A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data
Tree stem detection is a key step toward retrieving detailed stem attributes from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data. Various point-based methods have been proposed for the stem point extraction at both individual tree and plot levels. The main limitation of the point-based methods is their high...
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doaj-ba784cf40f89462ea68e416a227149722020-11-25T01:42:58ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922019-01-0111221110.3390/rs11020211rs11020211A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning DataWuming Zhang0Peng Wan1Tiejun Wang2Shangshu Cai3Yiming Chen4Xiuliang Jin5Guangjian Yan6State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing Engineering Research Centre for Global Land Remote Sensing Products, Institute of Remote Sensing Science and Engineering, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing Engineering Research Centre for Global Land Remote Sensing Products, Institute of Remote Sensing Science and Engineering, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaFaculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The NetherlandsState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing Engineering Research Centre for Global Land Remote Sensing Products, Institute of Remote Sensing Science and Engineering, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing Engineering Research Centre for Global Land Remote Sensing Products, Institute of Remote Sensing Science and Engineering, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaINRA-EMMAH, UMT-CAPTE, 84914 Avignon, FranceState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing Engineering Research Centre for Global Land Remote Sensing Products, Institute of Remote Sensing Science and Engineering, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaTree stem detection is a key step toward retrieving detailed stem attributes from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data. Various point-based methods have been proposed for the stem point extraction at both individual tree and plot levels. The main limitation of the point-based methods is their high computing demand when dealing with plot-level TLS data. Although segment-based methods can reduce the computational burden and uncertainties of point cloud classification, its application is largely limited to urban scenes due to the complexity of the algorithm, as well as the conditions of natural forests. Here we propose a novel and simple segment-based method for efficient stem detection at the plot level, which is based on the curvature feature of the points and connected component segmentation. We tested our method using a public TLS dataset with six forest plots that were collected for the international TLS benchmarking project in Evo, Finland. Results showed that the mean accuracies of the stem point extraction were comparable to the state-of-art methods (>95%). The accuracies of the stem mappings were also comparable to the methods tested in the international TLS benchmarking project. Additionally, our method was applicable to a wide range of stem forms. In short, the proposed method is accurate and simple; it is a sensible solution for the stem detection of standing trees using TLS data.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/2/211tree stem extractionterrestrial laser scanningsegment-based classificationconnected component segmentation |
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Wuming Zhang Peng Wan Tiejun Wang Shangshu Cai Yiming Chen Xiuliang Jin Guangjian Yan A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data Remote Sensing tree stem extraction terrestrial laser scanning segment-based classification connected component segmentation |
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Wuming Zhang Peng Wan Tiejun Wang Shangshu Cai Yiming Chen Xiuliang Jin Guangjian Yan |
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A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data |
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A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data |
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A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data |
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A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data |
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A Novel Approach for the Detection of Standing Tree Stems from Plot-Level Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data |
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novel approach for the detection of standing tree stems from plot-level terrestrial laser scanning data |
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Tree stem detection is a key step toward retrieving detailed stem attributes from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data. Various point-based methods have been proposed for the stem point extraction at both individual tree and plot levels. The main limitation of the point-based methods is their high computing demand when dealing with plot-level TLS data. Although segment-based methods can reduce the computational burden and uncertainties of point cloud classification, its application is largely limited to urban scenes due to the complexity of the algorithm, as well as the conditions of natural forests. Here we propose a novel and simple segment-based method for efficient stem detection at the plot level, which is based on the curvature feature of the points and connected component segmentation. We tested our method using a public TLS dataset with six forest plots that were collected for the international TLS benchmarking project in Evo, Finland. Results showed that the mean accuracies of the stem point extraction were comparable to the state-of-art methods (>95%). The accuracies of the stem mappings were also comparable to the methods tested in the international TLS benchmarking project. Additionally, our method was applicable to a wide range of stem forms. In short, the proposed method is accurate and simple; it is a sensible solution for the stem detection of standing trees using TLS data. |
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tree stem extraction terrestrial laser scanning segment-based classification connected component segmentation |
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