Estimating tree height and biomass of a poplar plantation with image-based UAV technology

Estimating tree height and biomass of a poplar plantation with image-based UAV technology

Poplar is considered one of the forest crops with greatest potential for lignocellulose production, so rapid and non-destructive measurements of tree growth (in terms of height and biomass) is essential to estimate productivity of poplar plantations. As an alternative to tedious and costly manual sa...

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Main Authors: José M Peña, Ana I de Castro, Jorge Torres-Sánchez, Dionisio Andújar, Carolina San Martín, José Dorado, César Fernández-Quintanilla, Francisca López-Granados
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2018-09-01
Series:AIMS Agriculture and Food
Subjects:
remote sensing| unmanned aerial vehicle| digital surface model (DSM)| image enhancement adjustments| NDVI| tree dimensions| woody crops
Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/agrfood.2018.3.313/fulltext.html

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