基于渐进三角网的机载LiDAR点云数据滤波

机载LiDAR点云数据滤波是获取高精度数字高程模型的关键,也是目前LiDAR点云数据处理领域研究的重点和难点之一。提出了基于渐进三角网的机载LiDAR点云数据滤波方法,首先以规则格网和不规则三角网组织数据,采用区域分块法或数学形态学法选取种子地面点建立初始稀疏三角网,通过不断向上加密三角网提取地面点。试验结果表明,该算...     

基于TIN渐次加密的LiDAR点云数据滤波

传统的滤波算法通常是针对具有连续表面的简单区域来进行,因此带有一定的局限性,且不能解决复杂城区地形准确提取的难题。因此,本文提出了一种改进的基于TIN渐次加密的LiDAR点云数据滤波方法,该方法先对原始点云利用多尺度虚拟网格筛选地面种子点;然后,对种子点构建初始TIN表面,在此基础上进行向上加密;最后,得到的TIN三角网则为真实地形表面。实验结果表明,该方法能有效地滤除建筑物、植被和其他地物,并较好地保持地形特征。     

机载LiDAR数据的多回波信息分析及滤波方案

本文通过分析机载LiDAR系统获取的激光数据的多回波特性,阐述了多回波信息对地物类型信息的揭示作用,并将多回波特性用于减少参与滤波的激光脚点数量。实验证明,本文提出的滤波方案,可以预先剔除掉大部分的植被激光脚点和部分的建筑物激光脚点,这既减少了参与滤波的数据量,又可以改善滤波算法对建筑物和植被的滤除效果。     

面向地面点识别的机载LiDAR点云分割方法研究

提出一种面向地面目标识别的机载LiDAR点云分割方法。方法首先求每个激光脚点的法向量和残差,由此确定种子点和种子平面;然后对种子点进行区域生长,生长的过程中以邻接点到种子平面的距离和邻接点与种子点的法向量角度差作为相似性的度量标准;当全部的扫描点都被划分,则算法终止。实验表明,文中提出的分割方法,对于城区区域和农村区域的地面目标有很好的识别效果。     

机载LiDAR数据的多回波信息分析及应用研究

本文通过分析机载LiDAR系统获取的激光数据的多回波特性,阐述了多回波信息对地物类型信息的揭示作用,并将多回波特性用于减少参与滤波的激光脚点数量。实验证明,本文提出的滤波方案,可以预先剔除掉大部分的植被激光脚点和部分的建筑物激光脚点,既减少了参与滤波的数据量,又可以改善滤波算法对建筑物和植被的滤除效果。     

空间域分割的机载LiDAR数据输电线快速提取

机载LiDAR具有快速、直接获取地物3维坐标的能力,在电网高压输电线路安全巡检中具有较大的应用前景。论文针对机载LiDAR输电线智能巡检的需求,提出并实现了一种基于空间域分割的LiDAR点云数据输电线自动提取方法。该方法首先利用高程直方图统计法去除地面点,再次利用点云密度差异剔除杆塔,根据相邻线之间的距离差和相邻层的高程差进行单根输电线分离。最后,采用多项式模型在3维空间中重构每根输电线空间坐标。实验结果表明该方法能够快速自动地提取多个杆塔之间的多根输电线数据,具有一定的工程应用价值。     

顾及城区机载LiDAR数据特征的配准算法

条带配准是点云数据处理的一个重要环节.文章介绍了经典ICP配准算法的基本原理;考虑到城区机载LiDAR数据中地物的组成、空间分布等特征,提出了一种ICP算法中对应点集的选择策略,并建立了城区机载LiDAR数据的自动配准流程.利用河南安阳试验场的真实点云数据进行配准实验,结果表明在不需要人工干预的情况下,可以很好地将条带数据拼接在一起,建立无缝点云数据.     

