Effects of protocol and scanner changes on segmentation volume estimates in a dedicated crossover data set

A system of equations widely used in Forest Engineering by the international community of researchers consists of a combination of a volumetric function and a taper function, with the purpose of making volume estimates compatible. When using the volume function and the taper function in a system, the result of the volume estimated by the two functions should be compatible, meaning that the volume estimated by the volumetric function should not differ from the volume obtained by integrating the taper function. Thus, the purpose of this paper was to develop and present the procedures of a system of equations to make volume estimates from both volume and taper equations compatible, and then compare it to the traditional approach, which is used in forestry companies. The procedures proposed were applied to a data set on the Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (black wattle) at sites where the plantation of this species is concentrated in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The data set included 343 trees ranging from 5 to 10.75 years of age. It was noted that the lack of volume compatibility, in absolute terms, grows exponentially with the size of the tree. The quality of the estimates using the system of compatible equations did not differ from those obtained from the traditional model, therefore, the former is preferable. Furthermore, it was noted that the residuals from the volume and taper equations are correlated, which suggests that the system of equations be fitted simultaneously.

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Individual Tree Volume Equations for Red Pine in Michigan

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/njaf/14.2.53 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 53-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Gary W. Fowler

Keyword(s):

Red Pine ◽

Data Sets ◽

Regression Equations ◽

Independent Data ◽

Data Set ◽

Individual Tree ◽

Standing Trees ◽

Pine Stands ◽

Volume Estimates ◽

Volume Equations

Abstract New total, pulpwood, sawtimber, and residual pulpwood cubic foot individual tree volume equations were developed for red pine in Michigan using nonlinear and multiple linear regression. Equations were also developed for Doyle, International 1/4 in., and Scribner bd ft volume, and a procedure for estimating pulpwood and residual pulpwood rough cord volumes from the appropriate cubic foot equations was described. Average ratios of residual pulpwood (i.e., topwood, cubic foot or cords) to mbf were developed for 7.6 and 9.6 in. sawtimber. Data used to develop these equations were collected during May-August 1983-1985 from 3,507 felled and/or standing trees from 27 stands in Michigan. Sixteen and 11 stands were located in the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, respectively. All equations were validated on an independent data set. Rough cord volume estimates based on the new pulpwood equation were compared with contemporary tables for 2 small cruise data sets. The new equations can be used to more accurately estimate total volume and volume per acre when cruising red pine stands. North. J. Appl. For. 14(2):53-58.

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Volumetric measurement of fossil charcoal: Principles, applications and potential

The Holocene ◽

10.1177/0959683620932971 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (10) ◽

pp. 1481-1487

Author(s):

Alastair J Crawford ◽

Claire M Belcher

Keyword(s):

Fire History ◽

Particle Morphology ◽

Power Transformation ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Sedimentary Sequence ◽

Volumetric Measurement ◽

Data Set ◽

Shape Coefficient ◽

Volume Estimates ◽

Area Data

Quantifying sedimentary charcoal content by estimation of volume from two-dimensional images is a relatively new and little-used method, but has the potential to improve the accuracy of fire histories. It requires a power transformation of area data, and multiplication by a coefficient to account for particle shape. The latter step has been routinely overlooked, or considered unnecessary, with volume estimates made simply by power transformation of the area data. Some researchers have used the method on the basis of the power transformation only, and others have rejected it as unnecessary on the same basis. However, the assumption that the shape coefficient can be ignored is likely to introduce very large errors, resulting in overestimation of charcoal volume. The magnitude of the error is indicated by a limited amount of empirical data obtained from volumetric measurement of individual charcoal particles, and accurate use of the method would require considerable further work to extend this data set. In a sedimentary sequence where particle morphology varies with depth, the errors identified could seriously distort the fire history produced. However, as such variation is easily identified, the method can still improve charcoal quantification where morphology is stationary.

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STRATEGIES FOR STEM MEASUREMENT SAMPLING: A STATISTICAL APPROACH OF MODELLING INDIVIDUAL TREE VOLUME

CERNE ◽

10.1590/01047760201622032155 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 249-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hassan Camil David ◽

Rodrigo Otávio Veiga Miranda ◽

John Welker ◽

Luan Demarco Fiorentin ◽

Ângelo Augusto Ebling ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Standard Deviation ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Fixed Number ◽

