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Impact of beam diameter and scanning approach on point cloud quality of terrestrial laser scanning in forests / Meinrad Abegg in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 59 n° 10 (October 2021)  

Public [article]  inIEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing > vol 59 n° 10 (October 2021) . - pp 8153 - 8167 Titre : Impact of beam diameter and scanning approach on point cloud quality of terrestrial laser scanning in forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Meinrad Abegg, Auteur ; Ruedi Boesch, Auteur ; Michael E. Schaepman, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : pp 8153 - 8167 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Lasergrammétrie [Termes IGN] densité du peuplement [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes IGN] faisceau laser [Termes IGN] forêt [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] modélisation de la forêt [Termes IGN] qualité des données [Termes IGN] semis de points [Termes IGN] signal lidar [Termes IGN] Suisse [Termes IGN] télémétrie laser terrestre Résumé : (auteur) In recent years, portable laser scanning devices and their applications in the context of forest mensuration have undergone rapid methodological and technological developments. Devices have become smaller, lighter, and more affordable, whereas new data-driven methods and software packages have facilitated the derivation of information from point clouds. Thus, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is now well established, and laser–object interactions have been studied using theoretical, modeling, and experimental approaches. The representation of scanned objects in terms of accuracy and completeness is a key factor for successful feature extraction. Still, little is known about the influence of TLS and survey properties on point clouds in complex scattering environments, such as forests. In this study, we investigate the influence of laser beam diameter and signal triggering on the quality of point clouds in forested environments. Based on the Swiss National Forest Inventory data, we simulate the TLS measurements in 684 virtual forest stands using a 3-D content creation suite. We show that small objects lack sufficient representation in the point cloud and they are further negatively influenced by large laser beam diameters, dense stands, and large distances from the scanning device. We provide simulations that make it possible to derive a rationale for decisions regarding the appropriate choice of TLS device and survey configuration for forest inventories. Numéro de notice : A2021-709 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3037763 Date de publication en ligne : 08/12/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.3037763 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98608 [article]