Instance segmentation of standing dead trees in dense forest from aerial imagery using deep learning

Mapping standing dead trees, especially, in natural forests is very important for evaluation of the forest's health status, and its capability for storing Carbon, and the conservation of biodiversity. Apparently, natural forests have larger areas which renders the classical field surveying meth...

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Main Authors: Abubakar Sani-Mohammed, Wei Yao, Marco Heurich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667393222000138