Processing lidar waveform data for 3D visual assessment of forest environments
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Developing a 3d Waveform Lidar Simulator for Forest
Waveform LiDAR systems is widely used in several fields such as terrain survey, disaster monitoring and forest monitoring. Especially, in forest research, using an echo signal is expected for understanding structural characteristics of the forest. However, an echo signal highly depends on the sensor configuration, the footprint size, the canopy structure, and terrain condition. Therefore, it is...
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2194-9034
DOI: 10.5194/isprsarchives-xl-5-493-2014