Mt. Etna volcano high-resolution topography: airborne LiDAR modelling validated by GPS data

High-resolution digital topography is essential for land management and planning in any type of territory as well as the reproduction of the Earth surface in a geocoded digital format that allows several Digital Earth applications. In a volcanic environment, Digital Elevation Models are a valid reference for multi-temporal analyses aimed to observe frequent changes of a volcano edifice and for the relative detailed morphological and structural analyses. For the first time, a DTM (Digital Terrain Model) and a DSM (Digital Surface Model) covering the entire Mt. Etna volcano (Italy) derived from the same airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) are here presented. More than 250 million 3D LiDAR points have been processed to distinguish ground elements from natural and anthropic features. The end product is the highly accurate representation of Mt. Etna landscape (DSM) and ground topography (DTM) dated 2005. Both models have a high spatial resolution of 2?m and cover an area of 620?km². The DTM has been validated by GPS ground control points. The vertical accuracy has been evaluated, resulting in a root-mean-square-error of ±?0.24?m. The DTM is available as electronic supplement and represents a valid support for various scientific studies.     

Integration of WorldView-2 and airborne LiDAR data for tree species level carbon stock mapping in Kayar Khola watershed,Nepal

Integration of WorldView-2 satellite image with small footprint airborne LiDAR data for estimation of tree carbon at species level has been investigated in tropical forests of Nepal. This research aims to quantify and map carbon stock for dominant tree species in Chitwan district of central Nepal. Object based image analysis and supervised nearest neighbor classification methods were deployed for tree canopy retrieval and species level classification respectively. Initially, six dominant tree species (Shorea robusta, Schima wallichii, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Terminalia tomentosa, Mallotus philippinensis and Semecarpus anacardium) were able to be identified and mapped through image classification. The result showed a 76% accuracy of segmentation and 1970.99 as best average separability. Tree canopy height model (CHM) was extracted based on LiDAR’s first and last return from an entire study area. On average, a significant correlation coefficient (r) between canopy projection area (CPA) and carbon; height and carbon; and CPA and height were obtained as 0.73, 0.76 and 0.63, respectively for correctly detected trees. Carbon stock model validation results showed regression models being able to explain up to 94%, 78%, 76%, 84% and 78% of variations in carbon estimation for the following tree species: S. robusta, L. parviflora, T. tomentosa, S. wallichii and others (combination of rest tree species).     

浙江省平地区域机载LiDAR数据处理及DEM制作实践

为了进行平地区域原基础测绘产品高程的更新,我省进行了针对平地区域的机载LiDAR测高项目,为了获取高精度的DSM和DEM成果,在实际生产中开展了机载LiDAR数据处理及DEM成果的制作方法研究。本文将利用TerraSolid软件,从LiDAR点云数据的高程精度控制、点云滤波分类要求和如何利用特征线进行无点云数据区域的DEM精度控制等关键技术方面进行研究。     

Extraction and motion estimation of vehicles in single-pass airborne LiDAR data towards urban traffic analysis

Airborne LiDAR data are characterized by involving not only rich spatial but also temporal information. It is possible to extract vehicles with motion artifacts from single-pass airborne LiDAR data, based on which the motion state and velocity of vehicles can be identified and derived. In this paper, a complete strategy for urban traffic analysis using airborne LiDAR data is presented. An adaptive 3D segmentation method is presented to facilitate the task of vehicle extraction. The method features an ability to detect local arbitrary modes at multi scales, thereby making it particularly appropriate for partitioning complex point cloud data. Vehicle objects are then extracted by a binary classification using object-based features. Furthermore, the motion analysis for extracted vehicles is performed to distinguish between moving and stationary ones. Finally, the velocity is estimated for moving vehicles. The applicability and efficiency of the presented strategy is demonstrated and evaluated on three ALS datasets acquired for the propose of city mapping, where up to 87% of vehicles have been extracted and up to 83% of moving traffic can be recovered together with reasonable velocity estimates. It can be concluded that airborne LiDAR data can provide value-added products for traffic monitoring applications, including vehicle counts, location and velocity, along with traditional products such as building models, DEMs and vegetation models.     

Individual tree crown delineation using localized contour tree method and airborne LiDAR data in coniferous forests

Individual tree crown delineation is of great importance for forest inventory and management. The increasing availability of high-resolution airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data makes it possible to delineate the crown structure of individual trees and deduce their geometric properties with high accuracy. In this study, we developed an automated segmentation method that is able to fully utilize high-resolution LiDAR data for detecting, extracting, and characterizing individual tree crowns with a multitude of geometric and topological properties. The proposed approach captures topological structure of forest and quantifies topological relationships of tree crowns by using a graph theory-based localized contour tree method, and finally segments individual tree crowns by analogy of recognizing hills from a topographic map. This approach consists of five key technical components: (1) derivation of canopy height model from airborne LiDAR data; (2) generation of contours based on the canopy height model; (3) extraction of hierarchical structures of tree crowns using the localized contour tree method; (4) delineation of individual tree crowns by segmenting hierarchical crown structure; and (5) calculation of geometric and topological properties of individual trees. We applied our new method to the Medicine Bow National Forest in the southwest of Laramie, Wyoming and the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in the central portion of the Cascade Range of Oregon, U.S. The results reveal that the overall accuracy of individual tree crown delineation for the two study areas achieved 94.21% and 75.07%, respectively. Our method holds great potential for segmenting individual tree crowns under various forest conditions. Furthermore, the geometric and topological attributes derived from our method provide comprehensive and essential information for forest management.     

