Evaluating the Potential of an Airborne Laser-scanning System for Measuring Volume Changes of Glaciers

1999 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etienne Favey ◽  
Alain Geiger ◽  
G. Hilmar Gudmundsson ◽  
Aloysius Wehr3
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Scanning System ◽  
Volume Changes ◽  
Measuring Volume ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Laser Scanning System

Postprocessing Synchronization of a Laser Scanning System Aboard a UAV

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (10) ◽  
pp. 753-763
Author(s):  
Marcela do Valle Machado ◽  
Antonio Maria Garcia Tommaselli ◽  
Fernanda Magri Torres ◽  
Mariana Batista Campos
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Scanning System ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Clock Correction ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite

Synchronization of airborne laser scanning devices is a critical process that directly affects data accuracy. This process can be more challenging with low-cost airborne laser scanning (ALS) systems because some device connections from off-the-shelf sensors are less stable. An alternative to synchronization is performing a postprocessing clock correction. This article presents a technique for postprocessing synchronization (off-line) that estimates clock differences based on the correlation between the signals from the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) trajectory and the light detection and ranging (lidar) range, followed by refinement with a least-squares method. The correlation between signals was automatically estimated considering the planned flight maneuvers, in a flat terrain, to produce altimetric trajectory variations. Experiments were performed with an Ibeo LUX laser unit integrated with a NovAtel SPAN-IGM-S1 inertial navigation system that was transported by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The planimetric and altimetric accuracies of the point cloud obtained with the proposed postprocessing synchronization technique were 28 cm and 10 cm, respectively, at a flight height of 35 m.

DEFECT DETECTION AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF HARDWOOD LOGS:PART 2—COMBINED ACOUSTIC AND LASER SCANNING SYSTEM

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiping Wang ◽  
Ed Thomas ◽  
Feng Xu ◽  
Yunfei Liu ◽  
Brian K Brashaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Defect Detection ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Scanning System ◽  
Laser Scanning System

scholarly journals New Advances in Automated Urban Modelling from Airborne Laser Scanning Data

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. F. Laefer ◽  
T. Hinks ◽  
H. Carr ◽  
L. Truong-Hong
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Urban Modelling

scholarly journals Archaeological Surveying of Subarctic and Arctic Landscapes: Comparing the Performance of Airborne Laser Scanning and Remote Sensing Image Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1917
Author(s):  
Alma Elizabeth Thuestad ◽  
Ole Risbøl ◽  
Jan Ingolf Kleppe ◽  
Stine Barlindhaug ◽  
Elin Rose Myrvoll
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Digital Terrain Model ◽  
Image Data ◽  
Remote Sensing Image ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Aerial Images ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Pros And Cons

What can remote sensing contribute to archaeological surveying in subarctic and arctic landscapes? The pros and cons of remote sensing data vary as do areas of utilization and methodological approaches. We assessed the applicability of remote sensing for archaeological surveying of northern landscapes using airborne laser scanning (LiDAR) and satellite and aerial images to map archaeological features as a basis for (a) assessing the pros and cons of the different approaches and (b) assessing the potential detection rate of remote sensing. Interpretation of images and a LiDAR-based bare-earth digital terrain model (DTM) was based on visual analyses aided by processing and visualizing techniques. 368 features were identified in the aerial images, 437 in the satellite images and 1186 in the DTM. LiDAR yielded the better result, especially for hunting pits. Image data proved suitable for dwellings and settlement sites. Feature characteristics proved a key factor for detectability, both in LiDAR and image data. This study has shown that LiDAR and remote sensing image data are highly applicable for archaeological surveying in northern landscapes. It showed that a multi-sensor approach contributes to high detection rates. Our results have improved the inventory of archaeological sites in a non-destructive and minimally invasive manner.

scholarly journals Airborne laser scanning reveals large tree trunks on forest floor

2021 ◽  
Vol 491 ◽  
pp. 119225
Author(s):  
Einari Heinaro ◽  
Topi Tanhuanpää ◽  
Tuomas Yrttimaa ◽  
Markus Holopainen ◽  
Mikko Vastaranta
Keyword(s):  
Forest Floor ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Large Tree ◽  
Airborne Laser

scholarly journals Estimation of Vegetation-Induced Flow Resistance for Hydraulic Computations Using Airborne Laser Scanning Data

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1864
Author(s):  
Peter Mewis
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Flow Resistance ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Density Parameter ◽  
Vegetation Density ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanner ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Bed Roughness ◽  
Available Information

The effect of vegetation in hydraulic computations can be significant. This effect is important for flood computations. Today, the necessary terrain information for flood computations is obtained by airborne laser scanning techniques. The quality and density of the airborne laser scanning information allows for more extensive use of these data in flow computations. In this paper, known methods are improved and combined into a new simple and objective procedure to estimate the hydraulic resistance of vegetation on the flow in the field. State-of-the-art airborne laser scanner information is explored to estimate the vegetation density. The laser scanning information provides the base for the calculation of the vegetation density parameter ωp using the Beer–Lambert law. In a second step, the vegetation density is employed in a flow model to appropriately account for vegetation resistance. The use of this vegetation parameter is superior to the common method of accounting for the vegetation resistance in the bed resistance parameter for bed roughness. The proposed procedure utilizes newly available information and is demonstrated in an example. The obtained values fit very well with the values obtained in the literature. Moreover, the obtained information is very detailed. In the results, the effect of vegetation is estimated objectively without the assignment of typical values. Moreover, a more structured flow field is computed with the flood around denser vegetation, such as groups of bushes. A further thorough study based on observed flow resistance is needed.

Nation-Wide Mapping of Tree Growth using Repeated Airborne Laser Scanning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorgen Wallerman ◽  
Kenneth Nystrom ◽  
Mats Nilsson ◽  
Peder Axensten ◽  
Mikael Egberth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Growth ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser
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