System and method for vegetation modeling using satellite imagery and/or aerial imagery

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11869192
APP PUB NO 20210142559A1
SERIAL NO

17091725

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According to some embodiments, a system and method are provided comprising a vegetation module to receive image data from an image source; a memory for storing program instructions; a vegetation processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the vegetation module, and operative to execute program instructions to: receive image data; estimate a vegetation segmentation mask; generate at least one of a 3D point cloud and a 2.5D Digital Surface Model based on the received image data; estimate a relief surface using a digital terrain model; generate a vegetation masked digital surface model based on the digital terrain model, the vegetation segmentation mask and at least one of the 3D point cloud and the 2.5D DSM; generate a canopy height model based on the generated vegetation masked digital surface model; and generate at least one analysis with an analysis module, wherein the analysis module receives the generated canopy height model prior to execution of the analysis module, and wherein the analysis module uses the generated canopy height model in the generation of the at least one analysis. Numerous other aspects are provided.

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GE DIGITAL HOLDINGS LLC2700 CAMINO RAMON SAN RAMON CA 94583-9130

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Dixon,, III Walter V Duanesburg, US 4 10
Jain, Arpit Dublin, US 59 473
Kumar, Achalesh San Ramon, US 2 9
Miller, James Vradenburg Clifton Park, US 38 712
Yousefhussien, Mohammed Clifton Park, US 6 10

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