Recent advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles forest remote sensing—A systematic review. Part II: Research applications

R Dainelli, P Toscano, SF Di Gennaro, A Matese - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forest sustainable management aims to maintain the income of woody goods for
companies, together with preserving non-productive functions as a benefit for the …

Recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicle forest remote sensing—A systematic review. Part I: A general framework

R Dainelli, P Toscano, SF Di Gennaro, A Matese - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural, semi-natural, and planted forests are a key asset worldwide, providing a broad
range of positive externalities. For sustainable forest planning and management, remote …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-based canopy height modeling under leaf-on and leaf-off conditions for determining tree height and crown diameter (case study …

V Nasiri, AA Darvishsefat, H Arefi… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Tree height and crown diameter are two common individual tree attributes that can be
estimated from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images thanks to photogrammetry and …

An assessment of high-density UAV point clouds for the measurement of young forestry trials

RJL Hartley, EM Leonardo, P Massam, MS Watt… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The measurement of forestry trials is a costly and time-consuming process. Over the past few
years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have provided some significant developments that …

Canopy Composition and Spatial Configuration Influences Beta Diversity in Temperate Regrowth Forests of Southeastern Australia

A Singh, B Wagner, S Kasel, PJ Baker, CR Nitschke - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Structural features of the overstorey in managed and unmanaged forests can significantly
influence plant community composition. Native Acacia species are common in temperate …

Application of UAV photogrammetry with LiDAR data to facilitate the estimation of tree locations and DBH values for high-value timber species in northern Japanese …

KT Moe, T Owari, N Furuya, T Hiroshima, J Morimoto - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
High-value timber species play an important economic role in forest management. The
individual tree information for such species is necessary for practical forest management …

Improving the Estimation of Structural Parameters of a Mixed Conifer–Broadleaf Forest Using Structural, Textural, and Spectral Metrics Derived from Unmanned Aerial …

J Karthigesu, T Owari, S Tsuyuki, T Hiroshima - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Forest structural parameters are crucial for assessing ecological functions and forest quality.
To improve the accuracy of estimating these parameters, various approaches based on …

Construction of 3D maps of vegetation indices retrieved from UAV multispectral imagery in forested areas

J Villacrés, FAA Cheein - Biosystems Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•A sensitivity analysis was performed to find a vegetation index
threshold.•Vegetation indices and geometric soil filtering improves point cloud …

UAV Photogrammetry for Estimating Stand Parameters of an Old Japanese Larch Plantation Using Different Filtering Methods at Two Flight Altitudes

J Karthigesu, T Owari, S Tsuyuki, T Hiroshima - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Old plantations are iconic sites, and estimating stand parameters is crucial for valuation and
management. This study aimed to estimate stand parameters of a 115-year-old Japanese …

UAV image acquisition and processing for high‐throughput phenotyping in agricultural research and breeding programs

O Bongomin, J Lamo, JM Guina… - The Plant Phenome …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We are in a race against time to combat climate change and increase food production by
70% to feed the ever‐growing world population, which is expected to double by 2050 …