Tree Species Detection Accuracies Using Discrete Point Lidar and Airborne Waveform Lidar

Species information is a key component of any forest inventory. However, when performing forest inventory from aerial scanning Lidar data, species classification can be very difficult. We investigated changes in classification accuracy while identifying five individual tree species (Douglas-fir, wes...

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Main Authors: Eric C. Turnblom, L. Monika Moskal, Nicholas R. Vaughn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/4/2/377/