Calculation of tree height and canopy crown from drone images using segmentation

Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 605-613

  Lim, Ye Seul ^a   La, Phu Hien ^a   Park, Jong Soo ^b   Lee, Mi Hee ^a   Pyeon, Mu Wook ^a   Kim, Jee In ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Asset Management Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Canopy crown; Digital surface model; Drone; Individual tree; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SEGMENTATION; TREE;

CONIFERALES;

EID: 84963969114     PISSN: 15984850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7848/ksgpc.2015.33.6.605     Document Type: Article

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