Designing vegetation barriers for urban air pollution abatement: A practical review for appropriate plant species selection

Y Barwise, P Kumar - Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2020 - nature.com
Vegetation can form a barrier between traffic emissions and adjacent areas, but the optimal
configuration and plant composition of such green infrastructure (GI) are currently unclear …

Individual tree segmentation and tree species classification in subtropical broadleaf forests using UAV-based LiDAR, hyperspectral, and ultrahigh-resolution RGB data

H Qin, W Zhou, Y Yao, W Wang - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate classification of individual tree species is essential for inventorying, managing, and
protecting forest resources. Individual tree species classification in subtropical forests …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing local heat stress and air quality with the use of remote sensing and pedestrian perception in urban microclimate simulations

M Schaefer, HE Salari, H Köckler, NX Thinh - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cities are increasingly confronted with multiple environmental and climatic stressors.
Especially during heatwaves, street canyons are both producers and sufferers of air …

On the study of the effects of microclimate and park and surrounding building configuration on thermal comfort in urban parks

SY Chan, CK Chau - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effects of park and surrounding building configuration on thermal
comfort in parks. Simulation models have been formulated using ENVI-met to evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] A panorama-based technique to estimate sky view factor and solar irradiance considering transmittance of tree canopies

K Fujiwara, K Ito, M Ignatius, F Biljecki - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Street-view-based techniques for assessing the sky view factor (SVF) and solar irradiance
under trees are gaining attention as tools for evaluating trees as nature-based solutions to …

Urban tree health assessment using airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR imagery

J Degerickx, DA Roberts, JP McFadden… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban trees provide valuable ecosystem services but are at the same time under continuous
pressure due to unfavorable site conditions. In order to better protect and manage our …

Individual tree canopy parameters estimation using UAV-based photogrammetric and LiDAR point clouds in an urban park

E Ghanbari Parmehr, M Amati - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Estimation of urban tree canopy parameters plays a crucial role in urban forest
management. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been widely used for many …

Point density variations in airborne lidar point clouds

V Petras, A Petrasova, JB McCarter, H Mitasova… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In spite of increasing point density and accuracy, airborne lidar point clouds often exhibit
point density variations. Some of these density variations indicate issues with point clouds …

Automatic tree detection from three-dimensional images reconstructed from 360 spherical camera using YOLO v2

K Itakura, F Hosoi - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is important to grasp the number and location of trees, and measure tree structure
attributes, such as tree trunk diameter and height. The accurate measurement of these …

Novel spectral indices for enhanced estimations of 3-dimentional flavonoid contents for Ginkgo plantations using UAV-borne LiDAR and hyperspectral data

K Zhou, L Cao, X Shen, G Wang - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Leaf flavonoid content (LFC) is a marked indicator of the protection signals from biotic and
abiotic stresses, as well as the potential in the recovery of phenolic compounds from plants …