Improving extraction of forest canopy height through reprocessing ICESat-2 ATLAS and GEDI data in sparsely forested plain regions
GIScience & Remote Sensing,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
61(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 27, 2024
Forest
canopy
height
(FCH)
is
one
of
the
most
important
variables
for
carbon
stock
estimation.
While
many
studies
have
focused
on
extracting
FCH
from
spaceborne
LiDAR
in
regions
with
spatially
continuous
and
large
patch
sizes
forested
lands,
limited
research
has
addressed
challenges
extraction
plain
sparse
fragmented
forest
distributions.
In
this
study,
we
proposed
innovative
processing
approaches
to
extract
ICESat-2
photons
GEDI
footprints
Anhui
Province,
China.
Specifically,
a
sectional
photon
denoising
method
data
geolocation
error
correction
data.
Airborne
were
used
validate
extracted
products
across
typical
regions.
The
results
demonstrated
effectiveness
methods
improving
accuracy.
Evaluation
indicated
that
directly
ATL08
L2A
had
Pearson's
correlation
coefficients
(r)
0.6
0.93,
respectively.
After
methods,
2019
exhibited
r
0.82
relative
root
mean
square
(rRMSE)
31.11%
based
3,217
segments,
showed
0.96
rRMSE
18.35%
4,862
footprints.
Further
application
these
years
2020,
2021,
2022
their
promise
addressing
vegetation
coverage
Язык: Английский
Error-Reduced Digital Elevation Model of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau using ICESat-2 and Fusion Model
Scientific Data,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
11(1)
Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2024
Abstract
The
Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau
(QTP)
holds
significance
for
investigating
Earth’s
surface
processes.
However,
due
to
rugged
terrain,
forest
canopy,
and
snow
accumulation,
open-access
Digital
Elevation
Models
(DEMs)
exhibit
considerable
noise,
resulting
in
low
accuracy
pronounced
data
inconsistency.
Furthermore,
the
glacier
regions
within
QTP
undergo
substantial
changes,
necessitating
updates.
This
study
employs
a
fusion
of
DEMs
high-accuracy
photons
from
Ice,
Cloud,
land
Satellite-2
(ICESat-2).
Additionally,
cover
canopy
heights
are
considered,
an
ensemble
learning
model
is
presented
harness
complementary
information
multi-sensor
elevation
observations.
innovative
approach
results
creation
HQTP30,
most
accurate
representation
2021
terrain.
Comparative
analysis
with
high-resolution
imagery,
UAV-derived
DEMs,
control
points,
ICESat-2
highlights
advantages
HQTP30.
Notably,
non-glacier
regions,
HQTP30
achieved
Mean
Absolute
Error
(MAE)
0.71
m,
while
it
reduced
MAE
by
4.35
m
compared
state-of-the-art
Copernicus
DEM
(COPDEM),
demonstrating
its
versatile
applicability.
Язык: Английский
ALCSF: An adaptive and anti-noise filtering method for extracting ground and top of canopy from ICESat-2 LiDAR data along single tracks
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
215, С. 80 - 98
Опубликована: Июль 5, 2024
Язык: Английский
Performance evaluation and improvement of ICESat-2 and GEDI forest canopy height retrievals in Northeast China
GIScience & Remote Sensing,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
62(1)
Опубликована: Май 4, 2025
Язык: Английский
Integrating optimal terrain representations from public DEMs using spaceborne LiDAR
International Journal of Digital Earth,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
18(1)
Опубликована: Май 21, 2025
Язык: Английский
Computational imaging based on single-photon detection: a survey
Artificial Intelligence Review,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
58(8)
Опубликована: Май 23, 2025
Язык: Английский
Derivation and Evaluation of LAI from the ICESat-2 Data over the NEON Sites: The Impact of Segment Size and Beam Type
Remote Sensing,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(16), С. 3078 - 3078
Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2024
The
leaf
area
index
(LAI)
is
a
critical
variable
for
forest
ecosystem
processes.
