Terrestial laser scaning in forest invetory based on OptD optimization method

Abstract

Nowadays the time of acquiring spatial data is one of the most important parameters during measurements. Laser scanning technology makes it possible to record a huge number of measurement data in a relatively short time. Thus it is possible to acquire and update spatial data on large surface areas in a significantly shorter time compared to classical measurement methods. Terrestrial laser scanning can be used in forest inventory because measurements can acquire millimeter-level of detail. Thus measurement are performed quickly, automatically and provides periodical estimates of many important forest inventory attributes.