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  • Forestry and Remote Sensing
  • Computer Vision and Geometric Modeling

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  • Accurate tree parameter extraction from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data requires effective separation of leaf and wood points.
  • Existing methods like multi-scale and optimal scale have limitations in accuracy and stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an improved method for leaf-wood separation in tree point clouds.
  • To enhance the distinctiveness of geometric features for more accurate parameter extraction.

Main Methods:

  • Extension of the optimal scale method to a multi-optimal-scale approach.
  • Adaptive selection of multiple optimal scales for individual points in the tree point cloud.
  • Application of an optimization strategy to reduce computational time.

Main Results:

  • The multi-optimal-scale method significantly improves separation accuracy compared to the standard optimal scale method.
  • It provides more stable separation accuracy than the multi-scale method, even with fewer scales.
  • The optimization strategy substantially reduces the overall running time.

Conclusions:

  • The multi-optimal-scale method offers a more accurate and stable solution for leaf-wood separation in TLS data.
  • This advancement facilitates more reliable tree parameter extraction.
  • The method presents a computationally efficient alternative for forestry and remote sensing applications.