LiDAR utility for natural resource managers

AT Hudak, JS Evans, AM Stuart Smith - Remote Sensing, 2009 - mdpi.com
Applications of LiDAR remote sensing are exploding, while moving from the research to the
operational realm. Increasingly, natural resource managers are recognizing the tremendous …

Progress, challenges and perspectives of 3D LiDAR point cloud processing

Y Bisheng, L Fuxun, H Ronggang - Acta Geodaetica et …, 2017 - xb.chinasmp.com
3D LiDAR can perform an intensive sampling of the earth surface in a direct way, and yield
the 3D point cloud that contains numerous and scattered points with the coordinates (X, Y, Z) …

[HTML][HTML] 三维激光扫描点云数据处理研究进展, 挑战与趋势

杨必胜, 梁福逊, 黄荣刚 - 2017 - html.rhhz.net
三维激光扫描直接对地球表面进行三维密集采样, 可快速获取具有三维坐标(X, Y, Z)
和一定属性(反射强度等) 的海量, 不规则空间分布三维点云, 成为数字化时代下刻画复杂现实 …

Exploring full-waveform LiDAR parameters for tree species classification

J Heinzel, B Koch - International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Precise tree species classification with high density full-waveform LiDAR data is a key
research topic for automated forest inventory. Most approaches constrain to geometric …

An overview of recent remote sensing and GIS based research in ecological informatics

DS Boyd, GM Foody - Ecological informatics, 2011 - Elsevier
This article provides an overview of some of the recent research in ecological informatics
involving remote sensing and GIS. Attention focuses on a selected range of issues including …

Airborne LiDAR: state-of-the-art of system design, technology and application

X Li, C Liu, Z Wang, X Xie, D Li… - Measurement Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In the last two decades, airborne LiDAR, as an active remote sensing technique, has
emerged as one of the most effective and reliable means of 3D point clouds collection. This …

Estimating canopy structure and biomass in bamboo forests using airborne LiDAR data

L Cao, NC Coops, Y Sun, H Ruan, G Wang… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The Bamboo species accounts for almost 1% of the Earth's forested area with an
exceptionally fast growth peaking up to 7.5–100 cm per day during the growing period …

Direct retrieval of canopy gap probability using airborne waveform lidar

J Armston, M Disney, P Lewis, P Scarth, S Phinn… - Remote Sensing of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Significant progress on quantifying state and trends in vegetation structure in savanna and
woodland ecosystems has been made by integrating in situ measurements with lidar …

Comparison of small-footprint discrete return and full waveform airborne lidar data for estimating multiple forest variables

MJ Sumnall, RA Hill, SA Hinsley - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
The quantification of forest ecosystems is important for a variety of purposes, including the
assessment of wildlife habitat, nutrient cycles, timber yield and fire propagation. This …

A review of remote sensing of forest biomass and biofuel: options for small-area applications

CJ Gleason, J Im - GIScience & Remote Sensing, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Forests have served as a primary reservoir of terrestrial carbon and have long been
investigated in the global climate change context. In addition, increased exposure in the …