Real-time tree-foliage surface estimation using a ground laser scanner

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1377-1383

  Palacín, Jordi ^a   Pallejà, Tomàs ^a   Tresanchez, Marcel ^a   Sanz, Ricardo ^a   Llorens, Jordi ^a   Ribes Dasi, Manel ^a   Masip, Joan ^a   Arnó, Jaume ^a   Escolà, Alexandre ^a   Rosell, Joan Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agrochemical dose control; Foliage estimation; Ground laser scanner; Light detection and ranging (LIDAR); Remote sensing; Volume estimation

Indexed keywords

FOLIAGE SURFACE; GROUND LASER SCANNER; LEAF AREA; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; VOLUME ESTIMATION;

CORRELATION METHODS; EXTRAPOLATION; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; OPTICAL RADAR; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

SCANNING;

CORRELATION; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; PYRUS; SCANNING; STAND VOLUME;

EID: 34547862348     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2007.900126     Document Type: Article

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