[HTML][HTML] lidR: An R package for analysis of Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) data

JR Roussel, D Auty, NC Coops, P Tompalski… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Airborne laser scanning (ALS) is a remote sensing technology known for its applicability in
natural resources management. By quantifying the three-dimensional structure of vegetation …

Forest fire fuel through the lens of remote sensing: Review of approaches, challenges and future directions in the remote sensing of biotic determinants of fire …

MG Gale, GJ Cary, AIJM Van Dijk, M Yebra - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Forested environments are subject to large and high intensity unplanned fire events, owing
to, among other factors, the high quantity and complex structure of fuel in these …

Mapping understory plant communities in deciduous forests from Sentinel-2 time series

X Yang, S Qiu, Z Zhu, C Rittenhouse, D Riordan… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understory plant communities are an integral component of deciduous forests, playing a
vital role in the overall health of the ecosystem. However, remote sensing of understory plant …

Review of ground and aerial methods for vegetation cover fraction (fCover) and related quantities estimation: definitions, advances, challenges, and future …

L Li, X Mu, H Jiang, F Chianucci, R Hu, W Song… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vegetation cover fraction (fCover) and related quantities are basic yet critical vegetation
structure variables in various disciplines and applications. Ground-and aerial-based …

[HTML][HTML] Towards low vegetation identification: A new method for tree crown segmentation from LiDAR data based on a symmetrical structure detection algorithm (SSD …

L Huo, E Lindberg, J Holmgren - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Obtaining low vegetation data is important in order to quantify the structural characteristics of
a forest. Dense three-dimensional (3D) laser scanning data can provide information on the …

Recursive feature elimination and random forest classification of natura 2000 grasslands in lowland river valleys of poland based on airborne hyperspectral and …

L Demarchi, A Kania, W Ciężkowski, H Piórkowski… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of hyperspectral (HS) and LiDAR acquisitions has a great potential to enhance
mapping and monitoring practices of endangered grasslands habitats, beyond conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing biodiversity using forest structure indicators based on airborne laser scanning data

J Toivonen, A Kangas, M Maltamo, M Kukkonen… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of forests in biodiversity assessment and planning is substantial as these
ecosystems support approximately 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. Forests provide …

Mapping understory vegetation density in Mediterranean forests: insights from airborne and terrestrial laser scanning integration

C Ferrara, N Puletti, M Guasti, R Scotti - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The understory is an essential ecological and structural component of forest ecosystems.
The lack of efficient, accurate, and objective methods for evaluating and quantifying the …

A comparative assessment of the vertical distribution of forest components using full-waveform airborne, discrete airborne and discrete terrestrial laser scanning data

P Crespo-Peremarch, RA Fournier, VT Nguyen… - Forest ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Laser scanning has the potential to accurately detect the vertical distribution of forest
vegetative components. However, limitations are present and vary according to the system's …

Classification of mediterranean shrub species from UAV point clouds

JP Carbonell-Rivera, J Torralba, J Estornell, LÁ Ruiz… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modelling fire behaviour in forest fires is based on meteorological, topographical, and
vegetation data, including species' type. To accurately parameterise these models, an …