Angerschmid, A Saranti, C Gollob… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
In forestry, colored spray paint is used for different purposes, such as marking trees that are
chosen for the next harvest or that will be promoted by future silvicultural activities, or for the …

Terrestrial laser scanning vs. manual methods for assessing complex forest stand structure: a comparative analysis on plenter forests

Y Wardius, S Hein - European Journal of Forest Research, 2024 - Springer
In continuous cover forestry, plenter silviculture is regarded as an elaborated system for
optimizing the sustainable production of high-quality timber maintaining a constant but …

Simulating cable corridors based on terrestrial LiDAR data

CO Retzlaff, C Gollob, A Nothdurft, K Stampfer… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This article introduces a new basis for optimising cable corridor layouts in timber extraction
on steep terrain by using a digital twin of a forest. Traditional approaches for generating …

Measurement of individual tree parameters with carriage-based laser scanning in cable yarding operations

C Gollob, R Krassnitzer, T Ritter, A Tockner… - Croatian Journal of …, 2023 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Introduction: Cable yarding is a technology that enables efficient and sustainable
use of timber resources in mountainous areas. Carriages as an integral component of cable …

Automatic detection tree crown and height using Mask R-CNN based on unmanned aerial vehicles images for biomass map**

H Fu, H Zhao, J Jiang, Y Zhang, G Liu, W ** the aboveground biomass (AGB) of forests in a spatially continuous manner is
essential to comprehend the carbon sequestration capacity of forest ecosystems. Automatic …

Individual nursery trees classification and segmentation using a point cloud-based neural network with dense connection pattern

J Xu, H Liu, Y Shen, X Zeng, X Zheng - Scientia Horticulturae, 2024 - Elsevier
Nurseries are used to cultivate a variety of tree species. Obtaining some specific information
like the tree species, positions of crowns and trunks can enhance the efficacy of nursery …