用无人机影像精准分割阔叶林单棵树冠,支持跨区域通用。
Highly Detailed and Generalizable Broadleaf Tree Crown Instance Segmentation from UAV Imagery

- 基于高质量标注数据训练的Mask2Former模型,融合多骨干网络。
- 在复杂阔叶林中实现高精度分割,跨地域适用性好。
- 适合林业监测人员快速获取树级信息,已集成至专业软件。
本文提出一种基于深度学习的树冠实例分割模型,利用无人航空载具(UAV)获取的航拍影像,精确分割自然阔叶林中的单个树冠。由于阔叶林树冠形态多样且无明显树顶特征,分割难度较大。为此,研究者在日本7个森林采集正射影像,由专业标注员人工绘制18,507个树冠多边形,构建高质量标注数据集,并基于Mask2Former框架与多种骨干网络训练模型。最佳模型仅使用RGB影像,在结构复杂的阔叶林中表现优异,且在不同地理区域的日本森林及婆罗洲热带雨林中均保持良好性能。结果表明,大规模高质量标注数据对实现跨生态系统的精细且泛化性强的树冠分割至关重要。该模型已集成至DF Scanner Pro软件,可支持用户通过UAV影像开展树级尺度的森林监测。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
We present a highly detailed instance segmentation model for delineating individual tree crowns in natural broadleaf forests using aerial imagery acquired by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Tree crown delineation in broadleaf forests is more challenging than in other forest types due to diversity of crown shapes and the lack of clearly defined treetops. To address this issue, we developed a deep-learning-based crown segmentation model trained on high-quality annotated crown outlines. We manually delineated 18,507 crown polygons from orthomosaic images collected across seven forests in Japan by skilled annotators, and developed a model based on Mask2Former with multiple backbone architectures. The best model achieved high segmentation performance in structurally complex broadleaf forests using only RGB imagery. This performance was maintained when applied to geographically distinct forests within Japan, as well as to biologically distinct tropical rainforests in Borneo. These results demonstrate that using a large number of high-quality annotated datasets is critical for achieving detailed and generalizable crown segmentation across diverse forest ecosystems. The developed model has been integrated into DF Scanner Pro, a software that supports practical forest monitoring using UAVs, and this implementation is expected to enable a wide range of users to analyze tree-level information in broadleaf forest from UAVs.
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