Projects / Programmes
Processing lidar data (Development and usage of algorithms for mapping and estimation of forest stand biomass and structure using lidar and digital multispectral imagery)
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
2.07.00 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Computer science and informatics |
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Code |
Science |
Field |
P176 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Artificial intelligence |
algorithms, machine learning, segmentation, remote sensing, 3D GIS, forest biomass, forest structure
Researchers (10)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
15660 |
PhD Marko Debeljak |
Biology |
Researcher |
2006 - 2007 |
313 |
2. |
16415 |
PhD Damjan Demšar |
Computer science and informatics |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
46 |
3. |
11130 |
PhD Sašo Džeroski |
Computer science and informatics |
Head |
2004 - 2007 |
1,204 |
4. |
03382 |
PhD Milan Hočevar |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
184 |
5. |
16067 |
PhD Andrej Kobler |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
289 |
6. |
08949 |
PhD Nada Lavrač |
Computer science and informatics |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
867 |
7. |
23326 |
Peter Ljubič |
Computer science and informatics |
Researcher |
2004 - 2006 |
28 |
8. |
27759 |
PhD Panče Panov |
Computer science and informatics |
Researcher |
2006 - 2007 |
155 |
9. |
16302 |
PhD Ljupčo Todorovski |
Computer science and informatics |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
443 |
10. |
22279 |
PhD Bernard Ženko |
Computer science and informatics |
Researcher |
2007 |
172 |
Organisations (2)
Abstract
Sound decision-making in the forestry domain and in the environmental protection domain demands a more exhaustive and detailed insight into the extent, structure and trends of forest biomass, which is one of the most important ecosystem attributes. In the context of remote sensing of Earth surface lidar (LIght Detection And Ranging, a laser-based analogue to radar) counts among the most accurate and precise spatial vegetation cover data sources. Due to its technological properties (ability to sense the interior structure of forest stands, three-dimensional data, very high resolution down to 10 cm) lidar surpasses the most recent passive sensors (e.g. Ikonos, Quickbird satellites) in their ability to estimate quantity and structure of forest biomass. The complexity and the high price of 3D data processing are the main obstacles to a faster adoption of lidar in the environmental applications. Commercial lidar data providers offer only some basic (and expensive) data processing services. Algorithms and methods for lidar data processing covering specific information needs of carbon budgeting (in the context of the Kyoto protocol) and forestry in Slovenia will be developed and adapted in the framework of this project. A standardized and enhanced set of lidar-based environmental and forestry related data- and GIS (map) products will be defined and tested. Thus a faster adoption of lidar technology by environmental users will be facilitated, the information usage of lidar data will be maximized, and potential processing costs for the beneficiary (and other institutional users) will be considerably reduced, compared to commercially available data processing services.