Introducing DendroCloud
Three-dimensional point cloud capture devices and data processing are key technologies for detailed 3D forest modelling and precise measurements.
DendroCloud is an advanced software solution focused on needs of foresters, forest managers and researchers.
It allows to process 3D points clouds and extract high resolution DEM, DSM, classify point clouds, measure and model individual trees.
Key featuries
- Data import/export
- Advanced point cloud filters
- DEM and DSM extraction
- Tree measurements
- Professional-quality visualisations
Technologies
- High-performance engine
- Parallel processing
- Hardware-accelerated 3D visualisation
- Unlimited point cloud and grid size
Data sources
Three dimensional point clouds describe forests in very high detail and precision. Point clouds are usually captured by terrestrial laser scanning or close-range photogrammetry.
DendroCloud supports industrial standards used for point clouds exchange. You can easily import point clouds in LAS, CSV and IGES files. Laser file format (LAS) is most widely used format used for exchange of terrestrial or aerial laser scan data.
Processed data can be exported to CSV or VRML. Comma separated values files (CSV) are text files, which contains data in the table form. CSV files can be imported into spreadsheets, databases, statistical and other programs.
Terrestrial laser scanning
Terrestrial laser scanner allows to capture clouds in a short time with high density and accuracy.
Point cloud can be colourized by photographs taken by internal camera.
Mobile laser scanning
Laser scanners and cameras mounted on a vehicle is an efficient solution, which is suitable for obtaining point clouds from large areas, including forest roads and forest stands.
Close-range photogrammetry
Close-range photogrammetry is an alternative technology to laser scanning, which allows to derive point clouds from a series of digital photographs.
Point cloud filters
Filtering is a very important step in point cloud proceessing. Filters are used to reduce noise, eliminate false reflections of a laser beam, classify and extract points.
Point cloud filters significantly reduce data volume and computation time. DendroCloud offers a rich set of the point cloud filtering algorithms.
DEM and DSM
A digital elevation model (DEM) is an important data layer for point cloud segmentation, 3D visualisations.
Horizontal cross-sections of point cloud parallel to terrain are used for estimation of stem diameters at given heights above the ground.
Upper surface of forest stands and trees is described by a digital surface model (DSM), which is used in tree height estimation procedures.
High-resolution DEM and DSM can be derived from input point cloud by DendroCloud's tools.
Moreover, extracted DEMs can be used in wide range of applications in hydrologic modelling, potential erosion models, terrain stability studies, soil mapping, etc.
Tree measurements
The measurements and reconstructions of trees from point clouds are significant breakthroughs in forest inventory.
3D point clouds with high resolution and accuracy capture position, shape and size of trees.
Commonly used tree parameters include diameter at breast hight (DBH), girth, basal area, height, crown spread and volume.
The automated procedures of DendroCloud are used to classify single trees and to develop precise 3D models of trunks.
Position, diameter at breast height, stem profile and height can be estimated from point cloud for each tree on a plot.
References
Koreň, M. - Hunčaga, M. - Chudá, J. - Mokroš, M. - Surový, P. (2020). The Influence of Cross-Section Thickness on Diameter at Breast Height Estimation from Point Cloud. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 9, No. 9, pp. 495, doi:10.3390/ijgi9090495
Hunčaga, M. - Chudá, J. - Tomaštík, J. - Slámová, M. - Koreň, M. - Chudý, F. (2020). The Comparison of Stem Curve Accuracy Determined from Point Clouds Acquired by Different Terrestrial Remote Sensing Methods. Remote Sensing 12, pp. 2739. doi:10.3390/rs12172739
Koreň, M. – Mokroš, M. – Bucha, T. (2017). Accuracy of tree diameter estimation from terrestrial laser scanning by circle-fitting methods. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Volume 63, pp. 122–128, doi:10.1016/j.jag.2017.07.015
Čerňava, J. - Tuček, J. - Koreň, M. - Mokroš, M. (2017). Estimation of diameter at breast height from mobile laser scanning data collected under a heavy forest canopy. Journal of Forest Science 63, 433–441. doi:10.17221/28/2017-JFS
Koreň, M. - Slančík, M. - Suchomel, J. - Dubina, J. (2014). Use of terrestrial laser scanning to evaluate the spatial distribution of soil disturbance by skidding operations. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Vol. 8, pp. 861-868, doi:10.3832/ifor1165-007
Download and installation
- Read carefully the end user licence agreement.
- Download the latest version of the software.
- Extract all files from the archive to the output directory.
- Run the program DendroCloud.exe
Notice
The program is developed in C# and obfuscated by ConfuserEx, that is why some antivirus programs detect a threat. We apologize for the inconvenience.
End user licence agreement
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