Learning Neural Radiance Fields of Forest Structure for Scalable and Fine Monitoring

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.15029v1
• Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:42:52 GMT
• Title: Learning Neural Radiance Fields of Forest Structure for Scalable and Fine Monitoring
• Authors: Juan Castorena
• Abstract summary: We show neural radiance fields offer a wide range of possibilities to improve upon existing remote sensing methods in forest monitoring. We present experiments that demonstrate their potential to: (1) express fine features of forest 3D structure, (2) fuse available remote sensing modalities, and (3) improve upon 3D structure derived forest metrics.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: This work leverages neural radiance fields and remote sensing for forestry applications. Here, we show neural radiance fields offer a wide range of possibilities to improve upon existing remote sensing methods in forest monitoring. We present experiments that demonstrate their potential to: (1) express fine features of forest 3D structure, (2) fuse available remote sensing modalities and (3), improve upon 3D structure derived forest metrics. Altogether, these properties make neural fields an attractive computational tool with great potential to further advance the scalability and accuracy of forest monitoring programs.

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