Estimating Forest Structure from UAV-Mounted LiDAR Point Cloud Using Machine Learning

Monitoring the structure of forest stands is of high importance for forest managers to help them in maintaining ecosystem services. For that purpose, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) open new prospects, especially in combination with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. Indeed, the shorter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Romain Neuville, Jordan Steven Bates, François Jonard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
UAV
PCA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/3/352