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Instance segmentation of standing dead trees in dense forest from aerial imagery using deep learning / Aboubakar Sani-Mohammed in ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, vol 6 (December 2022)  

Public [article]  inISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing > vol 6 (December 2022) . - n° 100024 Titre : Instance segmentation of standing dead trees in dense forest from aerial imagery using deep learning Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Aboubakar Sani-Mohammed, Auteur ; Wei Yao, Auteur ; Marco Heurich, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 100024 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement d'image optique [Termes IGN] arbre mort [Termes IGN] Bavière (Allemagne) [Termes IGN] bois sur pied [Termes IGN] classification par réseau neuronal convolutif [Termes IGN] détection automatique [Termes IGN] gestion forestière durable [Termes IGN] image à haute résolution [Termes IGN] image aérienne [Termes IGN] image infrarouge couleur [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] segmentation sémantique Résumé : (auteur) Mapping standing dead trees, especially, in natural forests is very important for evaluation of the forest's health status, and its capability for storing Carbon, and the conservation of biodiversity. Apparently, natural forests have larger areas which renders the classical field surveying method very challenging, time-consuming, labor-intensive, and unsustainable. Thus, for effective forest management, there is the need for an automated approach that would be cost-effective. With the advent of Machine Learning, Deep Learning has proven to successfully achieve excellent results. This study presents an adjusted Mask R-CNN Deep Learning approach for detecting and segmenting standing dead trees in a mixed dense forest from CIR aerial imagery using a limited (195 images) training dataset. First, transfer learning is considered coupled with the image augmentation technique to leverage the limitation of training datasets. Then, we strategically selected hyperparameters to suit appropriately our model's architecture that fits well with our type of data (dead trees in images). Finally, to assess the generalization capability of our model's performance, a test dataset that was not confronted to the deep neural network was used for comprehensive evaluation. Our model recorded promising results reaching a mean average precision, average recall, and average F1-Score of 0.85, 0.88, and 0.87 respectively, despite our relatively low resolution (20 cm) dataset. Consequently, our model could be used for automation in standing dead tree detection and segmentation for enhanced forest management. This is equally significant for biodiversity conservation, and forest Carbon storage estimation. Numéro de notice : A2022-871 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.ophoto.2022.100024 Date de publication en ligne : 10/11/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophoto.2022.100024 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102165 [article]