Sorted pulse data (SPD) library-Part II: A processing framework for LiDAR data from pulsed laser systems in terrestrial environments

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 207-215

  Bunting, Peter ^a   Armston, John ^b,c   Clewley, Daniel ^a   Lucas, Richard M ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

LiDAR; Pulse; Software; Sorted; SPD; Waveform

Indexed keywords

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; PULSE; PULSED-LASER SYSTEMS; SORTED; SPD; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; WAVE FORMS; WAVEFORM PROCESSING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA INTEGRATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; OPEN SYSTEMS; OPTICAL RADAR; SPACE PLATFORMS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

DATA PROCESSING; LIDAR; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84877924450     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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