Savannas are heterogeneous ecosystems, composed of varied spatial combinations and
proportions of woody and herbaceous vegetation. Most field-based inventory and remote …

Point clouds generated by terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) have enabled new ways to
measure stem diameters. A common method for diameter calculation is to fit cylindrical or …

Cylinders play a vital role in representing geometry of environmental and man-made
structures. Most existing cylinder fitting methods perform well for outlier free data sampling a …

Forest structure plays a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem balance. All the
biogeochemical cycles need trees for the successful execution of the processes. Nowadays …

Abstract Background and Aims Terrestrial LiDAR scanning (TLS) data are of great interest in
forest ecology and management because they provide detailed 3-D information on tree …

We present an approach for automatically detecting the positions of tree trunks, for
determining their corresponding diameter at breast height (DBH), and for assessing the …

The accurate measurement of diameter at breast height (DBH) is essential to forest
operational management, forest inventory, and carbon cycle modeling. Terrestrial laser …

Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is a promising technique for plot-wise acquisition of
geometric attributes of forests. However, there still exists a need for TLS applications in …

The utilization of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data for forest inventory purposes has
increasingly gained recognition in the past two decades. Volume estimates from TLS data …

Crown vertical profiles (CVP) play an essential role in stand biomass and forest fire
prediction. Traditionally, due to measurement difficulties, CVP models developed based on …