Assessment of tree structure using a 3D image analysis technique-A proof of concept

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 198-203

  Morgenroth, J ^a   Gomez, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forest mensuration; Multiple view stereophotogrammetry; Structure from motion; Tree architecture; Tree inventory; Tree measurement

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOPHYSICS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DIAMETER; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIDAR; STEM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TREE; VOLUME;

EID: 84896710738     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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