Stem Volume ◽

Diameter Class ◽

Clear Trend ◽

Data Set ◽

Individual Tree ◽

Volume Estimates ◽

Volume Equations

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper was to evaluate different criteria for stem measurement sampling and to identify the criterion with best performance for developing individual tree volume equations. Data were collected in eucalyptus stands 58 to 65 months old. Schumacher-Hall model was applied using five sampling criteria with nine variations (45 in total): 1) number of trees per diameter class, being (a) fixed number, (b) proportional to the diameter class of the sample, or (c) proportional to the standard deviation of the sample; and 2) the width of the diameter class, which ranged from 1.0 up to 5.0 cm. We used the equations generated from each of the five sampling criteria to estimate stem volume of trees reserved for validation. This allowed us to obtain standard errors of estimates from this data-set. In addition, residuals of volume estimates were examined by means of statistical tests of bias, autocorrelation and heteroscedasticity. Better performances of volume equations occurred when smaller diameter class widths were used, i.e., when the sample size increased. There was no clear trend in increasing/decreasing residual autocorrelation and/or heteroscedasticity. Both methods of sampling proportional to the frequency of diameter class had the best performances, inclusive using only 36 trees. The ones where choice of trees was proportional to the standard deviation had the worst. In conclusion, the selection proportional to the frequency of the diameter class, under the condition that at least two trees per class are sampled, provides models statistically better than all the other criteria.

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Coupled Approximation of U.S. Driving Speed and Volume Statistics using Spatial Conflation and Temporal Disaggregation

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198118758391 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2672 (43) ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kartik Kaushik ◽

Eric Wood ◽

Jeffrey Gonder

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Performance Monitoring ◽

Data Set ◽

Positioning Systems ◽

Real Time Traffic ◽

Traffic Volumes ◽

Temporal Disaggregation ◽

Traffic Speed ◽

Data Gap ◽

Volume Estimates

The advent of mobile devices with embedded global positioning systems has allowed commercial providers of real-time traffic data to develop highly accurate estimates of network-level vehicle speeds. Traffic speed data have far outpaced the availability and accuracy of real-time traffic volume information. Limited to a relatively small number of permanent and temporary traffic counters in any city, traffic volumes typically only cover a handful of roadways, with inconsistent temporal resolution. This work addressed this data gap by coupling a commercial data set of typical traffic speeds (by roadway and time of week) from TomTom to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Highway Performance Monitoring System database of annual average daily traffic (AADT) counts by roadway. This work is technically novel in its solution for establishing a national crosswalk between independent network geometries using spatial conflation and big data techniques. The resulting product is a national data set providing traffic speed and volume estimates under typical conditions for all U.S. roadways with AADT values.

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Two new height models for volume estimation of lodgepole pine stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x88-030 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 195-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

W. T. Zakrzewski ◽

I. E. Bella

Keyword(s):

Lodgepole Pine ◽

Tree Height ◽

Practical Method ◽

Volume Estimation ◽

Data Set ◽

Individual Tree ◽

Pine Trees ◽

Quadratic Mean Diameter ◽

The Cost ◽

Volume Estimates

To reduce the cost and increase the efficiency of obtaining individual tree height information required for sample plot volume estimation, two general height–diameter (H/D) regression models were developed using two-stage regression analysis and data from 96 lodgepole pine (Pinuscontorta Dougl. var. latifolia Engelm.) sample plots. The derived models were examined using an independent data set of 28 plots. In addition to diameter at breast height (D), these models also included two easily measurable stand parameters as independent variables: quadratic mean diameter (Dq) and the height of a tree with diameter Dq (Hq). With a practical method to estimate Hq (from up to three heights measured) and using these two new H/D models in conjunction with available regional standard volume equations (V = f (D,H)), the stand volume estimates, on the average, were 0.003% higher (SD 4.1%) for the first model and 1.081% lower (SD 4.6%) for the second model than those obtained using traditional H/D curves for each plot based on 30 or more height measurements. The new models are therefore recommended for use in height estimation of lodgepole pine trees within the range of conditions of the data. This approach may be applied to other species and regions.

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COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE SPURR FUNCTION VOLUME AND THE KOZAK’S TAPER FUNCTION AND QUINTIC POLYNOMIAL VOLUMES FOR BLACK WATTLE TREES

FLORESTA ◽

10.5380/rf.v51i2.70887 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 521

Author(s):

Marcos Behling ◽

Henrique Soares Koehler ◽

Alexandre Behling

Keyword(s):

