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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2009
Applicant:
Zhenkui MA, Kent, WA (US);
Inventor:
Zhenkui Ma, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Federal Way, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/18 (2006.01); G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01V 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer system creates and stores a library of LiDAR models for standard trees that have measured characteristics. A point cloud of LiDAR data from an unidentified tree in a forest is compared against a point cloud defined by a LiDAR model of a standard tree in the library to find a match. If a match is found, one or more characteristics of the matching standard tree are associated with the unidentified tree.