Terrestrial laser scanning as an effective tool to retrieve tree level height, crown width, and stem diameter

Remote Sensing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1877-1896

  Srinivasan, Shruthi ^a   Popescu, Sorin C ^a   Eriksson, Marian ^a   Sheridan, Ryan D ^a   Ku, Nian Wei ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimation; Forestry; Parameters; Retrieval; TLS

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SEEBECK EFFECT; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; AIRBORNE LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PARAMETERS; RETRIEVAL; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING; TLS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOREST FIRES; FORESTS; INVENTORIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84928790240     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs70201877     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Næsset, E.; Gobakken, T.; Holmgren, J.; Hyyppä, H.; Hyyppä, J.; Maltamo, M.; Nilsson, M.; Olsson, H.; Persson, A.; Söderman, U. Laser scanning of forest resources: The Nordic experience. Scand. J. For. Res. 2004, 19, 482-489.
2. Kussner, R.; Mosandl, R. Comparison of direct and indirect estimation of leaf area index in mature Norway spruce stands of Eastern Germany. Can. J. For. Res. 2000, 30, 440-447.
3. Henning, J.G.; Radtke, P.J. Ground-based laser imaging for assessing three-dimensional forest canopy structure. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens. 2006, 72, 1349-1358.
4. Lefsky, M.A.; Cohen, W.B.; Parker, G.G.; Harding, D.J. LiDAR remote sensing for ecosystem Studies. BioScience 2002, 52, 19-30.
5. Lim, K.; Treitz, P.; Wulder, M.; St-Onge, B.; Flood, M. LiDAR remote sensing of forest structure. Prog. Phys. Geogr. 2003, 27, 88-106.
6. Chen, Q.; Gong, P.; Baldocchi, D.; Tian, Y.Q. Estimating basal area and stem volume for individual trees from LiDAR data. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens. 2007, 73, 1355-1365.
7. Popescu, S.C.; Zhao, K. A voxel-based LiDAR method for estimating crown base height for deciduous and pine trees. Remote Sens. Environ. 2008, 112, 767-781.
8. Falkowski, M.J.; Evans, J.S.; Martinuzzi, S.; Gessler, P.E.; Hudak, A.T. Characterizing forest succession with LiDAR data: An evaluation for the Inland Northwest, USA. Remote Sens. Environ. 2009, 113, 946-956.
9. Srinivasan, S.; Popescu, S.C.; Eriksson, M.; Sheridan, R.D.; Ku, N.W. Multi-temporal terrestrial laser scanning for modeling tree biomass change. For. Ecol. Manag. 2014, 318, 304-317.
10. Huang, S.; Hager, S.A.; Halligan, K.Q.; Fairweather, I.S.; Swanson, A.K.; Crabtree, R.L. A comparison of individual tree and forest plot height derived from LiDAR and InSAR. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens. 2009, 75, 159-167.
11. Zolkos, S.G.; Goetz, S.J.; Dubayah, R. A meta-analysis of terrestrial aboveground biomass estimation using LiDAR remote sensing. Remote Sens. Environ. 2013, 128, 289-29.
12. Dassot, M.; Constant, T.; Fournier, M. The use of terrestrial LiDAR technology in forest science: Application fields, benefits and challenges. Ann. For. Sci. 2011, 68, 959-974.
13. Loudermilk, E.L.; Hiers, J.K.; O'Brien, J.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Singhania, A.; Fernandez, J.C.; Cropper, W.P., Jr.; Slatton, K.C. Ground-based LIDAR: A novel approach to quantify fine-scale fuelbed characteristics. Int. J. Wildland Fire 2009, 18, 676-685.
14. Moskal, L.M.; Erdody, T.; Kato, A.; Richardson, J.; Zheng, G.; Briggs, D. LiDAR applications in precision forestry. In Proceedings of Silvilaser2009, College Station, TX, USA, 14-16 October 2009.
15. Moskal, L.M.; Zheng, G. Retrieving forest inventory variables with Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) in urban heterogeneous forest. Remote Sens. 2012, 4, 1-20.
16. Kankare, V.; Holopainen, M.; Vastaranta, M.; Puttonen, E.; Yu, X.; Hyyppä, J.; Vaaja, M.; Hyyppä, H.; Alho, P. Individual tree biomass estimation using terrestrial laser scanning. ISPRS J. Photogramm. Remote Sens. 2013, 75, 64-75.
17. Lovell, J.L.; Jupp, D.L.B.; Culvenor, D.S.; Coops, N.C. Using airborne and ground-based ranging LiDAR to measure canopy structure in Australian forests. Can. J. Remote Sens. 2003, 29, 607-622.
