A review of tree species classification based on airborne LiDAR data and applied classifiers

M Michałowska, J Rapiński - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing techniques, developed over the past four decades, have enabled large-
scale forest inventory. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), as an active remote sensing …

A new method for 3D individual tree extraction using multispectral airborne LiDAR point clouds

W Dai, B Yang, Z Dong, A Shaker - ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of individual trees is essential for many applications in forest
management and ecology. Previous studies relied on single tree detection from …

Tree Branch Characterisation from Point Clouds: a Comprehensive Review

RJL Hartley, S Jayathunga, J Morgenroth… - Current Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Since the late 1990s, researchers have been increasingly
utilising digital methodologies to assess the branch structure of trees. The emergence of …

Deep learning for conifer/deciduous classification of airborne LiDAR 3D point clouds representing individual trees

H Hamraz, NB Jacobs, MA Contreras… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of deep learning for
coniferous/deciduous classification of individual trees segmented from airborne LiDAR data …

Measuring loblolly pine crowns with drone imagery through deep learning

X Lou, Y Huang, L Fang, S Huang, H Gao… - Journal of Forestry …, 2022 - Springer
In modeling forest stand growth and yield, crown width, a measure for stand density, is
among the parameters that allows for estimating stand timber volumes. However, accurately …

Individual tree crown segmentation of a larch plantation using airborne laser scanning data based on region growing and canopy morphology features

Z Ma, Y Pang, D Wang, X Liang, B Chen, H Lu… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The detection of individual trees in a larch plantation could improve the management
efficiency and production prediction. This study introduced a two-stage individual tree crown …

A novel approach to the unsupervised update of land-cover maps by classification of time series of multispectral images

C Paris, L Bruzzone… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an unsupervised approach that extracts reliable labeled units from
outdated maps to update them using time series (TS) of recent multispectral (MS) images …

An approach based on deep learning for tree species classification in LiDAR data acquired in mixed forest

D Marinelli, C Paris, L Bruzzone - IEEE Geoscience and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter proposes a novel method based on Deep Learning (DL) to forest species
classification in airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. Differently from the …

Tree species classification using airborne lidar data based on individual tree segmentation and shape fitting

C Qian, C Yao, H Ma, J Xu, J Wang - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Individual tree species classification is of strategic importance for forest monitoring, analysis,
and management, which are critical for sustainable forestry development. In this regard, the …

Point-cloud segmentation of individual trees in complex natural forest scenes based on a trunk-growth method

Q Liu, W Ma, J Zhang, Y Liu, D Xu, J Wang - Journal of Forestry Research, 2021 - Springer
Forest resource management and ecological assessment have been recently supported by
emerging technologies. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is one that can be quickly and …