Remote Sensing Technology and Application, Volume. 40, Issue 3, 568(2025)

Research on The Method of Individual Tree Segmentation and Individual Tree Volume Estimation Using Backpack LiDAR

Yang LI1, Hongbo XU2, Chengxing LING3, Xin TIAN3, Yanqiu XING1、*, Xin LUO3, Zhen GUO1, Shuxin CHEN3, and Haiyi WANG3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Forest Operations and Environment Research Center, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin150040,China
  • 2Xiongan Xiongchuang Digital Technology CO. ,LTD, Xiongan071000,China
  • 3Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing100091, China
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    Yang LI, Hongbo XU, Chengxing LING, Xin TIAN, Yanqiu XING, Xin LUO, Zhen GUO, Shuxin CHEN, Haiyi WANG. Research on The Method of Individual Tree Segmentation and Individual Tree Volume Estimation Using Backpack LiDAR[J]. Remote Sensing Technology and Application, 2025, 40(3): 568

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    Received: Mar. 17, 2024

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    Published Online: Sep. 28, 2025

    The Author Email: Yanqiu XING (yanqiuxing@nefu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2025.3.0568

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