Remote Sensing Technology and Application, Volume. 39, Issue 1, 34(2024)

Extraction of Individual Tree Crown based on UAV Tilt Photogrammetry

Shuxin CHEN1、*, Bingjie LIU2, Haiyi WANG1, Yong SU1,3, Qiuyi AI2, and Xin TIAN1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing 100091,China
  • 2Forest Resources and Environmental Management National Forest and Grass Bureau Key Laboratory,Beijing Forestry University,Beijing 100083,China
  • 3College of Forestry,Southwest Forestry University,Kunming 650224,China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 8, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 22, 2024

    The Author Email: Shuxin CHEN (chensx@ifrit.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2024.1.0034

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