Three-dimensional digital mapping of ecosystems: a new era in spatial ecology

T D'Urban Jackson, GJ Williams… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ecological processes occur over multiple spatial, temporal and thematic scales in three-
dimensional (3D) ecosystems. Characterizing and monitoring change in 3D structure at …

Semantic3d. net: A new large-scale point cloud classification benchmark

T Hackel, N Savinov, L Ladicky, JD Wegner… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2017 - arxiv.org
This paper presents a new 3D point cloud classification benchmark data set with over four
billion manually labelled points, meant as input for data-hungry (deep) learning methods …

Examination of the potential of terrestrial laser scanning and structure-from-motion photogrammetry for rapid nondestructive field measurement of grass biomass

SD Cooper, DP Roy, CB Schaaf, I Paynter - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
Above ground biomass (AGB) is a parameter commonly used for assessment of grassland
systems. Destructive AGB measurements, although accurate, are time consuming and are …

Monitoring earthen archaeological heritage using multi-temporal terrestrial laser scanning and surface change detection

N Lercari - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2019 - Elsevier
Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is a three-dimensional survey technique proven successful
for in-field stratigraphic and site-wide documentation or damage assessment of …

Photogrammetric method to determine physical aperture and roughness of a rock fracture

M Torkan, M Janiszewski, L Uotinen, A Baghbanan… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rock discontinuities play an important role in the behavior of rock masses and have a high
impact on their mechanical and hydrological properties, such as strength and permeability …

Estimation of vegetative growth in strawberry plants using mobile LiDAR laser scanner

KK Saha, N Tsoulias, C Weltzien, M Zude-Sasse - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Monitoring of plant vegetative growth can provide the basis for precise crop management. In
this study, a 2D light detection and ranging (LiDAR) laser scanner, mounted on a linear …

The use of innovative techniques for management of high-risk coastal areas, mitigation of earthquake-triggered landslide risk and responsible coastal development

S Mavroulis, E Vassilakis, M Diakakis, A Konsolaki… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coastal areas constitute a very dynamic environment, balancing between numerous natural
and anthropogenic processes liable to sometimes hazardous geomorphic phenomena …

[PDF][PDF] Concrete surface defect detection using deep neural network based on lidar scanning

M Nasrollahi, N Bolourian, A Hammad - Proceedings of the CSCE …, 2019 - legacy.csce.ca
Structural inspection of bridges is essential to improve the safety of the infrastructure
systems. Visual inspection is the principal method of detecting surface defects of bridges. In …

Reliable estimates of merchantable timber volume from terrestrial laser scanning

D Panagiotidis, A Abdollahnejad - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple and accurate determination of merchantable tree height is needed for accurate
estimations of merchantable volume. Conventional field methods of forest inventory can lead …

MATLAB Virtual Toolbox for Retrospective Rockfall Source Detection and Volume Estimation Using 3D Point Clouds: A Case Study of a Subalpine Molasse Cliff

D Carrea, A Abellan, MH Derron, N Gauvin… - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of 3D point clouds to improve the understanding of natural phenomena is currently
applied in natural hazard investigations, including the quantification of rockfall activity …