FOREST SPECIES CLASSIFICATION BASED ON STATISTICAL POINT PATTERN ANALYSIS USING AIRBORNE LIDAR DATA

The paper investigated the effectiveness of point pattern methods in the application of forest species classification using airborne LiDAR data. The forest stands and individual trees in our study area were classified as either shade tolerant or intolerant species. The purpose of adopting the point...

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Main Authors: J. Li, B. Hu, T. L. Noland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XXXVIII-5-W12/271/2011/isprsarchives-XXXVIII-5-W12-271-2011.pdf