Understanding the forest structure: development of tools for identification and delineation of individual trees using LiDAR.

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is currently being used to extract the biophysical characteristics of forests. LiDAR can provide extensive information about tree canopies; pulses reflected back to the sensor can represent understory vegetation as well as partial tree canopies below the domina...

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Main Author: Loos, Rafael
Other Authors: Niemann, K. O.
Language:English
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Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3110