Development of an automated individual tree detection model using point cloud LiDAR data for accurate tree counts in a Pinus radiata plantation

Australian Forestry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 126-136

  Kathuria, Amrit ^a   Turner, Russell ^b   Stone, Christine ^a   Duque Lazo, Joaqin ^c   West, Ron ^d  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Remote Census Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

crown detection; Inventories; LiDAR; Pinus radiata; plantations; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTICAL RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

APPLICATION TESTING; INDIVIDUAL TREE DETECTIONS; INVENTORIES; LIDAR POINT CLOUD DATUM; LIDAR POINT CLOUDS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELING; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84976402605     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2016.1153770     Document Type: Article

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