Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2026, Vol. 62 ›› Issue (6): 82-95.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20250578
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Yunhe Li1,2,Sirong Wang3,Yisa Li1,2,Dengsheng Lu1,2,*(
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Received:2025-09-19
Revised:2026-03-22
Online:2026-06-10
Published:2026-06-13
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Dengsheng Lu
E-mail:ludengsheng@fjnu.edu.cn
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Yunhe Li,Sirong Wang,Yisa Li,Dengsheng Lu. Comparative Analysis of Individual Tree Parameter Extraction Accuracy Using Integrated Data Collected by Airborne and Handheld LiDAR in Subtropical Typical Forests[J]. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2026, 62(6): 82-95.
Table 1
Datasets used in research"
| 数据类型 Data type | 内容描述 Descriptions | 获取时间 Acquisition time | 用途 Purpose | |||||
| 研究区域 Study area | 林分类型 (样地数量) Forest types (number of plots) | 样地总株数Total number of stems | 实测株数Number of measured stems | 平均胸径 Average DBH/cm | 平均树高 Average tree height/m | |||
| 采伐样地内单木量测 Individual tree measurement in harvested plots | 白砂国有林场 Baisha State-Owned Forest Farm | 马尾松(1)Masson pine | 72 | 72 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 2024?02 | 基于融合LiDAR提取的单木参数的精度验证 Accuracy validation of individual tree parameters extracted from fused LiDAR data |
| 杉木(1) Chinese fir | 45 | 45 | 12.2 | 9.5 | ||||
| 手持扫描样地内单木 量测 Individual tree measurement in HLS plots | 白砂国有林场 Baisha State-Owned Forest Farm | 马尾松(4) Masson pine | 352 | 28 | 15.5 | \ | 2022?10?11 | 基于融合LiDAR数据,对手持扫描样地中不同林分类型和林下植被状况的单木参数提取结果进行精度验证和比较分析 Accuracy validation and comparative analysis of individual tree parameter extraction results for different forest types and understory conditions in HLS plots based on fused LiDAR data |
| 杉木(1)Chinese fir | 75 | 75 | 14.0 | \ | ||||
| 阔叶(2)Broadleaf | 70 | 52 | 16.1 | \ | ||||
| 水西国有林场 Shuixi State-Owned Forest Farm | 杉木(4)Chinese fir | 156 | 156 | 23.5 | \ | 2023?02 | ||
| 武夷山 国家公园 Wuyishan National Forest Park | 马尾松(2)Masson pine | 135 | 105 | 21.9 | \ | 2023?08 | ||
| 杉木(5)Chinese fir | 335 | 335 | 16.8 | \ | ||||
| 阔叶(4)Broadleaf | 306 | 74 | 12.3 | \ | ||||
| 手持激光扫描数据 HLS data | 白砂国有林场 手持扫描样地 HLS plots in Baisha State-Owned Forest Farm | HLS数据使用LiGripH120传感器采集,扫描视场角为280°× 360°,LiDAR测距精度可达到±3 cm,点频320 000 pts·s?1, 测量范围为120 m HLS data are acquired using LiGripH120 laser sensor. The device has a field of view of 280°×360°, LiDAR ranging accuracy reached up to ±3 cm, measuring up to 320 000 pts·s?1 in a single return mode within a maximum range of 120 m | 2022?10?11 | 单独基于手持扫描数据以及融合机载LiDAR数据提取采伐林与手持扫描样地单木参数 Individual tree parameters extracted separately from HLS data and fused LiDAR data in the harvested and HLS plots | ||||
| 白砂国有林场采伐林 Harvested stands in Baisha State-Owned Forest Farm | 2024?02 | |||||||
| 水西国有林场 Shuixi State-Owned Forest Farm | 2023?02 | |||||||
| 武夷山 国家公园 Wuyishan National Forest Park | 2023?08 | |||||||
| 机载激光扫描数据 ALS data | 白砂国有林场 Baisha State-Owned Forest Farm | 利用AEROS-912动力三角翼飞机搭载Riegl VUX-240机载激光雷达系统采集LiDAR数据,视场角75°,LiDAR测距精度可达到 0.2 cm,点云密度高于40 pt·m?2 LiDAR data are acquired using AEROS-912 aircraft equipped with a Riegl VUX-240 LiDAR system. The LiDAR system has a field of view of 75° and a ranging precision of up to 0.2 cm. The average point density is over 40 pt·m?2 | 2022?10?11 | 融合手持扫描数据提取采伐林与手持扫描样地单木参数 Extraction of individual tree parameters in harvested and HLS plots using fused LiDAR data | ||||
| 水西国有林场 Shuixi State-Owned Forest Farm | 2023?10 | |||||||
| 武夷山 国家公园 Wuyishan National Forest Park | 2022?12 | |||||||
Table 2
