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http://dx.doi.org/10.7319/kogsis.2016.24.4.067

Experiments of Individual Tree and Crown Width Extraction by Band Combination Using Monthly Drone Images  

Lim, Ye Seul (Department of Smart ICT Convergence, Konkuk University)
Eo, Yang Dam (Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, Konkuk University)
Jeon, Min Cheol (Department of Advanced Technology, Konkuk University)
Lee, Mi Hee (Department of Advanced Technology, Konkuk University)
Pyeon, Mu Wook (Department of Civil Engineering, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science / v.24, no.4, 2016 , pp. 67-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
Drone images with high spatial resolution are emerging as an alternative to previous studies with extraction limits in high density forests. Individual tree in the dense forests were extracted from drone images. To detect the individual tree extracted through the image segmentation process, the image segmentation results were compared between the combination of DSM and all R,G,B band and the combination of DSM and R,G,B band separately. The changes in the tree density of a deciduous forest was experimented by time and image. Especially the image of May when the forests are dense, among the images of March, April, May, the individual tree extraction rate based on the trees surveyed on the site was 50%. The analysis results of the width of crown showed that the RMSE was less than 1.5m, which was the best result. For extraction of the experimental area, the two sizes of medium and small trees were extracted, and the extraction accuracy of the small trees was higher. The forest tree volume and forest biomass could be estimated if the tree height is extracted based on the above data and the DBH(diameter at breast height) is estimated using the relational expression between crown width and DBH.
Keywords
Drone; DSM; Segmentation; Individual Tree; Canopy Crown;
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