18. Hopkinson, C.; Chasmer, L.; Young-Pow, C.; Treitz, P. Assessing forest metrics with a ground-based scanning LiDAR. Can. J. For. Res. 2004, 34, 573-583.
19. Bienert, A.; Scheller, S.; Keane, E.; Mullooly, G.; Mohan, F. Application of terrestrial laser scanners for the determination of forest inventory parameters. Int. Arch. Photogram. Remote Sens. Spat. Inf. Sci. 2006, 36. Part 5.
20. Van der Zande, D.; Hoet, W.; Jonckheere, I.; van Aardt, J.; Coppin, P. Influence of measurement set-up of ground-based LiDAR for derivation of tree structure. Agric. For. Meteorol. 2006, 141, 147-160.
21. Watt, P.J.; Donoghue, D.N.M. Measuring forest structure with terrestrial laser scanning. Int. J. Remote Sens. 2005, 26, 1437-1446.
22. Aschoff, T.; Spiecker, H. Algorithms for the automatic detection of trees in laser scanner data. Int. Arch. Photogram. Remote Sens. Spat. Inf. Sci. 2004, 36, 66-70.
23. Brolly, G.; Kiraly, G. Algorithms for stem mapping by means of terrestrial laser scanning. Acta Silv. Lignaria Hung. 2009, 5, 119-130.
24. Tansey, K.; Selmes, N.; Anstee, A.; Tate, N.J.; Denniss, A. Estimating tree and stand variables in a Corsican Pine woodland from terrestrial laser scanner data. Int. J. Remote Sens. 2009, 30, 5195-5209.
25. Thies, M.; Spiecker, H. Evaluation and future prospects of terrestrial laser scanning for standardized forest inventories. Int. Arch. Photogram. Remote Sens. Spat. Inf. Sci. 2004, 36, 192-197.
26. Wezyk, P.; Koziol, K.; Glista, M.; Pierzchalski, M. Terrestrial laser scanning versus traditional forest inventory. First results from the Polish forests. Int. Arch. Photogram. Rem. Sens. Spat. Inf. Sci. 2007, 36, 424-429.
27. Dubayah, R.O.; Drake, J.B. LiDAR remote sensing for forestry. J. For. 2000, 98, 44-46.
28. Chasmer, L.; Hopkinson, C.; Treitz, P. Investigating laser pulse penetration through a conifer canopy by integrating airborne and terrestrial LiDAR. Can. J. Remote Sens. 2006, 32, 116-125.
29. Evans, D.L.; Roberts, S.D.; Parker, R.C. LiDAR A new tool for forest measurements? For. Chron. 2006, 82, 211-218.
30. Popescu, S.C.; Wynne, R.H.; Nelson, R.F. Measuring individual tree crown diameter with LiDAR and assessing its influence on estimating forest volume and biomass. Can. J. Remote Sens. 2003, 29, 564-577.
31. Van Leeuwen, M.; Nieuwenhuis, M. Retrieval of forest structural parameters using LiDAR remote sensing. Eur. J. For. Res. 2010, 129, 749-770.
32. Johnsen, K.H.; Wear, D.; Oren, R.; Teskey, R.O.; Sanchez, F.; Will, R.; Butnor, J.; Markewitz, D.; Richter, D.; Rials, T.; et al. Meeting global policy commitments: Carbon sequestration and southern pine forests. J. For. 2001, 99, 14-21.
33. Popescu, S.C. Estimating biomass of individual pine trees using airborne LiDAR. Biomass Bioenerg 2007, 31, 646-655.
34. Kociuba, W.; Kubisz, W.; Zagórski, P. Use of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) for monitoring and modelling of geomorphic processes and phenomena at a small and medium spatial scale in Polar environment (Scott River-Spitsbergen). Geomorphology 2014, 212, 84-96.
35. Leica Cyclone (Version 7.1.3). Available online: http://hds.leica-geosystems.com/en/Leica-Cyclone_6515.htm (accessed on 26 January 2015).
36. Applied Imagery, 2010. Quick Terrain Modeler (Version 7.1.4). Available online: http://www.appliedimagery.com (accessed on 26 January 2015).
37. Li, W.; Guo, Q.; Jakubowski, M.K.; Kelly, M. A new method for segmenting individual trees from the LiDAR point cloud. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens. 2012, 78, 75-84.
38. McGaughey, R.J. FUSION/LDV: Software for LIDAR Data Analysis and Visualization; USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: Seattle, WA, USA, 2014.
39. Pueschel, P.; Newnham, G.; Rock, G.; Udelhoven, T.; Werner, W.; Hill, J. The influence of scan mode and circle fitting on tree stem detection, stem diameter and volume extraction from terrestrial laser scans. ISPRS J. Photogramm. Remote Sens. 2013, 77, 44-56.
40. Williams, M.S.; Bechtold, W.A.; LaBau, V.J. Five instruments for measuring tree height: An evaluation. South. J. Appl. For. 1994, 18, 76-82.