Mapping the 3D structure of almond trees using UAV acquired photogrammetric point clouds and object-based image analysis

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 176, Issue , 2018, Pages 172-184

  Torres Sánchez, Jorge ^a   de Castro, Ana I ^a   Peña, José M ^b   Jiménez Brenes, Francisco M ^a   Arquero, Octavio ^c   Lovera, María ^c   López Granados, Francisca ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^c IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crown segmentation; Drone; Orchard architecture; Precision agriculture; Volume; Woody crop

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COSTS; CROPS; DRONES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS (OBIA); PHENOLOGICAL STAGE; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; VALIDATION ASSESSMENT; VOLUME; WOODY CROP;

FORESTRY;

EID: 85056565363     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2018.10.018     Document Type: Article

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