The use of terrestrial LiDAR technology in forest science: application fields, benefits and challenges

M Dassot, T Constant, M Fournier - Annals of forest science, 2011 - Springer
Introduction The use of terrestrial LiDAR (light detection and ranging) scanners in forest
environments is being studied extensively at present due to the high potential of this …

Remote sensing for mapping natural habitats and their conservation status–New opportunities and challenges

C Corbane, S Lang, K Pipkins, S Alleaume… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Safeguarding the diversity of natural and semi-natural habitats in Europe is one of the aims
set out by the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural …

[图书][B] Topographic laser ranging and scanning: principles and processing

J Shan, CK Toth - 2018 - books.google.com
Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive
discussion of topographic LiDAR principles, systems, data acquisition, and data processing …

[PDF][PDF] Tree and Forest Measurement

PW West - 2009 - arvorelab.ufam.edu.br
Traditionally, forest measurement textbooks have been concerned primarily with
determination of the amounts of the principal commercial product of forests, wood. This was …

Review of methods of small‐footprint airborne laser scanning for extracting forest inventory data in boreal forests

J Hyyppä, H Hyyppä, D Leckie, F Gougeon… - … Journal of Remote …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Experiences from Nordic countries and Canada have shown that the retrieval of the stem
volume and mean tree height of a tree or at stand level from laser scanner data performs as …

Evaluating tree detection and segmentation routines on very high resolution UAV LiDAR data

L Wallace, A Lucieer, CS Watson - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Light detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is becoming an increasingly used tool to support
decision-making processes within forest operations. Area-based methods that derive …

Estimating biomass carbon stocks for a Mediterranean forest in central Spain using LiDAR height and intensity data

M García, D Riaño, E Chuvieco, FM Danson - Remote Sensing of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Biomass fractions (total aboveground, branches and foliage) were estimated from a small
footprint discrete-return LiDAR system in an unmanaged Mediterranean forest in central …

Comparative testing of single-tree detection algorithms under different types of forest

J Vauhkonen, L Ene, S Gupta, J Heinzel, J Holmgren… - Forestry, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Airborne laser scanning data and corresponding field data were acquired from boreal
forests in Norway and Sweden, coniferous and broadleaved forests in Germany and tropical …

Mapping snags and understory shrubs for a LiDAR-based assessment of wildlife habitat suitability

S Martinuzzi, LA Vierling, WA Gould… - Remote Sensing of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The lack of maps depicting forest three-dimensional structure, particularly as pertaining to
snags and understory shrub species distribution, is a major limitation for managing wildlife …

3-D mapping of a multi-layered Mediterranean forest using ALS data

A Ferraz, F Bretar, S Jacquemoud, G Gonçalves… - Remote Sensing of …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study presents a robust approach for characterization of multi-layered forests using
airborne laser scanning (ALS) data. Fuel mapping or biomass estimation requires knowing …