Improving the estimation of canopy cover from UAV-LiDAR data using a pit-free CHM-based method

Authors :: Jie Shao
Sisi Yu
Shangshu Cai
Wuming Zhang
Shuangna Jin
Linyuan Li
Guangjian Yan
Source :: International Journal of Digital Earth. 14:1477-1492
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2021.
Abstract: Accurate and rapid estimation of canopy cover (CC) is crucial for many ecological and environmental models and for forest management. Unmanned aerial vehicle-light detecting and ranging (UAV-LiDAR)...

Subjects :: Estimation
Canopy
Forest management
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental science
Lidar data
Ranging
Cover (algebra)
Software
Computer Science Applications
Remote sensing

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