Assessing the Ability of Image Based Point Clouds Captured from a UAV to Measure the Terrain in the Presence of Canopy Cover

Point clouds captured from Unmanned Aerial Systems are increasingly relied upon to provide information describing the structure of forests. The quality of the information derived from these point clouds is dependent on a range of variables, including the type and structure of the forest, weather con...

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Main Authors: Luke Wallace, Chris Bellman, Bryan Hally, Jaime Hernandez, Simon Jones, Samuel Hillman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
UAS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/3/284