Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

Institute of Forest Science, kangwon National University (강원대학교 산림과학연구소)
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Development of a Semi-automatic Search Program for Crown Delineation Based on Watershed and Valley Following Algorithms

  • Sim, Woodam (Division of Forest Sciences, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Park, Jeongmook (Division of Forest Sciences, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Jungsoo (Division of Forest Sciences, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2018.01.31
  • Accepted : 2018.02.08
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

This paper discusses the development of semi-automatic search program for crown delineation in stand level. The crown of an individual tree was delineated by applying the Watershed (WS) and Valley Following (VF) algorithms. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) images were used in the semi-automatic search program to delineate the crown area. The overall accuracy and Khat were used in accuracy assessment. WS algorithm's model showed the overall accuracy and Khat index of 0.80 and 0.59, respectively, in Plot 1. However, the overall accuracy and Khat of VF algorithm's model were 0.78 and 0.51, respectively, in Plot 2.

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