Assessment of Forest Structure Using Two UAV Techniques: A Comparison of Airborne Laser Scanning and Structure from Motion (SfM) Point Clouds

This study investigates the potential of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to measure and monitor structural properties of forests. Two remote sensing techniques, airborne laser scanning (ALS) and structure from motion (SfM) were tested to capture three-dimensional structural information from a small...

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Main Authors: Luke Wallace, Arko Lucieer, Zbyněk Malenovský, Darren Turner, Petr Vopěnka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/3/62