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Intercomparison of Terrestrial Laser Scanning Instruments
for Assessing Forested Ecosystems: A Brisbane Field Experiment
John Armston1,10, Glenn Newnham2, Alan H Strahler3, Crystal Schaaf4, Mark Danson5, Rachel Gaulton6, Zhenyu Zhang7, Mathias Disney8, Ben Sparrow9, Stuart R Phinn10, Michael Schaefer2,
Andrew Burt8, Selwyn Counter1, Angela Erb4, Nicholas Goodwin1, Steven Hancock6, Glenn Howe11, Kasper Johansen10, Zhan Li3, Greg Lollback12, Jason Martel11, Jasmine Muir1,10,
Ian Paynter4, Edward Saenz4, Peter Scarth1,10, Dan Tindall1, Lucy Walker5, Christian Witte1, William Woodgate13, and Dan Wu10
Terrestrial Laser Scanning International Interest Group, alan@bu.edu, tlsiig.bu.edu
Control ID: 1813953
Aim and Objectives
During 28th July โ€“ 3rd August, 2013, an international group of researchers brought five terrestrial laser scanners
(TLS) to long-term monitoring plots in three eucalyptus-dominated woodland sites near Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia. The aim was to acquire coincident scans at common locations for calibration and inter-comparison of
instrument and algorithm performance. Key research objectives included:
1. Assess the sensitivity of canopy structure and biomass retrieval algorithms to different instrument specifications;
2. Cross-calibration of TLS measurements and derived biophysical parameters;
3. Inter-comparison of biophysical parameter retrievals from single and dual-wavelength lidar processing;
4. Inter-comparison and methods and instruments for separation of woody and non-woody canopy materials; and
5. 3D forest reconstruction for radiative transfer simulations (e.g. Monte Carlo Ray Tracing).
Field Campaign
Two plots were scanned at Karawatha Forest Park, a Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
(TERN) Supersite, and one plot at Dโ€™Aguilar National Park. At each 50 x 100 m plot, a centre scan
point was surrounded by four scan points located 25 m away in a cross pattern allowing for 3-D
reconstructions of scan sites in the form of point clouds. At several centre points, multiple
instrument configurations (i.e. different beam divergence, angular resolution, pulse rate) were
acquired for testing instrument and scan specifications.
Three-dimensional PhotoPoint photographic panoramas were also acquired, providing
reconstructions of stems in the form of point clouds using photogrammetric correlation methods.
Ancillary data included hemispherical photos, TRAC LAI/clumping measurements, spectra of
leaves, bark, litter, and other target components. Wet and dry leaf weights determined water
content.
Research Topics
We are in the early stages of analysing the data, but planned instrument and method inter-
comparison topics and themes include:
โ€ข Retrieval of leaf area index and related parameters
โ€ข Retrieval of tree diameters, above-ground biomass, and height
โ€ข Approaches to calibration
โ€ข Waveform vs. discrete return data
โ€ข Value of dual wavelength data
โ€ข Ray tracing simulations driven by scanning
Immediate application of the data sets and techniques developed will be through national
collaborative research programs, such as NEON and TERN, which enable the techniques and
infrastructure developed to be applied consistently.
Terrestrial Laser Scans
Terrestrial laser scans were acquired from five instruments:
1. DWEL โ€“ a dual-wavelength full-waveform laser scanner (3,4,11)
2. SALCA โ€“ a dual-wavelength full-waveform laser scanner (5,6)
3. CBL โ€“ canopy biomass lidar, a small ultra-portable low-cost discrete return scanner (4,14)
4. Riegl VZ400 โ€“ a survey-grade commercial waveform scanner (1,10)
5. FARO Focus 3D โ€“ a lightweight commercial phase-shift ranging laser scanner (7)
Calibrated reflectance targets were also scanned to compare instrument geometric and radiometric
performance.
The Terrestrial Laser Scanning International Interest Group
This effort was initiated as an activity of the Terrestrial Laser Scanning International Interest Group (TLSIIG). The
primary objective of this international collaboration is to advance the understanding and application of TLS to:
โ€ข forest management and inventory;
โ€ข rapid and automated measurement of vegetation structure parameters;
โ€ข monitoring vegetation dynamics;
โ€ข calibration and validation of large area above-ground biomass mapping; and
โ€ข the development of new low-cost portable scanners to enable wider application of these technologies.
