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Tree crown shape parameter extraction from airborne photogrammetric point cloud

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Forest inventories are mainly based on satellite data for monitoring changes and management applications. The latest developments in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) allow rapid acquisition of very-high resolution (VHR) data, that could enhance forest inventories with information at individual tree level. This study showed that it is possible to extract top of canopy (TOC) individual tree crown (ITC) shape parameters based on UAV acquired data, in a dense tropical forest. Field survey measurements and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data were used for validation.
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    Publication year

    2016

    Authors

    Kallimani, C.

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    tree crown, satellite imagery, monitoring, remote sensing, tropical forests

    Geographic

    Indonesia

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