Measurement of forest inventory parameters with Apple iPad pro and integrated LiDAR technology

C Gollob, T Ritter, R Kraßnitzer, A Tockner, A Nothdurft - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The estimation of single tree and complete stand information is one of the central tasks of
forest inventory. In recent years, automatic algorithms have been successfully developed for …

Forest inventory with long range and high-speed personal laser scanning (PLS) and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology

C Gollob, T Ritter, A Nothdurft - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of new and modern sensors in forest inventory has become increasingly efficient.
Nevertheless, the majority of forest inventory data are still collected manually, as part of field …

Comparing tree attributes derived from quantitative structure models based on drone and mobile laser scanning point clouds across varying canopy cover conditions

Y Qi, NC Coops, LD Daniels, CR Butson - ISPRS Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Complex canopy cover conditions often challenge the accurate measurement of many
individual tree attributes that are pivotal to the sustainable management of forest resources …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmarking laser scanning and terrestrial photogrammetry to extract forest inventory parameters in a complex temperate forest

D Kükenbrink, M Marty, R Bösch, C Ginzler - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
National forest inventories (NFI) are important for the assessment of the state and
development of forests. Traditional NFIs often rely on statistical sampling approaches as well …

Combined ground-based and UAS SfM-MVS approach for determination of geometric parameters of the large-scale industrial facility–case study

Ľ Kovanič, M Štroner, P Blistan, R Urban, R Boczek - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
The geometric parameters of large-scale machinery are checked by traditional geodetic and
measuring methods. For a rotary kiln (RK), it is a matter of determining the geometry of the …

Analysis of the Suitability of High-Resolution DEM Obtained Using ALS and UAS (SfM) for the Identification of Changes and Monitoring the Development of Selected …

Ľ Kovanič, P Blistan, R Urban, M Štroner, M Blišťanová… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The current trend in the use of remote sensing technologies is their use as a tool for
monitoring hard-to-reach areas, objects or phenomena in the alpine environment. Remote …

Flying high: Sampling savanna vegetation with UAV‐lidar

PB Boucher, EG Hockridge, J Singh… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The flexibility of UAV‐lidar remote sensing offers a myriad of new opportunities for savanna
ecology, enabling researchers to measure vegetation structure at a variety of temporal and …

Forest road wearing course damage assessment possibilities with different types of laser scanning methods including new iPhone LiDAR scanning apps

T Mikita, D Krausková, P Hrůza, M Cibulka, Z Patočka - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forests make up 34.1% of the Czech Republic total area and forest roads account for nearly
the same length (47,465 km) as all other roads administered by the state and its regions …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of ULS acquisition characteristics on tree stem parameter estimation

M Bruggisser, M Hollaus, J Otepka, N Pfeifer - ISPRS Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present an approach for automatically detecting the positions of tree trunks, for
determining their corresponding diameter at breast height (DBH), and for assessing the …

Assessing the effects of burn severity on post-fire tree structures using the fused drone and mobile laser scanning point clouds

Y Qi, NC Coops, LD Daniels… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Wildfires burn heterogeneously across the landscape and create complex forest structures.
Quantifying the structural changes in post-fire forests is critical to evaluating wildfire impacts …