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Progressive Curvature Filtering (PCF)
Entry ID: LIDAR-PCF
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Summary
Abstract: Progressive Curvature Filtering (PCF) is an iterative, multiscale approach for
finding positive curvatures representing non-ground returns in discrete return
LiDAR. The complex vertical arrangement of LiDAR data requires an iterative
processing approach to converge on an accurate solution of identified ground
returns. Through nested iterations, the PCF algorithm robustly addresses
topologic relationships across scales. Exploiting scale and topological
relationships enables removal of a large portion of the low level surface
modulation that other filtering approaches often miss, while simultaneously
maintaining a high volume of ground returns. The implementation of PCF employs
simple model parameters and a minimum of input data, providing flexibility and
repeatability across data sets. The PCF model is currently implemented in Arc
Macro Language (AML) for workstation Arc/Info. Development is under way to
convert the model into IDL and possibly VB as an extension for ArcGIS.

http://forest.moscowfsl.wsu.edu/lidar/
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Description: AML to perform Progressive Curvature Filtering
Service Citation
Title: Progressive Curvature Filtering (PCF)
Provider: USDA - Rocky Mountain Research Station.
URL: http://forest.moscowfsl.wsu.edu/lidar/
Service Keywords
REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES >KNOWLEDGE/DECISION SYSTEMS   [Definition]
MODELS >DIGITAL ELEVATION/DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS   [Definition]
MODELS >SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS   [Definition]
MODELS >LAND SURFACE MODELS   [Definition]
Science Keywords
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >CONTOURS   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >LANDFORMS   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >SURFACE ROUGHNESS   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >TERRAIN ELEVATION   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY   [Definition]
ISO Topic Category
ELEVATION
Service Provider
Moscow Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Service Provider Personnel
Name: DENNIS E. FERGUSON
Phone: (208) 882-3557
Contact Address:
Forest Ecosystem Processes
Rocky Mountain Research Station
1221 South Main Street
 City: Moscow
Province or State: ID
Postal Code: 83843
Country: USA
Personnel
JEFFREY S. EVANS
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (208) 882-3557
Contact Address:
Forest Ecosystem Processes
Rocky Mountain Research Station
1221 South Main Street
City: Moscow
Province or State: ID
Postal Code: 83843
Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
J. S. Evans, A. T. Hudak. A Progressive Curvature Filter for Identifying Ground
Returns from Discrete Return LiDAR in Forested Environments. (Submitted IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing).

R. A. Haugerud and D. J. Harding. 2001. Some Algorithms for Virtual
Deforestation (VDF) of Lidar Topographic Survey Data. International Archives of
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Graz, Austria, vol. XXXIV-3/W4, pp. 211-217
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2006-05-09
SERF Last Revision Date: 2011-01-27
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