Evaluation of tree volumes from HLS and fused LiDAR data using field measurements of felled trees m3"
| 参数 Parameters | 马尾松Masson pine | 杉木Chinese fir | |||
| RMSE (rRMSE) | Bias (Bias%) | RMSE (rRMSE) | Bias (Bias%) | ||
| 手持扫描数据提取的树高和胸径 Tree height and DBH extracted from HLS data | 0.027 (20.32%) | –0.019 (–15.01%) | 0.014 (21.48%) | –0.010 (–14.64%) | |
| 融合数据提取的树高和胸径 Tree height and DBH extracted from fused LiDAR data | 0.021 (16.11%) | –0.014 (–10.91%) | 0.015 (17.18%) | –0.006 (–9.25%) | |
| 手持扫描数据提取的胸径 DBH extracted from HLS data | 0.027 (20.40%) | –0.017 (–12.64%) | 0.014 (20.25%) | –0.004 (–6.25%) | |
Table 3
The results of individual tree segmentation"
| 林分类型 Forest types | 林下植被状况 Understory conditions | 样地个数 Number of Plots | 实际株数 Number of measured trees | 自动分割Automated segmentation | 手动分割Manual segmentation | |||||||
| 株数 No. of trees | R (%) | P (%) | F1 (%) | 株数 No. of trees | R (%) | P (%) | F1 (%) | |||||
| 马尾松 Masson pine | 简单 Simple | 2 | 189 | 192 | 98.41 | 96.88 | 97.64 | 187 | 98.94 | 100 | 99.47 | |
| 中等 Medium | 2 | 129 | 135 | 91.47 | 87.41 | 89.39 | 127 | 95.35 | 96.85 | 96.09 | ||
| 复杂 Complex | 2 | 169 | 212 | 88.76 | 70.75 | 78.74 | 175 | 94.67 | 91.43 | 93.02 | ||
| 杉木 Chinese fir | 简单 Simple | 3 | 143 | 147 | 97.9 | 95.24 | 96.55 | 146 | 99.3 | 97.26 | 98.27 | |
| 中等 Medium | 4 | 225 | 252 | 92.00 | 82.14 | 86.79 | 220 | 95.56 | 97.73 | 96.63 | ||
| 复杂 Complex | 3 | 198 | 296 | 90.40 | 60.47 | 72.47 | 197 | 94.95 | 95.43 | 95.19 | ||
| 阔叶 Broadleaf | 简单 Simple | 2 | 107 | 99 | 88.79 | 95.96 | 92.23 | 103 | 93.46 | 97.09 | 95.24 | |
| 中等 Medium | 2 | 156 | 138 | 79.49 | 89.86 | 84.35 | 168 | 92.95 | 86.31 | 89.51 | ||
| 复杂 Complex | 2 | 113 | 204 | 75.22 | 41.67 | 53.63 | 111 | 84.96 | 86.49 | 85.71 | ||
Table 4
The results of individual tree DBH extraction cm"
| 林下植被状况 Understory conditions | 马尾松Masson pine | 杉木Chinese fir | 阔叶Broadleaf | |||||
| RMSE (rRMSE) | Bias (Bias%) | RMSE (rRMSE) | Bias (Bias%) | RMSE (rRMSE) | Bias (Bias%) | |||
| 简单 Simple | 1.37 (8.78%) | –0.62 (–3.99%) | 1.31 (7.38%) | –0.76 (–4.28%) | 2.06 (12.48%) | –1.02 (–6.21%) | ||
| 中等 Medium | 2.06 (11.27%) | 0.37 (2.00%) | 1.38 (7.18%) | –0.59 (–3.0%) | 1.86 (21.75%) | –0.35 (–5.32%) | ||
| 复杂 Complex | 1.55 (8.24%) | –0.90 (–4.78%) | 1.35 (6.55%) | –0.51 (–2.49%) | 4.43 (27.12%) | 1.40 (8.59%) | ||
| 总体 Total | 1.63 (9.43%) | –0.44 (–2.54%) | 1.35 (7.05%) | –0.63 (–3.25%) | 3.15 (19.85%) | 0.18 (1.12%) | ||
Table 5
Evaluation of single-tree heights from HLS data using the tree height from fused LiDAR data m"
| 林下植被状况 Understory conditions | 马尾松Masson pine | 杉木Chinese fir | 阔叶Broadleaf | |||||
| RMSE (rRMSE) | Bias (Bias%) | RMSE (rRMSE) | Bias (Bias%) | RMSE (rRMSE) | Bias (Bias%) | |||
| 简单 Simple | 0.21 (1.60%) | –0.13 (–0.96%) | 0.95 (8.32%) | –0.06 (–0.55%) | 1.77 (19.02%) | –0.10 (–1.10%) | ||
| 中等 Medium | 2.69 (17.03%) | –1.89 (–11.96%) | 2.83 (17.05%) | –2.07 (–12.50%) | 2.50 (21.59%) | –0.48 (–4.13%) | ||
| 复杂 Complex | 4.15 (21.92%) | –3.17 (–16.70%) | 3.65 (19.13%) | –2.96 (–15.54%) | 3.74 (23.64%) | –3.01 (–19.01%) | ||
| 总体 Total | 2.66 (16.92%) | –1.45 (–9.22%) | 2.66 (17.13%) | –1.64 (–10.54%) | 2.82 (22.95%) | –1.29 (–10.49%) | ||
Fig.7
Two important factors affecting tree height extraction under complex forest structures a: Incomplete canopy point clouds of HLS data at tree top due to the occlusion under complex understory conditions (green dots: ALS point clouds; black dots: HLS point clouds); b: Mis-segmentation of single trees due to crown overlapping between two adjacent trees (different colors denote two segmented trees)"
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