Inventorying trees in an urban landscape using small-footprint discrete return imaging lidar

Automation of urban tree inventory using remote sensing is needed not only to reduce inventory costs but also to support carbon accounting for urban planners and policy-makers. However, urban areas are heterogeneous and complex, and a more sophisticated approach is needed for using remote-sensing te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shrestha, Rupesh
Other Authors: Forestry
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37538
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04012011-123043/