Support vector machines for tree species identification using LiDAR-derived structure and intensity variables

Geocarto International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 364-378

  Zhang, Zhenyu ^a,b   Liu, Xiaoye ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

cool temperate rainforest; LiDAR; LiDAR intensity; support vector machines; SVM; tree species identification

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLASSIFICATION; EVERGREEN TREE; LIDAR; RAINFOREST; TEMPERATE FOREST;

EID: 84882239086     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2012.710653     Document Type: Article

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