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Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering : Journal for Theory and Application of Forestry Engineering, Vol. 42 No. 1, 2021.

Review article

https://doi.org/10.5552/crojfe.2021.858

Hand-Held Personal Laser Scanning – Current Status and Perspectives for Forest Inventory Application

Ivan Balenović orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-753X ; Croatian Forest Research Institute Division for Forest Management and Forestry Economics Trnjanska cesta 35 10450 Zagreb CROATIA
Xinlian Liang orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-1585-2340 ; Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, FGI Department of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Geodeetinrinne 2 02430 Masala FINLAND
Luka Jurjević ; Croatian Forest Research Institute Division for Forest Management and Forestry Economics Trnjanska cesta 35 10450 Zagreb CROATIA
Juha Hyyppä ; Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, FGI Department of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Geodeetinrinne 2 02430 Masala FINLAND
Ante Seletković ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Inventory and Management Svetošimunska 25 10000 Zagreb CROATIA
Antero Kukko ; Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, FGI Department of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Geodeetinrinne 2 02430 Masala FINLAND

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Abstract

The emergence of hand-held Personal Laser Scanning (H-PLS) systems in recent years resulted in initial research on the possibility of its application in forest inventory, primarily for the estimation of the main tree attributes (e.g. tree detection, stem position, DBH, tree height, etc.). Research knowledge acquired so far can help to direct further research and eventually include H-PLS into operational forest inventory in the future. The main aims of this review are:
Þ to present the current state of the art for H-PLS systems
Þ briefly describe the fundamental concept and methods for H-PLS application in forest inventory
Þ provide an overview of the results of previous studies
Þ emphasize pros and cons for H-PLS application in forest inventory in relation to conventional field measurements and other similar laser scanning systems
Þ highlight the main issues that should be covered by further H-PLS-based forest inventory
studies.

Keywords

Hand-held Personal Laser Scanning (H-PLS), LiDAR, forest inventory, individual- tree-based approach (ITD), tree detection, stem position, diameter at breast height (DBH), tree height

Hrčak ID:

255251

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/255251

Publication date:

15.1.2021.

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