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Ground Profile Recovery from Aerial 3D LiDAR-based Maps
The paper presents the study and implementation of the ground detection
methodology with filtration and removal of forest points from LiDAR-based 3D
point cloud using the Cloth Simulation Filtering (CSF) algorithm. The
methodology allows to recover a terrestrial relief and create a landscape map
of a forestry region. As the proof-of-concept, we provided the outdoor flight
experiment, launching a hexacopter under a mixed forestry region with sharp
ground changes nearby Innopolis city (Russia), which demonstrated the
encouraging results for both ground detection and methodology robustness.Comment: 8 pages, FRUCT-2019 conferenc
Single-tree detection in high-density LiDAR data from UAV-based survey
UAV-based LiDAR survey provides very-high-density point clouds, which involve very rich information about forest detailed structure, allowing for detection of individual trees, as well as demanding high computational load. Single-tree detection is of great interest for forest management and ecology purposes, and the task is relatively well solved for forests made of single or largely dominant species, and trees having a very evident pointed shape in the upper part of the canopy (in particular conifers). Most authors proposed methods based totally or partially on search of local maxima in the canopy, which has poor performance for species that have flat or irregular upper canopy, and for mixed forests, especially where taller trees hide smaller ones. Such considerations apply in particular to Mediterranean hardwood forests. In such context, it is imperative to use the whole volume of the point cloud, however keeping computational load tractable. The authors propose the use of a methodology based on modelling the 3D-shape of the tree, which improves performance w.r.t to maxima-based models. A case study, performed on a hazel grove, is provided to document performance improvement on a relatively simple, but significant, case
Automatic Crack Detection in Built Infrastructure Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
This paper addresses the problem of crack detection which is essential for
health monitoring of built infrastructure. Our approach includes two stages,
data collection using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and crack detection using
histogram analysis. For the data collection, a 3D model of the structure is
first created by using laser scanners. Based on the model, geometric properties
are extracted to generate way points necessary for navigating the UAV to take
images of the structure. Then, our next step is to stick together those
obtained images from the overlapped field of view. The resulting image is then
clustered by histogram analysis and peak detection. Potential cracks are
finally identified by using locally adaptive thresholds. The whole process is
automatically carried out so that the inspection time is significantly improved
while safety hazards can be minimised. A prototypical system has been developed
for evaluation and experimental results are included.Comment: In proceeding of The 34th International Symposium on Automation and
Robotics in Construction (ISARC), pp. 823-829, Taipei, Taiwan, 201
Proceedings of the 2011 New York Workshop on Computer, Earth and Space Science
The purpose of the New York Workshop on Computer, Earth and Space Sciences is
to bring together the New York area's finest Astronomers, Statisticians,
Computer Scientists, Space and Earth Scientists to explore potential synergies
between their respective fields. The 2011 edition (CESS2011) was a great
success, and we would like to thank all of the presenters and participants for
attending. This year was also special as it included authors from the upcoming
book titled "Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy". Over
two days, the latest advanced techniques used to analyze the vast amounts of
information now available for the understanding of our universe and our planet
were presented. These proceedings attempt to provide a small window into what
the current state of research is in this vast interdisciplinary field and we'd
like to thank the speakers who spent the time to contribute to this volume.Comment: Author lists modified. 82 pages. Workshop Proceedings from CESS 2011
in New York City, Goddard Institute for Space Studie
Persistence Bag-of-Words for Topological Data Analysis
Persistent homology (PH) is a rigorous mathematical theory that provides a
robust descriptor of data in the form of persistence diagrams (PDs). PDs
exhibit, however, complex structure and are difficult to integrate in today's
machine learning workflows. This paper introduces persistence bag-of-words: a
novel and stable vectorized representation of PDs that enables the seamless
integration with machine learning. Comprehensive experiments show that the new
representation achieves state-of-the-art performance and beyond in much less
time than alternative approaches.Comment: Accepted for the Twenty-Eight International Joint Conference on
Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-19). arXiv admin note: substantial text
overlap with arXiv:1802.0485
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