The data and techniques developed are shared openly and are essential to enable the production of consistent
forest structural property maps in science and management applications.
Figure 2 Panoramic photos of the three eucalyptus dominated long term
monitoring plots that were the focus of the six day field campaign.
Figure 1 Location of the Brisbane field experiment
activities in Queensland, Australia.
Figure 3 The plot sampling design used at the Dโ€™Aguilar National
Park site (Plot ID GOLD0101) and the Karawatha Forest Park site
(Plot IDโ€™s KARA001 and KARA005).
Figure 11 Comparison of single scan Plant Area Volume Density (PAVD) profiles for (a) KARA001, (b)
KARA005, and (c) GOLD0101. These examples were generated from the Riegl VZ400 centre scan of
each plot. Generation and comparison of profiles from other instruments, scan configurations, and
methods (e.g. voxelization) is the subject of ongoing research.
Figure 4 Example hemispherical photos and derived
gap fraction images from the centre of each field plot.
Figure 15 Open access to all field and scan data through
the TERN Auscover data portal is forthcoming following a
period of data curation. The raw scanner data for the
Riegl VZ400 is currently available for download.
Figure 12 Comparison of 3D reconstruction of tree volume from point clouds. This
example is from KARA001. (a) Point cloud coloured by height; (b) Fitted cylinders used
for the estimation of DBH, height, volume, and above-ground biomass. The TLS biomass
is higher than the allometric-based estimate, however current research is exploring bias
that occurs due to misregistration, wind, and cylinder fitting to higher order branching.
tlsiig.bu.edu
Affiliations: 1. Remote Sensing Centre, Department of Science, IT, Innovation & the Arts, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
2. CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 3. Boston University, Boston, MA, United States.
4. University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States.
5. University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom. 6. Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
7. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
8. University College London, London, United Kingdom. 9. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
10. Geography, Planning & Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
11. University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, United States.
12. Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia. 13. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
14. Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Tech., Rochester, NY, USA
Hemi RGB GoPro
KARA01KARA05GOLD01
Figure 13 Comparison of scanner
calibration is important for instrument
and algorithm intercomparisons and
understanding implications for
generation of biophysical products.
Figure 10 FARO Focus 3D raw intensity (905 nm) scan acquired at
the centre of KARA005. Note the โ€œskyโ€ returns resulting from the
phase-shift ranging technique.
Figure 7 Riegl VZ400 apparent reflectance (1550 nm) scan
image acquired at the centre of KARA005. The full
hemisphere image was created by stitching together two
scans acquired using a tilt mount.
Figure 6 SALCA first return raw intensity images for (a) 1063 nm and (b) 1545 nm at the centre of KARA005.
0๏‚ฐ tilt mount
90๏‚ฐ tilt mount
Figure 5 DWEL (a) Red (1548 nm) Green (1064 nm) Blue (dark constant) colour composite and (b) Normalised Difference Index (NDI)
images at the centre of KARA005. The spectral contrast between leaf and woody canopy components is clear, and range effects are
normalised in the NDI image. Only laser pulses with common first returns at both wavelengths are shown.
a b
a b
a b
Parameter Field Riegl
DBH (cm) 61.9 60.85
Height (m) 28.2 27.28
Volume (m3) - 6.4022
Biomass (kg) 3194.931 4673.61
1Allometric Williams et al. (2005). SG=0.73.
Grass
Eucalypt
foliage
Low deviation
High deviation
A
B
5 km
RIEGL CBL DWEL FARO SALCA
KARA001
Figure 8 (a) Mean (line) and standard deviation (shaded) of leaf,
bark, and burnt stems across all species at KARA005. The vertical
dashed lines show the wavelengths of the scanners. (b) Custom
built geometric and radiometric calibration targets were deployed to
register scans and monitor instrument performance.
Figure 9 Canopy Biomass Lidar raw intensity (905 nm)
scan acquired at the centre of KARA005.
a b c
a b
Figure 14 Comparison of discrete-return (red line) and waveform recording
(blue line) for natural targets. This example is from the Riegl VZ400, which
only records waveforms when the received waveform deviates in shape
from the system waveform above a user specified threshold. The third peak
in the Eucalypt foliage was not detected by the on-board echo digitisation.
