Analysis of spatial variation of tree heights in an urban area using LiDAR data.

Estimating with greater precision and accuracy the height of plants has been a challenge for the scientific community. The objective this study is to evaluate the spatial variation of tree heights at different spatial scales in areas of the city of Recife, Brazil, using LiDAR remote sensing data. Th...

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Autores: GALVÍNCIO, J. D., OLIVEIRA, T. H. de, MOURA, M. S. B. de, COSTA, V. S. de O.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1053969
Acceso en línea:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1053969
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Área urbana
Altura das árvores
TreeVaW
Variação espacial
Árvore
Sensoriamento remoto
Remote sensing
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Sumario:Estimating with greater precision and accuracy the height of plants has been a challenge for the scientific community. The objective this study is to evaluate the spatial variation of tree heights at different spatial scales in areas of the city of Recife, Brazil, using LiDAR remote sensing data. The LiDAR data were processed in the QT Modeler (Quick Terrain Modeler v. 8.0.2) software from Applied Imagery. The TreeVaW software was utilized to estimate the heights and crown diameters of trees. The results obtained for tree height were consistent with field measurements.