Tree species classification using airborne LiDAR - effects of stand and tree parameters, downsizing of training set, intensity normalization, and sensor type

Silva Fennica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 319-339

  Korpela, Ilkka ^a   Ole Ørka, Hans ^b   Maltamo, Matti ^c   Tokola, Timo ^c   Hyyppä, Juha ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d FINNISH GEODETIC INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Airborne laser scanning; ALS; Backscatter amplitude; Canopy; Crown modeling; Discriminant analysis; Intensity; Laser; Leica ALS50 II; Monoplotting; Optech ALTM3100

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; AIRBORNE LIDAR; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; BROADLEAVED TREES; DATA SETS; FINLAND; FOLIAGE DENSITY; FOREST INVENTORY; GEOMETRIC INFORMATION; HIGH INTENSITY; INTENSITY DATA; INTENSITY LASERS; INTENSITY VALUES; LIDAR SENSORS; LIDAR SIGNALS; MARGINAL EFFECTS; NORWAY SPRUCE; PERFORMANCE OF CLASSIFIER; SCOTS PINE; SOUTHERN FINLAND; SPECIES CLASSIFICATION; STAND AGE; TRAINING SETS; TREE SPECIES;

BACKSCATTERING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FORESTRY; LASER APPLICATIONS; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING;

OPTICAL RADAR;

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST INVENTORY; LIDAR; RADIOMETRIC SURVEY;

AIR CRAFT; CROWNS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FOREST CANOPY; INTENSITY; LASERS; RADAR; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING;

FINLAND;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 77953963207     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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