Passive
optical
and
active
LiDAR
remote
sensing
have
been
used
to
retrieve
LAI.
data
good
penetration
provide
vertical
structure
distribution
deliver
the
ability
estimate
LAI,
such
as
Ice,
Cloud,
Land
Elevation
Satellite-2
(ICESat-2).
Segment
size
beam
type
are
important
ICESat-2
LAI
estimation,
they
affect
amount
of
signal
photons
returned.
However,
current
estimation
only
covered
limited
number
sites,
performance
with
different
segment
sizes
has
not
clearly
compared.
Moreover,
LAIs
derived
from
strong
weak
beams
lack
comparative
analysis.
This
study
evaluated
over
National
Ecological
Observatory
Network
(NEON)
sites
in
North
America.
estimated
(20,
100,
200
m)
types
(strong
beam)
were
compared
those
airborne
laser
scanning
(ALS)
Copernicus
Global
Service
(CGLS).
results
show
that
performs
better
than
because
more
photon
signals
received.
at
m
shows
highest
consistency
ALS
(R
=
0.67).
Weak
also
present
potential
moderate
agreement
0.52).
most
types,
except
evergreen
forest.
satisfactory
CGLS
300
product
0.67,
RMSE
1.94)
presents
higher
upper
boundary.
Overall,
can
characterize
canopy
structural
parameters
provides
which
may
promote
generated
photon-counting
LiDAR.
Язык: Английский
Verification of the Accuracy of Sentinel-1 for Dem Extraction Error Analysis Under Complex Terrain Conditions
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
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Verification of the accuracy of Sentinel-1 for DEM extraction error analysis under complex terrain conditions
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
133, С. 104157 - 104157
Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
An Advanced Terrain Vegetation Signal Detection Approach for Forest Structural Parameters Estimation Using ICESat-2 Data
Remote Sensing,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(11), С. 1822 - 1822
Опубликована: Май 21, 2024
Accurate
forest
structural
parameters
(such
as
height
and
canopy
cover)
support
carbon
monitoring,
sustainable
management,
the
implementation
of
silvicultural
practices.
The
Ice,
Cloud,
land
Elevation
Satellite-2
(ICESat-2),
which
is
a
spaceborne
Light
Detection
Ranging
(LiDAR)
satellite,
offers
significant
potential
for
acquiring
precise
extensive
information
on
parameters.
However,
ICESat-2
ATL08
product
significantly
influenced
by
geographical
environment
characteristics,
maintaining
considerable
enhancing
accuracy
estimation.
Meanwhile,
it
does
not
focus
providing
cover
data.
To
acquire
accurate
parameters,
Terrain
Signal
Neural
Network
(TSNN)
framework
was
proposed,
integrating
Computer
Vision
(CV),
Ordering
Points
to
Identify
Clustering
Structure
(OPTICS),
deep
learning.
It
encompassed
an
advanced
approach
detecting
terrain
vegetation
signals
constructing
learning
models
estimating
using
ATL03
raw
First,
footprints
were
visualized
Profile
Raster
Images
Footprints
(PRIF),
implementing
image
binarization
through
adaptive
thresholding
median
filtering
denoising
detect
terrain.
Second,
rough
buffers
created
based
terrain,
combining
with
OPTICS
clustering
Gaussian
algorithms
recognize
signal
footprints.
Finally,
(convolutional
neural
network
(CNN),
ResNet50,
EfficientNetB3)
constructed,
training
standardized
PRIF
estimate
(including
cover).
results
indicated
that
TSNN
achieved
high
in
detection
(coefficient
determination
(R2)
=
0.97)
recognition
(F-score
0.72).
EfficientNetB3
model
highest
estimation
(R2
0.88,
relative
Root
Mean
Squared
Error
(rRMSE)
13.5%),
while
CNN
0.80,
rRMSE
18.5%).
Our
have
enhanced
also
proposing
original
CV
utilizing
LiDAR
Язык: Английский