Integrated change detection and classification in urban areas based on airborne laser scanning point clouds

THG Tran, C Ressl, N Pfeifer - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper suggests a new approach for change detection (CD) in 3D point clouds. It
combines classification and CD in one step using machine learning. The point cloud data of …

The 5 mm geoid model for Estonia computed by the least squares modified Stokes's formula

A Ellmann, S Märdla, T Oja - Survey review, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Computational stages of a new high-resolution 5 mm quasigeoid model for Estonia are
explained. Certain requirements for the quality and coverage of gravity data in the context of …

Shipborne GNSS-determined sea surface heights using geoid model and realistic dynamic topography

S Varbla, A Liibusk, A Ellmann - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
With an increasing demand for accurate and reliable estimates of sea surface heights (SSH)
from coastal and marine applications, approaches based on GNSS positioning have …

Τhe “GPS/GNSS on Boat” Technique for the Determination of the Sea Surface Topography and Geoid: A Critical Review

S Lycourghiotis, F Kariotou - Coasts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The opening up of the global positioning system (GPS) for non-military uses provided a new
impetus for the study of the sea surface topography (SST) and geoid, especially in coastal …

Retrieval of directional power spectral density and wave parameters from airborne LiDAR point cloud

V Jahanmard, S Varbla, N Delpeche-Ellmann… - Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing magnitude and frequency of extreme events (eg, floods, waves, storms), along
with the demands of shipping (eg, increasing vessel sizes) and marine engineering (eg …

Applications of airborne laser scanning for determining marine geoid and surface waves properties

S Varbla, A Ellmann… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Marine and coastal applications require now more than ever accurate and expansive
understanding of the marine surface topography in the offshore domain, with the relationship …

The influence of bathymetry on regional marine geoid modeling in Northern Europe

S Varbla - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although Northern Europe has been the target area in many regionwide geoid
determination studies, the research has been land-focused, neglecting bathymetry …

Assessment of marine geoid models by ship-borne GNSS profiles

S Varbla, A Ellmann, S Märdla… - Geodesy and Cartography, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Even though the entire Baltic Sea is included in previous geoid modelling projects such as
the NKG2015 and EGG07, the accuracy of contemporary geoid models over marine areas …

Examining the performance of the Sentinel-3 coastal altimetry in the Baltic Sea using a regional high-resolution geoid model

E Birgiel, A Ellmann… - 2018 Baltic Geodetic …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Performance of the Sentinel-3 SRAL altimeter is evaluated in the coastal zones of the Gulf of
Finland, Baltic Sea. Sea Surface Heights (SSH, processed with the ESA developed …

[PDF][PDF] Gravity anomaly field over Estonia

T Oja, A Ellmann, S Märdla - estonian Journal of earth sciences, 2019 - kirj.ee
Different gravity reference frames, methods and instruments have been used by several
institutions for conducting gravimetric measurements in Estonia within the past 70 years …