LiDAR applications to estimate forest biomass at individual tree scale: Opportunities, challenges and future perspectives
Accurate forest biomass estimation at the individual tree scale is the foundation of timber
industry and forest management. It plays an important role in explaining ecological issues …
industry and forest management. It plays an important role in explaining ecological issues …
Understanding forest health with remote sensing-part I—a review of spectral traits, processes and remote-sensing characteristics
Anthropogenic stress and disturbance of forest ecosystems (FES) has been increasing at all
scales from local to global. In rapidly changing environments, in-situ terrestrial FES …
scales from local to global. In rapidly changing environments, in-situ terrestrial FES …
Retrieval of forest structural parameters using LiDAR remote sensing
In this paper, a literature overview is presented on the use of laser rangefinder techniques
for the retrieval of forest inventory parameters and structural characteristics. The existing …
for the retrieval of forest inventory parameters and structural characteristics. The existing …
Tree species classification and estimation of stem volume and DBH based on single tree extraction by exploiting airborne full-waveform LiDAR data
The paper highlights recent results of forest structure analysis at single tree level based on
analyzing airborne full waveform LiDAR data. Single trees are automatically detected by a …
analyzing airborne full waveform LiDAR data. Single trees are automatically detected by a …
Understanding forest health with remote sensing-part II—A review of approaches and data models
Stress in forest ecosystems (FES) occurs as a result of land-use intensification, disturbances,
resource limitations or unsustainable management, causing changes in forest health (FH) at …
resource limitations or unsustainable management, causing changes in forest health (FH) at …
Tree species classification using plant functional traits from LiDAR and hyperspectral data
Plant functional traits have been extensively used to describe, rank and discriminate species
according to their variability between species in classical plant taxonomy. However, the …
according to their variability between species in classical plant taxonomy. However, the …
PTrees: A point-based approach to forest tree extraction from lidar data
C Véga, A Hamrouni, S El Mokhtari, J Morel… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper introduces PTrees, a multi-scale dynamic point cloud segmentation dedicated to
forest tree extraction from lidar point clouds. The method process the point data using the …
forest tree extraction from lidar point clouds. The method process the point data using the …
Earth observation based monitoring of forests in Germany: a review
Forests in Germany cover around 11.4 million hectares and, thus, a share of 32% of
Germany's surface area. Therefore, forests shape the character of the country's cultural …
Germany's surface area. Therefore, forests shape the character of the country's cultural …
A comparative assessment of the performance of individual tree crowns delineation algorithms from ALS data in tropical forests
Tropical forest canopies are comprised of tree crowns of multiple species varying in shape
and height, and ground inventories do not usually reliably describe their structure. Airborne …
and height, and ground inventories do not usually reliably describe their structure. Airborne …
Advances in forest inventory using airborne laser scanning
We present two improvements for laser-based forest inventory. The first improvement is
based on using last pulse data for tree detection. When trees overlap, the surface model …
based on using last pulse data for tree detection. When trees overlap, the surface model …