Estimation of 2-D clutter maps in complex under-canopy environments from airborne discrete-return lidar

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dc.contributor.authorLee, Heezin
dc.contributor.authorStarek, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorBlundell, S. Bruce
dc.contributor.authorSchwind, Michael
dc.contributor.authorGard, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorPuffenberger, Harry
dc.creator.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-4882en_US
dc.creator.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-0594en_US
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-4882
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-0594
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-4882
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-0594http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-4882
dc.creator.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-0594
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-4882
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-0594
dc.creator.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0949-4882
dc.creator.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-0594
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-22T21:27:43Z
dc.date.available2022-03-22T21:27:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractDetection of near-ground objects occluded by above-ground vegetation from airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) measurements remains challenging. Our hypothesis is that the probability of obstruction due to objects above ground at any location in the forest environment can be reasonably characterized solely from airborne lidar data. The essence of our approach is to develop a data-driven learning scheme that creates high-resolution two-dimensional (2-D) probability maps for obstruction in the under-canopy environment. These maps contain information about the probabilities of obstruction (clutter map) and lidar undersampling (uncertainty map) in the near-ground space. Airborne and terrestrial lidar data and field survey data collected within the forested mountainous environment of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA are utilized to test and evaluate the proposed approach in this work. A newly developed individual tree detection algorithm is implemented to estimate the undersampled stem contributions to the probability of obstruction. Results show the effectiveness of the tree detection algorithm with an accuracy index (AI) of between 61.5% and 80.7% (tested using field surveys). The estimated clutter maps are compared to the maps created from terrestrial scans (i.e., ground truth) and the results show the root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 0.28, 0.32, and 0.34 at three study sites. The overall framework in deriving near-ground clutter and uncertainty maps from airborne lidar data would be useful information for the prediction of line-of-sight visibility, mobility, and above-ground forest biomass.en_US
dc.description.abstractDetection of near-ground objects occluded by above-ground vegetation from airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) measurements remains challenging. Our hypothesis is that the probability of obstruction due to objects above ground at any location in the forest environment can be reasonably characterized solely from airborne lidar data. The essence of our approach is to develop a data-driven learning scheme that creates high-resolution two-dimensional (2-D) probability maps for obstruction in the under-canopy environment. These maps contain information about the probabilities of obstruction (clutter map) and lidar undersampling (uncertainty map) in the near-ground space. Airborne and terrestrial lidar data and field survey data collected within the forested mountainous environment of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA are utilized to test and evaluate the proposed approach in this work. A newly developed individual tree detection algorithm is implemented to estimate the undersampled stem contributions to the probability of obstruction. Results show the effectiveness of the tree detection algorithm with an accuracy index (AI) of between 61.5% and 80.7% (tested using field surveys). The estimated clutter maps are compared to the maps created from terrestrial scans (i.e., ground truth) and the results show the root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 0.28, 0.32, and 0.34 at three study sites. The overall framework in deriving near-ground clutter and uncertainty maps from airborne lidar data would be useful information for the prediction of line-of-sight visibility, mobility, and above-ground forest biomass.
dc.identifier.citationLee, H., Starek, M.J., Blundell, S.B., Schwind, M., Gard, C. and Puffenberger, H., 2016. Estimation of 2-D Clutter Maps in Complex Under-Canopy Environments From Airborne Discrete-Return Lidar. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 9(12), pp.5819-5829.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLee, H., Starek, M.J., Blundell, S.B., Schwind, M., Gard, C. and Puffenberger, H., 2016. Estimation of 2-D Clutter Maps in Complex Under-Canopy Environments From Airborne Discrete-Return Lidar. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 9(12), pp.5819-5829.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2546251
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/90306
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherIEEEen_US
dc.publisherIEEE
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universal*
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universal
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectlaser radaren_US
dc.subjectvegetationen_US
dc.subjectthree-dimensional displaysen_US
dc.subjectclutteren_US
dc.subjectvegetation mappingen_US
dc.subjectestimationen_US
dc.subjectremote sensingen_US
dc.subjectlaser radar
dc.subjectvegetation
dc.subjectthree-dimensional displays
dc.subjectclutter
dc.subjectvegetation mapping
dc.subjectestimation
dc.subjectremote sensing
dc.titleEstimation of 2-D clutter maps in complex under-canopy environments from airborne discrete-return lidaren_US
dc.titleEstimation of 2-D clutter maps in complex under-canopy environments from airborne discrete-return lidar
dc.typeArticleen_US
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