Assessing a Template Matching Approach for Tree Height and Position Extraction from Lidar-Derived Canopy Height Models of Pinus Pinaster Stands

In this paper, an assessment of a method using a correlation filter over a lidar-derived digital canopy height model (CHM) is presented. The objective of the procedure is to obtain stem density, position, and height values, on a stand with the following characteristics: ellipsoidal canopy shape (Pin...

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Main Author: Francesco Pirotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/1/4/194/