Object-based classification of abandoned logging roads under heavy canopy using LiDAR

Remote Sensing

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 4043-4060

  Sherba, Jason ^a   Blesius, Leonhard ^a   Davis, Jerry ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest roads; LiDAR; Logging roads; Object based classification

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; ROADS AND STREETS;

CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURE; FOREST ROADS; FULLY AUTOMATED; MULTIRESOLUTION SEGMENTATION; OBJECT-BASED CLASSIFICATIONS; POST PROCESSING; ROAD CLASSIFICATIONS; ROAD DETECTION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 84901494847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs6054043     Document Type: Article

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