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Main Authors: Li, Lei, Zhang, Tianfang, Jiang, Zhongyu, Yang, Cheng-Yen, Hwang, Jenq-Neng, Oehmcke, Stefan, Gominski, Dimitri Pierre Johannes, Gieseke, Fabian, Igel, Christian
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.01932
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author Li, Lei
Zhang, Tianfang
Jiang, Zhongyu
Yang, Cheng-Yen
Hwang, Jenq-Neng
Oehmcke, Stefan
Gominski, Dimitri Pierre Johannes
Gieseke, Fabian
Igel, Christian
author_facet Li, Lei
Zhang, Tianfang
Jiang, Zhongyu
Yang, Cheng-Yen
Hwang, Jenq-Neng
Oehmcke, Stefan
Gominski, Dimitri Pierre Johannes
Gieseke, Fabian
Igel, Christian
contents Accurate and consistent methods for counting trees based on remote sensing data are needed to support sustainable forest management, assess climate change mitigation strategies, and build trust in tree carbon credits. Two-dimensional remote sensing imagery primarily shows overstory canopy, and it does not facilitate easy differentiation of individual trees in areas with a dense canopy and does not allow for easy separation of trees when the canopy is dense. We leverage the fusion of three-dimensional LiDAR measurements and 2D imagery to facilitate the accurate counting of trees. We compare a deep learning approach to counting trees in forests using 3D airborne LiDAR data and 2D imagery. The approach is compared with state-of-the-art algorithms, like operating on 3D point cloud and 2D imagery. We empirically evaluate the different methods on the NeonTreeCount data set, which we use to define a tree-counting benchmark. The experiments show that FuseCountNet yields more accurate tree counts.
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spellingShingle Tree Counting by Bridging 3D Point Clouds with Imagery
Li, Lei
Zhang, Tianfang
Jiang, Zhongyu
Yang, Cheng-Yen
Hwang, Jenq-Neng
Oehmcke, Stefan
Gominski, Dimitri Pierre Johannes
Gieseke, Fabian
Igel, Christian
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Accurate and consistent methods for counting trees based on remote sensing data are needed to support sustainable forest management, assess climate change mitigation strategies, and build trust in tree carbon credits. Two-dimensional remote sensing imagery primarily shows overstory canopy, and it does not facilitate easy differentiation of individual trees in areas with a dense canopy and does not allow for easy separation of trees when the canopy is dense. We leverage the fusion of three-dimensional LiDAR measurements and 2D imagery to facilitate the accurate counting of trees. We compare a deep learning approach to counting trees in forests using 3D airborne LiDAR data and 2D imagery. The approach is compared with state-of-the-art algorithms, like operating on 3D point cloud and 2D imagery. We empirically evaluate the different methods on the NeonTreeCount data set, which we use to define a tree-counting benchmark. The experiments show that FuseCountNet yields more accurate tree counts.
title Tree Counting by Bridging 3D Point Clouds with Imagery
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.01932