Voxel-based estimation of plant area density from airborne laser scanner data

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 38, Issue 5W12, 2011, Pages 209-212

  Song, Y ^a   Maki, M ^a   Imanishi, J ^a   Morimoto, Y ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Crown volume; Flight line; Lidar; Plant area index; Three dimensional (3 D)

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL RADAR; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

CANOPY STRUCTURE; CROWN VOLUME; FLIGHT LINES; PLANT AREAS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

LASER PULSES;

FOREST CANOPY; STRUCTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN;

EID: 84924328986     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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