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A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data.
- Source :
- Remote Sensing; 1/15/2019, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p211, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Tree stem detection is a key step toward retrieving detailed stem attributes from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data. Various point-based methods have been proposed for the stem point extraction at both individual tree and plot levels. The main limitation of the point-based methods is their high computing demand when dealing with plot-level TLS data. Although segment-based methods can reduce the computational burden and uncertainties of point cloud classification, its application is largely limited to urban scenes due to the complexity of the algorithm, as well as the conditions of natural forests. Here we propose a novel and simple segment-based method for efficient stem detection at the plot level, which is based on the curvature feature of the points and connected component segmentation. We tested our method using a public TLS dataset with six forest plots that were collected for the international TLS benchmarking project in Evo, Finland. Results showed that the mean accuracies of the stem point extraction were comparable to the state-of-art methods (>95%). The accuracies of the stem mappings were also comparable to the methods tested in the international TLS benchmarking project. Additionally, our method was applicable to a wide range of stem forms. In short, the proposed method is accurate and simple; it is a sensible solution for the stem detection of standing trees using TLS data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OPTICAL scanners
FORESTS & forestry
POINT cloud
ALGORITHMS
CLOUD computing
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20724292
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Remote Sensing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134328814
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11020211