eprintid: 36973
rev_number: 19
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datestamp: 2025-07-28 10:02:54
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type: bookPart
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creators_name: Hollaus, Markus
creators_name: Mücke, Werner
creators_name: Höfle, Bernhard
creators_name: Dorigo, Wouter
creators_name: Pfeifer, Norbert
creators_name: Wagner, Wolfgang
creators_name: Bauerhansl, Christoph
creators_name: Regner, Bruno
title: Tree species classification based on full-waveform airborne laser scanning data
subjects: ddc-550
divisions: i-120700
abstract: Airborne laser scanning is an evolving operational measurement technique for deriving forest parameters. The objective of the current study was to analyze the potential of full-waveform airborne laser scanning for tree species classification of a mixed woodland. The quantities used were the echo width, backscatter cross section, as well as the distribution of the echoes in vertical direction. Based on segmented tree crowns the mean backscatter cross section of all echoes above the 50th height percentile was computed. Additionally, the canopy density, describing the ratio of the number of all echoes above the 50th height percentile and the total number of echoes, was used for a knowledge-based classification of coniferous and deciduous trees. The achieved overall accuracy was 83%. Furthermore, the standard deviation of the echo widths per crown segment was applied for a separation of spruce and larch. An overall accuracy of the classified tree species red beech, larch and spruce of 75% was obtained. The presented results show that combining geometric information and backscattering properties of full-waveform airborne laser scanning data has a high potential for tree species classification.
date: 2009
publisher: SILVILASER
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00036973
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-369734
language: eng
bibsort: HOLLAUSMARTREESPECIE2009
full_text_status: public
place_of_pub: College Station, Texas, USA
pagerange: 54-62
book_title: Proceedings of SILVILASER 2009 : October 14-16, 2009 – College Station, Texas, USA
citation:   Hollaus, Markus ; Mücke, Werner ; Höfle, Bernhard ; Dorigo, Wouter ; Pfeifer, Norbert ; Wagner, Wolfgang ; Bauerhansl, Christoph ; Regner, Bruno  (2009) Tree species classification based on full-waveform airborne laser scanning data.  [Book Section]     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/36973/1/hollaus_et_al_silvilaser_2009.pdf