Quantitative Assessment of Scots Pine (<italic>Pinus Sylvestris</italic> L.) Whorl Structure in a Forest Environment Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning

State-of-the-art technology available at sawmills enables measurements of whorl numbers and the maximum branch diameter for individual logs, but such information is currently unavailable at the wood procurement planning phase. The first step toward more detailed evaluation of standing timber is to i...

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Main Authors: Jiri Pyorala, Xinlian Liang, Mikko Vastaranta, Ninni Saarinen, Ville Kankare, Yunsheng Wang, Markus Holopainen, Juha Hyyppa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8341859/