Lidar boosts 3D ecological observations and modelings: A review and perspective

Q Guo, Y Su, T Hu, H Guan, S **… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The advent of lidar has revolutionized the way we observe and measure vegetation structure
from the ground and from above and represents a major advance toward the quantification …

Seeing the system from above: the use and potential of remote sensing for studying ecosystem dynamics

C Senf - Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Remote sensing techniques are increasingly used for studying ecosystem dynamics,
delivering spatially explicit information on the properties of Earth over large spatial and multi …

Individual tree-crown detection in RGB imagery using semi-supervised deep learning neural networks

BG Weinstein, S Marconi, S Bohlman, A Zare, E White - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing can transform the speed, scale, and cost of biodiversity and forestry
surveys. Data acquisition currently outpaces the ability to identify individual organisms in …

Characterizing the structural complexity of the Earth's forests with spaceborne lidar

T de Conto, J Armston, R Dubayah - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Forest structural complexity is a key element of ecosystem functioning, impacting light
environments, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and habitat quality. Addressing the need for a …

Vegetation structure derived from airborne laser scanning to assess species distribution and habitat suitability: The way forward

V Moudrý, AF Cord, L Gábor, GV Laurin… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem structure, especially vertical vegetation structure, is one of the six essential
biodiversity variable classes and is an important aspect of habitat heterogeneity, affecting …

[HTML][HTML] Map** the urban forest in detail: From LiDAR point clouds to 3D tree models

M Münzinger, N Prechtel, M Behnisch - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Trees are an integral component of the urban environment and important for human well-
being, adaption measures to climate change and sustainable urban transformation …

[HTML][HTML] Individual tree point clouds and tree measurements from multi-platform laser scanning in German forests

H Weiser, J Schäfer, L Winiwarter… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
Laser scanning from different acquisition platforms enables the collection of 3D point clouds
from different perspectives and with varying resolutions. These point clouds allow us to …

[BOOK][B] Geocomputation with R

R Lovelace, J Nowosad, J Muenchow - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Geocomputation with R is for people who want to analyze, visualize and model geographic
data with open source software. It is based on R, a statistical programming language that …