A Complete Environmental Intelligence System for LiDAR-Based Vegetation Management in Power-Line Corridors

Autor: Domen Mongus, Matej Brumen, Danijel Žlaus, Štefan Kohek, Roman Tomažič, Uroš Kerin, Simon Kolmanič
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Remote Sensing, Vol 13, Iss 24, p 5159 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-4292
DOI: 10.3390/rs13245159
Popis: This paper presents the first complete approach to achieving environmental intelligence support in the management of vegetation within electrical power transmission corridors. Contrary to the related studies that focused on the mapping of power lines, together with encroaching vegetation risk assessment, we realised predictive analytics with vegetation growth simulation. This was achieved by following the JDL/DFIG data fusion model for complementary feature extraction from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) derived data products and auxiliary thematic maps that feed an ensemble regression model. The results indicate that improved vegetation growth prediction accuracy is obtained by segmenting training samples according to their contextual similarities that relate to their ecological niches. Furthermore, efficient situation assessment was then performed using a rasterised parametrically defined funnel-shaped volumetric filter. In this way, RMSE≈1 m was measured when considering tree growth simulation, while a 0.37 m error was estimated in encroaching vegetation detection, demonstrating significant improvements over the field observations.
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