Tree Height Growth Measurement with Single-Scan Airborne, Static Terrestrial and Mobile Laser Scanning 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2012, 12, 12798-12813; doi:10.3390/s120912798 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Tree Height Growth Measurement with Single-Scan Airborne, Static Terrestrial and Mobile Laser Scanning Yi Lin *, Juha Hyypp?, Antero Kukko, Anttoni Jaakkola and Harri Kaartinen Finnish Geodetic Institute, Geodeetinrinne 2, 02430 Masala, Finland; E-Mails: juha.hyyppa@fgi.fi (J.H.); antero.kukko@fgi.fi (A.K.); anttoni.jaakkola@fgi.fi (A.J.); harri.kaartinen@fgi.fi (H.K.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: yi.lin@fgi.fi; Tel./Fax: +358-9-295-550. Received: 16 July 2012; in revised form: 23 August 2012 / Accepted: 10 September 2012 / Published: 19 September 2012 Abstract: This study explores the feasibility of applying single-scan airborne, static terrestrial and mobile laser scanning for improving the accuracy of tree height growth measurement. Specifically, compared to the traditional works on forest growth inventory with airborne laser scanning, two issues are regarded: ―Can the new technique characterize the height growth for each individual tree?‖ and ―Can this technique refine the minimum growth-discernable temporal interval further?‖ To solve these two puzzles, the sampling principles of the three laser scanning modes were first examined, and their error sources against the task of tree-top capturing were also analyzed. Next, the three-year growths of 58 Nordic maple trees (Crimson King) for test were intermittently surveyed with one type of laser scanning each time and then analyzed by statistics. The evaluations show that the height growth of each individual tree still cannot be reliably characterized even by single-scan terrestrial laser scanning, and statistical analysis is necessary in this scenario. After Gaussian regression, it is found that the minimum temporal interval with distinguishable tree height growths can be r