Grass waveforms often showed more overlapping peaks than overstorey
foliage.
KARA005
GOLD0101
A B

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  • 1. Supported by: Intercomparison of Terrestrial Laser Scanning Instruments for Assessing Forested Ecosystems: A Brisbane Field Experiment John Armston1,10, Glenn Newnham2, Alan H Strahler3, Crystal Schaaf4, Mark Danson5, Rachel Gaulton6, Zhenyu Zhang7, Mathias Disney8, Ben Sparrow9, Stuart R Phinn10, Michael Schaefer2, Andrew Burt8, Selwyn Counter1, Angela Erb4, Nicholas Goodwin1, Steven Hancock6, Glenn Howe11, Kasper Johansen10, Zhan Li3, Greg Lollback12, Jason Martel11, Jasmine Muir1,10, Ian Paynter4, Edward Saenz4, Peter Scarth1,10, Dan Tindall1, Lucy Walker5, Christian Witte1, William Woodgate13, and Dan Wu10 Terrestrial Laser Scanning International Interest Group, alan@bu.edu, tlsiig.bu.edu Control ID: 1813953 Aim and Objectives During 28th July โ€“ 3rd August, 2013, an international group of researchers brought five terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) to long-term monitoring plots in three eucalyptus-dominated woodland sites near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The aim was to acquire coincident scans at common locations for calibration and inter-comparison of instrument and algorithm performance. Key research objectives included: 1. Assess the sensitivity of canopy structure and biomass retrieval algorithms to different instrument specifications; 2. Cross-calibration of TLS measurements and derived biophysical parameters; 3. Inter-comparison of biophysical parameter retrievals from single and dual-wavelength lidar processing; 4. Inter-comparison and methods and instruments for separation of woody and non-woody canopy materials; and 5. 3D forest reconstruction for radiative transfer simulations (e.g. Monte Carlo Ray Tracing). Field Campaign Two plots were scanned at Karawatha Forest Park, a Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Supersite, and one plot at Dโ€™Aguilar National Park. At each 50 x 100 m plot, a centre scan point was surrounded by four scan points located 25 m away in a cross pattern allowing for 3-D reconstructions of scan sites in the form of point clouds. At several centre points, multiple instrument configurations (i.e. different beam divergence, angular resolution, pulse rate) were acquired for testing instrument and scan specifications. Three-dimensional PhotoPoint photographic panoramas were also acquired, providing reconstructions of stems in the form of point clouds using photogrammetric correlation methods. Ancillary data included hemispherical photos, TRAC LAI/clumping measurements, spectra of leaves, bark, litter, and other target components. Wet and dry leaf weights determined water content. Research Topics We are in the early stages of analysing the data, but planned instrument and method inter- comparison topics and themes include: โ€ข Retrieval of leaf area index and related parameters โ€ข Retrieval of tree diameters, above-ground biomass, and height โ€ข Approaches to calibration โ€ข Waveform vs. discrete return data โ€ข Value of dual wavelength data โ€ข Ray tracing simulations driven by scanning Immediate application of the data sets and techniques developed will be through national collaborative research programs, such as NEON and TERN, which enable the techniques and infrastructure developed to be applied consistently. Terrestrial Laser Scans Terrestrial laser scans were acquired from five instruments: 1. DWEL โ€“ a dual-wavelength full-waveform laser scanner (3,4,11) 2. SALCA โ€“ a dual-wavelength full-waveform laser scanner (5,6) 3. CBL โ€“ canopy biomass lidar, a small ultra-portable low-cost discrete return scanner (4,14) 4. Riegl VZ400 โ€“ a survey-grade commercial waveform scanner (1,10) 5. FARO Focus 3D โ€“ a lightweight commercial phase-shift ranging laser scanner (7) Calibrated reflectance targets were also scanned to compare instrument geometric and radiometric performance. The Terrestrial Laser Scanning International Interest Group This effort was initiated as an activity of the Terrestrial Laser Scanning International Interest Group (TLSIIG). The primary objective of this international collaboration is to advance the understanding and application of TLS to: โ€ข forest management and inventory; โ€ข rapid and automated measurement of vegetation structure parameters; โ€ข monitoring vegetation dynamics; โ€ข calibration and validation of large area above-ground biomass mapping; and โ€ข the development of new low-cost portable scanners to enable wider application of these technologies. The data and techniques developed are shared openly and are essential to enable the production of consistent forest structural property maps