Automating Plot-Level Stem Analysis from Terrestrial Laser Scanning

Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) provides an accurate means of analyzing individual tree attributes, and can be extended to plots using multiple TLS scans. However, multiple TLS scans may reduce the effectiveness of individual tree structure quantification, often due to understory occupation, mutual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhouxin Xi, Christopher Hopkinson, Laura Chasmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
DTM
DBH
TLS
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/11/252