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Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 17, 1710004(2025)

Automatic Marker‐Free Registration for Terrestrial Laser Scanning Point Clouds in Forest Scenes Based on Tree Branching Structures

Yuhang Gao1, Pei Wang1、*, Changdong Shi2, Jing Ren1, Hanlong Li1, Mingtai Zhang1, Lingyun Zhang1, Wenxin Chen1, and Jingdong Sun1
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  • 1College of Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2Administration for Natural Protected Areas of Yanqing, Beijing 100083, China
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    Yuhang Gao, Pei Wang, Changdong Shi, Jing Ren, Hanlong Li, Mingtai Zhang, Lingyun Zhang, Wenxin Chen, Jingdong Sun. Automatic Marker‐Free Registration for Terrestrial Laser Scanning Point Clouds in Forest Scenes Based on Tree Branching Structures[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(17): 1710004

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    Paper Information

    Category: remote sensing and sensor

    Received: Mar. 3, 2025

    Accepted: May. 6, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 4, 2025

    The Author Email: Pei Wang (wangpei@bjfu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL250579

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL250579

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