Fusion of TLS and UAV-LS

3D Model

We collected LiDAR data from the same tropical tree in Australia with multiple LiDAR platforms.

Red is UAV-LS data, Blue is TLS data. The data is quite complementary: TLS covers well the bottom part of the tree and branches, and there’s less data from the top of the tree crown. UAV-LS could very well capture the tree crown and the top part of the branches (although with less precision than TLS), but the stem lacks detail.

More information can be found in this paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.112912

Data collection: Louise Terryn, Barbara D’hont, Kim Calders (TLS), Harm Bartholomeus, Kim Calders (UAV-LS)

Data model: Louise Terryn, Barbara D’hont