Canopy structural modeling based on laser scanning

Z. Vekerdy, P.E. van Laake, J. Timmermans, R.J.J. Dost

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Abstract

A terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) experiment was carried out in the EAGLE 2006 campaign to characterize and model the canopy structure of the Speulderbos forest. Semi-variogram analysis was used to describe spatial variability of the surface. The dependence of the spatial variability on the applied grid size showed, that in this forest spatial details of the digital surface model are lost in the case of larger than 0.3-0.4 m grid size. Voxel statistics was used for describing the density of the canopy structure. Five zones of the canopy were identified according to their density distribution. Basic geometric structures were tested for modeling the forest at the individual tree level. The results create a firm basis for modeling physical processes in the canopy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the AGRISAR and EAGLE campaigns, final workshop, 15-16 October, 2007. ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. ESA, 2007 (ESA Proceedings WPP-279) 8 p.
Place of PublicationNoordwijk, The Netherlands
PublisherESA
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventESTEC AgriSAR and EAGLE Campaigns Final Workshop 2007 - Noordwijk, Netherlands
Duration: 15 Oct 200716 Oct 2007

Conference

ConferenceESTEC AgriSAR and EAGLE Campaigns Final Workshop 2007
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityNoordwijk
Period15/10/0716/10/07

Keywords

  • ADLIB-ART-1498
  • WRS

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