基于机载LiDAR点云滤波的矿区DEM构建方法

机载Li DAR数据是进行矿山高植被覆盖区地面塌陷调查的有效工具。利用湖南某矿区的机载Li DAR点云数据,提出了一种基于区域分割的渐进三角网滤波构建DEM的方法。首先,对原始机载Li DAR点云数据进行重新组织,以提高邻域点计算效率;其次,结合高程差计算区域统计值,按照地形情况分割测区内的地面点和非地面点,利用地面点构建初始稀疏TIN模型;然后,通过计算其他点与TIN的距离,渐进加密三角网,提取地面点;最后,剔除孤立点,生成格网间距为1 m的DEM。研究结果表明:基于区域分割的渐进三角网滤波构建的DEM能够较为精细地表达地形信息,特别在高植被覆盖区域,能够提取出高精度的真实地表DEM,可更加准确地表达出矿区高植被覆盖区的地表塌陷位置和范围等信息。     

Semi-automated stand delineation in Mediterranean Pinus sylvestris plantations through segmentation of LiDAR data: The influence of pulse density

Traditionally, forest-stand delineation has been assessed based on orthophotography. The application of LiDAR has improved forest management by providing high-spatial-resolution data on the vertical structure of the forest. The aim of this study was to develop and test a semi-automated algorithm for stands delineation in a plantation of Pinus sylvestris L. using LiDAR data. Three specific objectives were evaluated, i) to assess two complementary LiDAR metrics, Assmann dominant height and basal area, for the characterization of the structure of P. sylvestris Mediterranean forests based on object-oriented segmentation, ii) to evaluate the influence of the LiDAR pulse density on forest-stand delineation accuracy, and iii) to investigate the algorithmś effectiveness in the delineation of P. sylvestris stands for map prediction of Assmann dominant height and basal area. Our results show that it is possible to generate accurate P. sylvestris forest-stand segmentations using multiresolution or mean shift segmentation methods, even with low-pulse-density LiDAR − which is an important economic advantage for forest management. However, eCognition multiresolution methods provided better results than the OTB (Orfeo Tool Box) for stand delineation based on dominant height and basal area estimations. Furthermore, the influence of pulse density on the results was not statistically significant in the basal area calculations. However, there was a significant effect of pulse density on Assmann dominant height [F_2,9595 = 5.69, p = 0.003].for low pulse density. We propose that the approach shown here should be considered for stand delineation in other large Pinus plantations in Mediterranean regions with similar characteristics.     

集成Landsat OLI和机载LiDAR条带数据的亚热带森林生物量制图

以亚热带天然次生林为研究对象,借助一个条带的少量LiDAR点云数据和覆盖整个研究区的免费Landsat OLI多光谱数据,并结合地面实测数据,探索森林生物量低成本高精度制图方法。首先,提取了OLI和LiDAR特征变量,并与地上和地下生物量进行相关分析以筛选变量;然后,借助LiDAR数据覆盖区的样地和条带LiDAR数据构建"LiDAR生物量模型";再从LiDAR反演生物量的结果中进行采样,结合OLI特征变量构建"LiDAR-OLI模型";最后,与单独使用OLI多光谱数据建立的"OLI估算模型"结果进行比较,分析精度并验证新方法的效果。结果表明,"LiDAR-OLI模型"对地上和地下生物量的模型拟合效果较好且均优于"OLI模型",且其交叉验证的精度也较高并优于"OLI模型",从而证明了新方法的可靠性及有效性。本研究为主、被动遥感技术在中小尺度上协同反演森林参数提供了实验基础,也为基于全覆盖免费OLI多光谱数据及条带LiDAR数据的低成本森林生物量制图探索了技术路线。