arXiv AI
Jul 1
FLORA: A deep learning approach to predict forest attributes from heterogeneous LiDAR data
arXiv:2606. 32023v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Forest attributes are essential for national-scale resource monitoring.
Shifting from Discrete to Continuous Reference Data: QSM-Derived Horizontal Tree Biomass Distribution for Deep Learning Biomass Estimation
arXiv:2607. 05260v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Conventional modeling approaches for LiDAR-based above-ground biomass (AGB) estimation rely on discrete plot-level inventory aggregates.
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arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 13
Transferable Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) Estimation Model from Multi-Sensor Data with Sparse Field Calibration
arXiv:2608. 11638v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Spatially continuous quantification of forest above-ground biomass (AGB) is what makes carbon accounting credible and mitigation strategies actionable.
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 21
The Role of Radiometric Features in Cross-Site Leaf-Wood Segmentation of LiDAR Point Clouds
arXiv:2609.21903v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Leaf-wood segmentation of individual trees from LiDAR point clouds is essential for quantitative structure models (QSMs) used in non-destructive biomas...
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 31
Foundation-Model Earth Representations Enable Regional-Scale Forest Aboveground Biomass Monitoring Across the Northeastern United States
arXiv:2607. 27217v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is a critical indicator of ecosystem productivity and terrestrial carbon storage, yet regional carbon monitoring remains constrained by the sparse spatial and temporal availability of field inventories and airborne structural measurements.
arXiv AI
Jul 9
Self-Supervised Pretraining Improves Cross-Site and Cross-Scale Robustness of Point Cloud Leaf-Wood Segmentation
arXiv:2607. 06948v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The accuracy of existing leaf-wood segmentation methods for tree point clouds varies across forest types and sites.
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 19
Integrating national forest inventory, airborne lidar, and satellite imagery for wall-to-wall mapping of forest structure with computer vision
arXiv:2606. 20291v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Remote sensing is increasingly relied upon to deliver actionable science for forest and wildfire risk management across large landscapes.
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 26
Self-Supervised Tree-level Biomass Estimation in Urban Environments From Airborne LiDAR and Optical Observations
arXiv:2606. 26194v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Urban tree biomass remains less spatially explicitly quantified than biomass in managed forests because many estimates rely on inventories or coarse products that cannot resolve individual crowns or fine-scale heterogeneity.
arXiv AI
Jul 14
Uncertainty Quantification for EO Regression Tasks: Building Height, Tree Canopy Height and Above-ground Biomass Estimation
arXiv:2607. 11412v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Earth Observation regression tasks such as building height, canopy height, and above-ground biomass estimation underpin critical applications in urban planning, forest monitoring, and climate policy, where both accuracy and reliability are critical.
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 22
Toward a foundation model for forest point clouds
arXiv:2609.24787v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Forest inventories increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) models to derive forest attributes from large-scale 3D point clouds. Current model...
arXiv Computer Vision
Aug 31
Bringing SAM to new heights: Leveraging elevation data for tree crown segmentation from drone imagery
The paper introduces BalSAM, a model that combines the Segment Anything Model (SAM) with Digital Surface Model (DSM) elevation data to improve tree crown instance segmentation from high‑resolution drone imagery. Experiments across boreal plantations, temperate forests, and tropical forests show that while off‑the‑shelf SAM does not beat a custom Mask R-CNN, fine‑tuning SAM end‑to‑end and incorporating DSM information yield promising results, especially for plantation sites.
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 6
Above-ground Biomass Estimation with Geospatial Foundation Models
arXiv:2608. 04792v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accurate estimation of Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) from satellite imagery is essential for the large-scale monitoring of carbon stocks, yet it remains a challenging regression task at global scale.
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 1
CedarCypress3D: an annotated UAV-LiDAR dataset of individual trees in planted cedar and cypress forests
arXiv:2608.30149v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Individual tree measurements derived from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) mounted on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) provide valuable information fo...