Stem Volume ◽

System Of Equations ◽

Acacia Mearnsii ◽

Data Set ◽

Taper Function ◽

Quintic Polynomial ◽

Black Wattle ◽

Taper Equation ◽

Volume Estimates ◽

Taper Models

When modeling the taper and volume, it is desired that the volume estimates obtained by using these two methods are compatible, where the total stem volume estimates shall not differ when using a total volume equation and the volume calculated by integrating the taper equation. There are several of such systems proposed in the literature, in which modifications in the volume and taper models were made to obtain compatible systems. This paper introduces an idea to obtain compatibility in a simpler way, without the need to modify the volume and taper models. Thus, the overall objective of this study was to develop and present a procedure to obtain compatibility between the Spurr function volume and the Kozak’s taper function and quintic polynomial volumes for Acacia mearnsii De Wild trees and compare the results to the traditional method of the same system of equations. The procedures proposed were applied on data on the Acacia mearnsii De Wild (black wattle) species in the towns of Cristal, Piratini, and Encruzilhada in the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data set included 343 trees ranging from 5 to 10.75 years of age. The quality of the fitting for the volume and taper equations fitted using procedures 1 and 2 is similar, and both are compatible. The system of equations presented in procedure 2 is simpler to be applied when compared to procedure 1.

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Rotational Characteristics of the Green Solar Corona: 1947-1991

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100025197 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 144 ◽

pp. 139-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. Rybák ◽

V. Rušin ◽

M. Rybanský

Keyword(s):

Solar Corona ◽

World Wide ◽

Rotation Period ◽

Original Data ◽

Coronal Emission ◽

Time Intervals ◽

Data Set ◽

The World ◽

Coronal Emission Line ◽

Homogeneous Data

AbstractFe XIV 530.3 nm coronal emission line observations have been used for the estimation of the green solar corona rotation. A homogeneous data set, created from measurements of the world-wide coronagraphic network, has been examined with a help of correlation analysis to reveal the averaged synodic rotation period as a function of latitude and time over the epoch from 1947 to 1991.The values of the synodic rotation period obtained for this epoch for the whole range of latitudes and a latitude band ±30° are 27.52±0.12 days and 26.95±0.21 days, resp. A differential rotation of green solar corona, with local period maxima around ±60° and minimum of the rotation period at the equator, was confirmed. No clear cyclic variation of the rotation has been found for examinated epoch but some monotonic trends for some time intervals are presented.A detailed investigation of the original data and their correlation functions has shown that an existence of sufficiently reliable tracers is not evident for the whole set of examinated data. This should be taken into account in future more precise estimations of the green corona rotation period.

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Difference Fourier Analysis of Glucose Embedded and Frozen Hydrated Purple Membrane

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100053164 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

pp. 74-75

Author(s):

Jules S. Jaffe ◽

Robert M. Glaeser

Keyword(s):

Purple Membrane ◽

Data Set ◽

High Resolution Data ◽

X Ray ◽

X Ray Crystallography ◽

Fourier Techniques ◽

Versus Protein ◽

The Difference ◽

Difference Fourier ◽

Ideal Method

Although difference Fourier techniques are standard in X-ray crystallography it has only been very recently that electron crystallographers have been able to take advantage of this method. We have combined a high resolution data set for frozen glucose embedded Purple Membrane (PM) with a data set collected from PM prepared in the frozen hydrated state in order to visualize any differences in structure due to the different methods of preparation. The increased contrast between protein-ice versus protein-glucose may prove to be an advantage of the frozen hydrated technique for visualizing those parts of bacteriorhodopsin that are embedded in glucose. In addition, surface groups of the protein may be disordered in glucose and ordered in the frozen state. The sensitivity of the difference Fourier technique to small changes in structure provides an ideal method for testing this hypothesis.

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Algorithms for automated montage synthesis of images from laser-scanning confocal microscopes

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100139627 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 650-651

Author(s):

D. E. Becker

Keyword(s):

Image Analysis ◽

High Resolution ◽

Laser Scanning ◽

Cell Counting ◽

Wide Area ◽

Data Set ◽

Computational Synthesis ◽

Automated Cell Counting ◽

Partial View ◽

The Individual

An efficient, robust, and widely-applicable technique is presented for computational synthesis of high-resolution, wide-area images of a specimen from a series of overlapping partial views. This technique can also be used to combine the results of various forms of image analysis, such as segmentation, automated cell counting, deblurring, and neuron tracing, to generate representations that are equivalent to processing the large wide-area image, rather than the individual partial views. This can be a first step towards quantitation of the higher-level tissue architecture. The computational approach overcomes mechanical limitations, such as hysterisis and backlash, of microscope stages. It also automates a procedure that is currently done manually. One application is the high-resolution visualization and/or quantitation of large batches of specimens that are much wider than the field of view of the microscope.The automated montage synthesis begins by computing a concise set of landmark points for each partial view. The type of landmarks used can vary greatly depending on the images of interest. In many cases, image analysis performed on each data set can provide useful landmarks. Even when no such “natural” landmarks are available, image processing can often provide useful landmarks.

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