The method of strict slope threshold algorithm is not sufficient to achieve complex object identification or ground features classification from LiDAR data.In this research
artificial intelligence is used to classify the ground features based on the LiDAR height texture.Average elevation image
average intensity image and ground roughness index image are derived from LiDAR points.Then
4 GLCM texture features including entropy
various
second moment and homogeneity texture are measured.Finally
BP-ANNs are used to classify the texture measure into five ground feature types.A coastal area of Zhujiang Delta
South of China
is taken as the study area.The method employed in this research can efficiently work with single LiDAR data source and the accuracy of classification result is > 90%
and the classification accuracy of Maximal Likelihood method(ML) is 86.8% for comparison.When the result of ANNs classification is compared with the result of optical image classification
it can be found that 76.5% sample points are in accord.
Research Center of Forestry Remote Sensing & Information Engineering, Central South University of Forestry & Technology
Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing Based Big Data & Ecological Security for Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology
Key Laboratory of State Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Management and Monitoring in Southern Area, Central South University of Forestry & Technology
Research Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques, ChineseAcademy of Forestry
School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University