Delineating Individual Trees from Lidar Data: A Comparison of Vector- and Raster-based Segmentation Approaches

Light detection and ranging (lidar) data is increasingly being used for ecosystem monitoring across geographic scales. This work concentrates on delineating individual trees in topographically-complex, mixed conifer forest across the California’s Sierra Nevada. We delineated individual trees using v...

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Main Authors: Maggi Kelly, Qinghua Guo, Wenkai Li, Marek K. Jakubowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/5/9/4163