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Remote Sensing
A Versatile, Production-Oriented Approach to High-Resolution Tree-Canopy Mapping in Urban and Suburban Landscapes Using GEOBIA and Data Fusion
Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne1  Sean MacFaden1  Anna Royar2  Thomas Blaschke2 
[1] Spatial Analysis Laboratory, University of Vermont, Aiken Center, 81 Carrigan Dr., Burlington, VT 05405, USA;
关键词: tree canopy;    urban;    urban tree canopy (UTC) assessment;    UTC assessment;    geographic object-based image analysis;    change detection;    eCognition;    LiDAR;    multispectral imagery;   
DOI  :  10.3390/rs61212837
来源: mdpi
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【 摘 要 】

The benefits of tree canopy in urban and suburban landscapes are increasingly well known: stormwater runoff control, air-pollution mitigation, temperature regulation, carbon storage, wildlife habitat, neighborhood cohesion, and other social indicators of quality of life. However, many urban areas lack high-resolution tree canopy maps that document baseline conditions or inform tree-planting programs, limiting effective study and management. This paper describes a GEOBIA approach to tree-canopy mapping that relies on existing public investments in LiDAR, multispectral imagery, and thematic GIS layers, thus eliminating or reducing data acquisition costs. This versatile approach accommodates datasets of varying content and quality, first using LiDAR derivatives to identify aboveground features and then a combination of LiDAR and imagery to differentiate trees from buildings and other anthropogenic structures. Initial tree canopy objects are then refined through contextual analysis, morphological smoothing, and small-gap filling. Case studies from locations in the United States and Canada show how a GEOBIA approach incorporating data fusion and enterprise processing can be used for producing high-accuracy, high-resolution maps for large geographic extents. These maps are designed specifically for practical application by planning and regulatory end users who expect not only high accuracy but also high realism and visual coherence.

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CC BY   
© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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