Estimating forest structural attributes using UAV-LiDAR data in Ginkgo plantations

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 146, Issue , 2018, Pages 465-482

  Liu, Kun ^a   Shen, Xin ^a   Cao, Lin ^a   Wang, Guibin ^a   Cao, Fuliang ^a  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forest structural attributes; Ginkgo; LiDAR; Planted forest; Point cloud density; UAV

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT DETECTION; ANTENNAS; DECISION TREES; DIGITAL STORAGE; ESTIMATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH; OPTICAL RADAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

FOREST STRUCTURAL ATTRIBUTES; GINKGO; INDIVIDUAL TREE DETECTIONS; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); PLANTED FOREST; POINT CLOUD; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SURVEY; CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GYMNOSPERM; LIDAR; SATELLITE DATA; STAND STRUCTURE; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

CHINA;

EID: 85056176431     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.11.001     Document Type: Article

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