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Comparison of estimators and feature selection procedures in forest inventory based on airborne laser scanning and digital aerial imagery




TekijätPohjankukka J., Tuominen S., Pitkänen J., Pahikkala T., Heikkonen J.

KustantajaTaylor and Francis AS

Julkaisuvuosi2018

JournalScandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiScandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Vuosikerta33

Numero7

Aloitussivu681

Lopetussivu694

Sivujen määrä14

ISSN0282-7581

eISSN1651-1891

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2018.1482955


Tiivistelmä

Digital maps of forest resources are a crucial factor in successful forestry applications. Since manual measurement of this data on large areas is infeasible, maps must be constructed using a sample field data set and a prediction model constructed from remote sensing materials, of which airborne laser scanning (ALS) data and aerial images are currently widely used in management planning inventories. ALS data is suitable for the prediction of variables related to the size and volume of trees, whereas optical imagery helps in improving distinction between tree species. We studied the prediction of forest attributes using field data from National Forest Inventory complemented with ad hoc field plots in combination with ALS and aerial imagery data in Aland province, Finland. We applied feature selection with genetic algorithm and greedy forward selection and compared multiple linear and nonlinear estimators. Maximally around 40 features from a total of 154 were required to achieve the best prediction performances. Tree height was predicted with normalized root mean squared error value of 0.1 and tree volume with a value around 0.25. Predicting the volumes of spruce and broadleaved trees was the most challenging due to small proportions of these tree species in the study area.



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