APPLIED LASER, Volume. 45, Issue 1, 153(2025)

Research on Single Tree Segmentation in Airborne LiDAR Point Cloud Based on Gaussian Mixture Optimization

Zhang Kunxiang1, Xia Yonghua2、*, Hou Yunhua2, Shi Shengchun2, Yan Min1, Shen Changbiao1, and Li Xue1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Geosciences and Surveying Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China
  • 2College of Urban, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650051, Yunnan, China
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    Zhang Kunxiang, Xia Yonghua, Hou Yunhua, Shi Shengchun, Yan Min, Shen Changbiao, Li Xue. Research on Single Tree Segmentation in Airborne LiDAR Point Cloud Based on Gaussian Mixture Optimization[J]. APPLIED LASER, 2025, 45(1): 153

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    Received: May. 4, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 17, 2025

    The Author Email: Xia Yonghua (617073761@qq.com)

    DOI:10.14128/j.cnki.al.20254501.153

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