in science and management applications. Figure 2 Panoramic photos of the three eucalyptus dominated long term monitoring plots that were the focus of the six day field campaign. Figure 1 Location of the Brisbane field experiment activities in Queensland, Australia. Figure 3 The plot sampling design used at the Dโ€™Aguilar National Park site (Plot ID GOLD0101) and the Karawatha Forest Park site (Plot IDโ€™s KARA001 and KARA005). Figure 11 Comparison of single scan Plant Area Volume Density (PAVD) profiles for (a) KARA001, (b) KARA005, and (c) GOLD0101. These examples were generated from the Riegl VZ400 centre scan of each plot. Generation and comparison of profiles from other instruments, scan configurations, and methods (e.g. voxelization) is the subject of ongoing research. Figure 4 Example hemispherical photos and derived gap fraction images from the centre of each field plot. Figure 15 Open access to all field and scan data through the TERN Auscover data portal is forthcoming following a period of data curation. The raw scanner data for the Riegl VZ400 is currently available for download. Figure 12 Comparison of 3D reconstruction of tree volume from point clouds. This example is from KARA001. (a) Point cloud coloured by height; (b) Fitted cylinders used for the estimation of DBH, height, volume, and above-ground biomass. The TLS biomass is higher than the allometric-based estimate, however current research is exploring bias that occurs due to misregistration, wind, and cylinder fitting to higher order branching. tlsiig.bu.edu Affiliations: 1. Remote Sensing Centre, Department of Science, IT, Innovation & the Arts, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 2. CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 3. Boston University, Boston, MA, United States. 4. University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States. 5. University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom. 6. Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom. 7. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia. 8. University College London, London, United Kingdom. 9. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. 10. Geography, Planning & Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 11. University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, United States. 12. Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia. 13. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 14. Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Tech., Rochester, NY, USA Hemi RGB GoPro KARA01KARA05GOLD01 Figure 13 Comparison of scanner calibration is important for instrument and algorithm intercomparisons and understanding implications for generation of biophysical products. Figure 10 FARO Focus 3D raw intensity (905 nm) scan acquired at the centre of KARA005. Note the โ€œskyโ€ returns resulting from the phase-shift ranging technique. Figure 7 Riegl VZ400 apparent reflectance (1550 nm) scan image acquired at the centre of KARA005. The full hemisphere image was created by stitching together two scans acquired using a tilt mount. Figure 6 SALCA first return raw intensity images for (a) 1063 nm and (b) 1545 nm at the centre of KARA005. 0๏‚ฐ tilt mount 90๏‚ฐ tilt mount Figure 5 DWEL (a) Red (1548 nm) Green (1064 nm) Blue (dark constant) colour composite and (b) Normalised Difference Index (NDI) images at the centre of KARA005. The spectral contrast between leaf and woody canopy components is clear, and range effects are normalised in the NDI image. Only laser pulses with common first returns at both wavelengths are shown. a b a b a b Parameter Field Riegl DBH (cm) 61.9 60.85 Height (m) 28.2 27.28 Volume (m3) - 6.4022 Biomass (kg) 3194.931 4673.61 1Allometric Williams et al. (2005). SG=0.73. Grass Eucalypt foliage Low deviation High deviation A B 5 km RIEGL CBL DWEL FARO SALCA KARA001 Figure 8 (a) Mean (line) and standard deviation (shaded) of leaf, bark, and burnt stems across all species at KARA005. The vertical dashed lines show the wavelengths of the scanners. (b) Custom built geometric and radiometric calibration targets were deployed to register scans and monitor instrument performance. Figure 9 Canopy Biomass Lidar raw intensity (905 nm) scan acquired at the centre of KARA005. a b c a b Figure 14 Comparison of discrete-return (red line) and waveform recording (blue line) for natural targets. This example is from the Riegl VZ400, which only records waveforms when the received waveform deviates in shape from the system waveform above a user specified threshold. The third peak in the Eucalypt foliage was not detected by the on-board echo digitisation. Grass waveforms often showed more overlapping peaks than overstorey foliage. KARA005 GOLD0101 A B