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标题：Single-tree detection in high-density LiDAR data from UAV-based survey
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作者：M. Balsi ; S. Esposito ; P. Fallavollita 等
期刊名称：European Journal of Remote Sensing
电子版ISSN：2279-7254
出版年度：2018
卷号：51
期号：1
页码：1-15
DOI：10.1080/22797254.2018.1474722
摘要：Unmanned aerial vehicle-based LiDAR survey provides very-high-density point clouds, which involve very rich information about forest detailed structure, allowing for detection of individual trees, as well as demanding high computational load. Single-tree detection is of great interest for forest management and ecology purposes, and the task is relatively well solved for forests made of single or largely dominant species, and trees having a very evident pointed shape in the upper part of the canopy (in particular conifers). Most authors proposed methods based totally or partially on search of local maxima in the canopy, which has poor performance for species that have flat or irregular upper canopy, and for mixed forests, especially where taller trees hide smaller ones. Such considerations apply in particular to Mediterranean hardwood forests. In such context, it is imperative to use the whole volume of the point cloud, however keeping computational load tractable. The authors propose the use of a methodology based on modelling the 3D-shape of the tree, which improves performance with respect to maxima-based models. A case study, performed on a hazel grove, is provided to document performance improvement on a relatively simple, but significant, case.
关键词：Airborne laser scanning (ALS) ; forestry ; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ; trees