arXiv Machine Learning

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 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.

By Shashika Lamahewage, Chandi Witharana
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...

By Katsuto Shimizu (Shikoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Fumiaki Kitahara (Department of Forest Management, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Tomohiro Nishizono (Department of Forest Management, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Hideki Saito (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Masayoshi Takahashi (Department of Forest Management, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Shingo Obata (Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Shunsuke Tei (Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Naoyuki Furuya (Department of Forest Management, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Tomoya Goto (Green Kogyo), Eiji Kodani (Department of Forest Management, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Yusuke Yamada (Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University)
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 27

Calibrated Tree-Neural Fusion for Fine-Grained Vegetation Community Classification

Accurate vegetation-community classification is essential for ecological monitoring, habitat assessment, and evidence-based environmental management in heterogeneous landscapes. Existing studies often rely on standalone tree ensembles or generic neural networks, although fine-grained ecological classes frequently exhibit overlapping spectral, topographic, and structural characteristics.

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.

By Luke J. Zachmann, David D. Diaz, Vincent A. Landau, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner, Tony Chang, Nathan E. Rutenbeck, Katharyn A. Duffy, Kiarie Ndegwa, Andreas Gros, Scott Conway, Guy Bayes
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 3

Multispectral airborne laser scanning dataset for tree species classification: MS-ALS-SPECIES

The paper introduces MS-ALS-SPECIES, an open multispectral airborne laser scanning dataset designed for tree species classification. It contains 6,326 segment-level point clouds of individual trees from nine species in southern Finland, collected with two multispectral laser systems—HeliALS and Optech Titan—providing high point densities. The authors also present a crowdsourcing application for efficient field reference data collection and demonstrate the dataset’s utility through new species‑classification analyses building on prior work.

By Matti Hyypp\"a, Klaara Salolahti, Eric Hyypp\"a, Xiaowei Yu, Josef Taher, Leena Matikainen, Matti Lehtom\"aki, Paula Litkey, Teemu Hakala, Harri Kaartinen, Juha Hyypp\"a, Antero Kukko
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 17

Rapid Loss of the Sierra Nevada's Largest Trees Driven by Fire

A deep learning model (U‑Net‑ID) mapped 6.5 million large trees (crown area ≥ 100 m²) across 78.7 % of the Sierra Nevada Floristic Province using sub‑meter aerial imagery from 2020. The spatial distribution of these trees correlated with elevation, temperature, and precipitation. From 2020 to 2025, Sentinel‑2 time series and BFAST breakpoint analysis revealed that wildfires were the dominant driver of large‑tree mortality, killing 10 % of all large trees, especially during the extreme 2020‑2021 fire seasons.

By Fabien H. Wagner, Dan J. Dixon, Christopher W. Woodall, Mayumi C. M. Hirye, Felipe Saad, Griffin Carter, Ricardo Dalagnol, Lorena Alves, Cynthia Creze, Stephen C. Hagen, Zhihua Liu, Christopher Mihiar, Adugna Mullissa, Le Bienfaiteur Sagang Takougoum, Bryan Shaddy, Yan Yang, Dafeng Zhang, Sassan Saatchi
arXiv AI
Jul 7

SilvaScenes: Tree Detection and Species Classification from Under-Canopy Images in Natural Forests

arXiv:2510. 09458v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Interest in forestry automation is growing alongside rapid advances in deep learning.

By David-Alexandre Duclos, William Guimont-Martin, Gabriel Jeanson, Arthur Larochelle-Tremblay, Martine Lapointe, Th\'eo Defosse, Fr\'ed\'eric Moore, Philippe Nolet, Fran\c{c}ois Pomerleau, Philippe Gigu\`ere