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LasTrak

LasTrak

This project develops new automatic methods for the mapping of forest roads from airborne laser scanning (ALS) data. Three types of method have been developed: (1) Semi-automatic detection and mapping of roads from a high-resolution digital terrain model (DTM), (2) classification of road centre line segments into predefined elevation gradient intervals, and (3) detection and mapping of vegetation that overlaps roads. Methods 2 and 3 were straight forward to implement, and may be used directly in automatic processing chains. Method 1 is experimental, and may need further improvements before it may be used in automatic processing chains. The methods are implemented as IDL and C code. In addition, the main detection module in method 1 is implemented using a deep neural network and requires a graphics processing unit (GPU).

Images

Deep convolutional neural network architecture for automatic road detection.
Classification of roads by elevation gradient.
Result of automatic detection of overhanging vegetation along roads. Green: vegetation (and also buildings) higher than 1 m outside of roads. Red: vegetation higher than 1 m overlapping roads. White: No vegetation higher than 1 m.

Publications

Salberg, Arnt Børre; Trier, Øivind Due; Kampffmeyer, Michael C., 2017. Large-Scale Mapping of Small Roads in Lidar Images Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. In: Image Analysis 20th Scandinavian Conference, SCIA 2017 Tromsø, Norway, June 12–14, 2017 Proceedings, Part II. Springer 2017 ISBN 978-3-319-59128-5. pp. 193-204.

Research areas

    Project period

    2015-2016

    Objectives

    Automatic mapping of forest roads from airborne laser scanning data: detect and map previously unmapped forest roads, classify forest roads and tractor roads by road steepness, and detect overhanging vegetation.

    Partners

    Norwegian Mapping Authority, Hamar regional office

    Postadresse:
    Norsk Regnesentral
    Postboks 114 Blindern
    0314 Oslo
    Besøksadresse:
    Norsk Regnesentral
    Gaustadalleen 23a
    Kristen Nygaards hus
    0373 Oslo
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    Postadresse: Norsk Regnesentral, Postboks 114 Blindern, 0314 Oslo
    Besøksadresse: Norsk Regnesentral, Gaustadalleen 23a, Kristen Nygaards hus, 0373 Oslo
    Tlf: (+47) 22 85 25 00
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